سورة العاديا Al-ʿĀdiyāt The War Horses | |
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Classification | Meccan |
Other names | The Chargers, The Assaulters |
Position | Juzʼ 30 |
No. of verses | 11 |
No. of words | 40 |
No. of letters | 168 |
Quran |
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Al-Adiyat or The War Horses which run swiftly[1] (Arabic: العاديات, al-ʿādiyāt, also known as "The Courser, 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.
A one liner theme of surah al-adiyat would read that this surah gives an example that horses are more grateful to their owners than men are to their Rabb (Allah).[3]
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
وَٱلْعَٰدِيَٰتِ ضَبْحًا ١
فَٱلْمُورِيَٰتِ قَدْحًا ٢
فَٱلْمُغِيرَٰتِ صُبْحًا ٣
فَأَثَرْنَ بِهِۦ نَقْعًا ٤
فَوَسَطْنَ بِهِۦ جَمْعًا٥
إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لِرَبِّهِۦ لَكَنُودٌ ٦
وَإِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ لَشَهِيدٌ ٧
وَإِنَّهُۥ لِحُبِّ ٱلْخَيْرِ لَشَدِيدٌ ٨
أَفَلَا يَعْلَمُ إِذَا بُعْثِرَ مَا فِى ٱلْقُبُورِ ٩
وَحُصِّلَ مَا فِى ٱلصُّدُورِ ١٠
إِنَّ رَبَّهُم بِهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَّخَبِيرٌۢ ١١
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.[3] Abdullah bin Masud, Jabir, Hasan Basri, Ikrimah, and Ata say that it is Makki. Anas bin Malik, and Qatadah say that it is Madani; and from Ibn Abbas two views have been reported, first that it is a Makki Surah, and second that it is Madani. But the subject matter of the Surah and its style clearly indicate that it is not only Makki but was revealed in the earliest stage of Makkah. So the surah is considered to be Meccan conclusively.[6]
According to hadith this surah is recommended in Maghrib prayer.