Surah 88 · The OverwhelmingAl-Ghāshiyah
الغاشية
When to recite
Often paired with Al-Aʿlā in Jumuʿah and ʿEid.
What it means
Asks us to look around. at camels, mountains, sky. and see how Allah designed everything.
The Arabic
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْغَـٰشِيَةِ وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَـٰشِعَةٌ
How it sounds
Hal atāka ḥadīthu l-ghāshiyah…
English meaning
Has there reached you the report of the Overwhelming…
Tajweed focus
Strong ghayn, gentle shīn.
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