
Explanation of Surah AL Qariah :
ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ : The (قَ) is heavy (Tafkheem ) and high level of heaviness , Tafkheem rule, it’s meaning creating more space between the roof of the mouth and the bottom of the mouth.
– The (رِ) is Light (Muraqiq Ra’a) because Raa has Kasrah .
مَا ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ : The (ِ Alif ) in (ما) and Hamzah in (ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ) Both of them have Sukon therefore Drop Both because can’t gathering between two Sakin Letters .
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ : Madd Munfasel four or five Vowel counts (Haraqahs).
– Qalqalah in (د) when stopping on it , There are five Qalqalah Letters ( ق – ط- ب- -ج – د ).
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ٱلنَّاسُ : Read (ن) with Shaddah (Ghunnah) Two Haraks ( Vowel counts ).
ٱلۡمَبۡثُوثِ : The (Ba’a) has Qalqalah , There are five Qalqalah Letters ( ق – ط- ب- -ج – د ).
-The (ث) should make the tip of Tongue out front of teeth , We have there letters like this ( ث -ظ – ذ ).
كَٱلۡعِهۡنِ : In (هـ) we will find Hams (Running of breath) and Rakhawah (Running of Air) .
ٱلۡمَنفُوشِ : IKhfaa Haqeqe For Noon Sakinah ( ن ) , There are 15 letters for Ikhfaa and س one of these letters, In Ikhfaa Noon Sakinah or Tanween not pronounced Makhraj , only Gunnah is pronounced.
فَأَمَّا : Read ( م ) with Shaddah and Ghunnah Two Haraks.
مَن ثَقُلَتۡ : IKhfaa Haqeqe For Noon Sakinah ( ن ) with (ث) it means ( not pronounced Makhraj , only Gunnah is pronounced ) .

عِيشَةٖ رَّاضِيَةٖ : The Tanween with Kasrah merging into Ra’a it’s called Idgham without Ghunnah always with (ر – ل ).
وَأَمَّا : The ( م ) with Shaddah and Ghunnah Two Haraks.
مَنۡ خَفَّتۡ : Ithaar Halqe between Noon Sakinah ( ن ) and (خ) it means ( not pronounced Makhraj , only Gunnah is pronounced ) .
فَأُمُّهُۥ : Meem Mushaddad Two Vowels with Ghunnah
– The (ــه) Madd Selah Saghrah two Haraks because (ــه) Ha Salah is not followed by Hamzah.
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ : Madd Munfasel four or five Vowel counts (Haraqahs).
نَارٌ حَامِيَةُۢ : Ithaar Halqe because Tanween is followed by Kha’a (ح) – It means to pronoun Tanween Clearly in Tajweed six Ithaar Halqe Letters ( ء – ه -ع – ح -غ – خ ).
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Surah AL Qariah translation ( Tafseer ) :
ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ
مَا ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ What is the Striking Calamity?
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity?
يَوۡمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلۡفَرَاشِ ٱلۡمَبۡثُوثِ It is the Day when people will be like moths, dispersed,
وَتَكُونُ ٱلۡجِبَالُ كَٱلۡعِهۡنِ ٱلۡمَنفُوشِ And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up.
فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتۡ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ Then as for one whose scales are heavy [with good deeds],
فَهُوَ فِي عِيشَةٖ رَّاضِيَةٖ He will be in a pleasant life.
وَأَمَّا مَنۡ خَفَّتۡ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ But as for one whose scales are light,
فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٞ His refuge, will be an abyss.
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهۡ And what can make you know what that is?
نَارٌ حَامِيَةُۢ It is a Fire, intensely hot.


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