Surah At-Takwir (The Overthrowing) 81

Revealed 7th in the Qur'an

Read the Full Text in Modern English in the Chronological Order of Revelation with References to the Torah and the Gospel

81:1
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness] *Mark 13:24, *Revelation 6:12

81:2
And when the stars fall, dispersing, *Isaiah 34:4*Matthew 24:29, *Mark 13:25, *Revelation 6:13

81:3
And when the mountains are removed *Isaiah 54:10*Judith 16:15*Revelation 6:14

81:4
And when full-term she-camels are neglected

81:5
And when the wild beasts are gathered

81:6
And when the seas are filled [with flame]

81:7
And when the souls are paired

81:8
And when the infant girl [who was] buried alive is asked

81:9
For what sin she was killed

81:10
And when the Scriptures are made public *2 Ezra 6:20

81:11
And when the heaven is stripped away

81:12
And when Hellfire is set ablaze

81:13
And when the Garden is brought near,

81:14
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].

81:15
So I swear by the retreating [stars] -

81:16
Those that flow [their courses] and disappear -

81:17
And by the night as it closes in

81:18
And by the dawn when it breathes

81:19
[That] indeed, [the Qur'an] is a word of a noble messenger

81:20
[Who is] possessed of power and secure [in position] with the Owner of the Throne

81:21
Obeyed and Trustworthy.

81:22
And your companion is not possessed [by devils of jinn].

81:23
And he has already seen [Gabriel] in the clear horizon.

81:24
And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.

81:25
And [the Qur'an] is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the Garden].

81:26
So where are you going?

81:27
It is nothing except a reminder to the worlds

81:28
For whoever wills among you to take a right course.

81:29
And you do not will except that God wills - *James 4:15 Lord of the worlds.