Al-Adiyat
100th chapter of the Qur'an
Al-Adiyat or The War Horses which run swiftly (Arabic: العاديات, al-ʿādiyāt, also known as "The Coursers, The Chargers") is the 100th chapter (sūrah) of the Qur'an, with 11 āyāt or verses. Regarding the timing and contextual background of the revelation (asbāb al-nuzūl), it is an earlier "Meccan surah", which means it is believed to have been revealed in Mecca, rather than later in Medina.
Summary
1-6 Oaths that man is ungrateful to his God
7-8 Man loves the things of this world
9-11 Man’s secret thoughts shall be discovered on the judgment day
Text
Text and meaning
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allāh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
وَٱلْعَٰدِيَٰتِ ضَبْحًا ١
By the racers, panting,
فَٱلْمُورِيَٰتِ قَدْحًا ٢
And the producers of sparks (when) striking
فَٱلْمُغِيرَٰتِ صُبْحًا ٣
And the chargers at dawn,
فَأَثَرْنَ بِهِۦ نَقْعًا ٤
Stirring up thereby (clouds of) dust,
فَوَسَطْنَ بِهِۦ جَمْعًا٥
Arriving thereby in the center collectively,
إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لِرَبِّهِۦ لَكَنُودٌ ٦
Indeed mankind, to his Lord, is ungrateful.
وَإِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ لَشَهِيدٌ ٧
And indeed, he is to that a witness.
وَإِنَّهُۥ لِحُبِّ ٱلْخَيْرِ لَشَدِيدٌ ٨
And indeed he is, in love of wealth, intense.
أَفَلَا يَعْلَمُ إِذَا بُعْثِرَ مَا فِى ٱلْقُبُورِ ٩
But does he not know that when the contents of the graves are scattered
وَحُصِّلَ مَا فِى ٱلصُّدُورِ ١٠
And that within the breasts is obtained,
إِنَّ رَبَّهُم بِهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَّخَبِيرٌۢ ١١
Indeed, their Lord with them, that Day, is (fully) Aware.
Translation: Sahih International
Period of revelation
Whether this Surah Al-Adiyat is a Makki or a Madani is disputed. But the subject matter of the Surah and its style clearly indicate that it is not only Makki, but was revealed in the early stage of Makkan period. Abdullah bin Masud, Jabir, Hasan Basri, Ikrimah, and Ata say that it is Makki.
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