[101] Surah Al-Qari'ah mind map

Al-Qari'ah names the Day by its sound — the striking calamity — gives two images of what it does to people and to mountains, then reduces the entire outcome to whether the scales are heavy or light.

  • 11 Ayahs
  • 2 Blocks
  • Meccan Revealed

Your memorisation plan

3

At this pace the whole surah takes 4 study days.

Study days are days you actually sit down to memorise — miss one and the plan simply moves with you.

The map

  1. 1

    The striking calamity

    Ayahs 1-5

    بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٱلْقَارِعَةُوَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ

    What will make you know it — the day people are like scattered moths and the mountains like carded wool.

    Study days 1-2

  2. 2

    The scales

    Ayahs 6-11

    فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥنَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ

    Heavy scales and a pleasant life; light scales and an abyss — and the fire the question is left resting on.

    Study days 2-4

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The lesson

The final question is left unanswered on purpose: 'and what will make you know what it is?' — followed by a fire, and nothing more.

The sections of this surah, explained

A short walk through all 2 sections of this surah, in the order you will memorise them.

Common questions

How long does it take to memorise Surah Al-Qari'ah mind map?
At 3 ayahs a day, its 11 ayahs take 4 study days. Change the pace above and every date on this page updates.
Do I have to memorise it in order?
Most teachers keep the surah's own order, because the 2 blocks below follow one another for a reason. The map matters more than the sequence: knowing which block you are inside is what stops the similar passages blurring together.
Do I need a teacher for this?
You can memorise from a map alone, but almost nobody corrects their own recitation. A teacher hears the mistakes you cannot, and holds you to the schedule you just set.

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