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At-Takwir
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At-Takwīr (, literally “The Turning Into a Sphere”) is the eighty-first chapter (sura) of the Qur'an, with 29 verses (ayat). It discusses signs of the coming of the day of judgement.
At-Takwir is the 81st chapter of the Qur'an, containing 29 verses that describe signs believed to announce the Day of Judgment. The chapter's name literally means "The Turning Into a Sphere," referring to cosmic events associated with the end times in Islamic tradition.
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- 435
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- 81
- Surah.number 3
- 081
- Surah.name
- At-Takwīr
- Surah.name ar
- التكوير
- Surah.name en
- The Overthrowing
- Surah.prev_sura
- Quran 80
- Surah.next_sura
- Quran 82
- Surah.classification
- Meccan
- Surah.othernames
- The Cessation, The Darkening, The Rolling, The turning into a sphere
- Surah.juz
- 30
- Surah.verses
- 29
- Surah.words
- 104
- Surah.audio
- Chapter 81, At-Takwir (Mujawwad) - Recitation of the Holy Qur'an.mp3
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- Islamic eschatology
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- Meccan surah
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- Category:Promethium
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- سورة التكوير
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At-Takwīr (, literally “The Turning Into a Sphere”) is the eighty-first chapter (sura) of the Qur'an, with 29 verses (ayat). It discusses signs of the coming of the day of judgement.
==Summary== 1-14 The terrible signs of the judgment-day, which will make every soul understand what he has brought (i.e, put forth) 15-18 Oaths to amplify the points of the following verses 19-21 The Quran is a word conveyed by Angel Gabriel, a noble and authorized messenger 22-24 Muhammad is not mad, neither does he possess knowledge of the unseen, and has seen Gabriel 25-29 The Quran an admonition to all men, and not the words of a devil
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