Surah Az-Zalzalah 1-5 (Flip Video)

What does the word “Zilzāl” refer to in these verses?

• A normal earthquake

• A small shake of the earth

• The final, greatest earthquake of the Day of Judgment

• A storm

What does the violent shaking of the earth represent?

• A warning for rain

• The beginning of Ramadan

• A major sign of the Day of Judgment

• A change of seasons

What is meant by “أخرجت الأرض أثقالها” (the earth throws out its burdens)?

• Rocks falling from mountains

• The earth bringing out everything hidden in it — including people and deeds

• The earth becoming lighter

• Lava coming out

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Why will people say “ما لها؟” (What is wrong with it?)

• They are asking about the weather

• They are curious about a natural earthquake

• They can’t see what’s happening

• They are shocked and terrified by the unusual, powerful shaking of the earth

What does “تحدث أخبارها” mean?

• The earth will tell fairy tales

• People will talk about their stories

• The earth will testify and report everything that happened on it

According to the tafsir, why does the earth speak on that day?

• The earth becomes alive

• To warn people

• Because Allah commands it to testify to every deed done on its surface

• Because people ask it questions

What is the main theme of verses 1–5?

• How mountains are created

• How to prepare for travel

• The earth witnessing and exposing all deeds on the Day of Judgment

• Weather changes