The Cleaving in Sunder (, al-infiṭār, also known as "The Cleaving" and "Bursting Apart") is the 82nd sura of the

Quran The Quran, also Romanization, romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a Waḥy, revelation directly from God in Islam, God (''Allah, Allāh''). It is organized in 114 chapters (, ) which ...

, with 19 ayat. The chapter is named 'Al-Infitar' because of the occurrence of the word 'unfatarat' in the first verse of this chapter. Infitar means 'split asunder': the word 'Unfatarat' is used in this chapter in order to describe the splitting of the sky on the day of Judgment. This chapter (Al-Infitar), along with chapters

At-Takwir At-Takwīr (, literally "The Turning Into a Sphere") is the eighty-first chapter (''sura'') of the Qur'an, with 29 verses (''ayat''). It tells about the signs of the coming of the day of judgement in Islam. Summary *1-14 The terrible signs of th ...

and Al-Inshiqaq, provides an exhaustive description about the 'Day of Judgment'.

Summary

*1-5 Signs of the

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*6-9 Astonishing unbelief of man in his

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*10-12

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record the deeds of men *13-16 In the judgment the righteous shall be rewarded and the wicked punished *17-19 On the day of judgment there shall be no intercessor except by Allah's leave

Hadith

* Imam Ahmad recorded from Ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever wishes to look at the Day of Resurrection, as if he is seeing it with this eye, then let him recite: 'When the sun Kuwwirat' (

) and 'When the heaven is cleft sunder (Al-Infitar) and 'When the heaven is split asunder ( Al-Inshiqaq)'." * It was narrated that Jabir said: "Muadh stood up and prayed Isha', and made it lengthy. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: 'Do you want to cause hardship to the people, O Mu'adh; do you want to cause hardship to the people O Mu'adh? Why didn't you recite 'Glorify the Name of your Lord Most High' (

Al-Ala Al-Aʻlā () is the eighty-seventh chapter ('' surah'') of the Qur'an, with 19 '' ayat'' or verses. Al-A'la describes the Islamic view of existence, the Oneness of Allah, and Divine revelation, additionally mentioning rewards and punishments ...

Ad-Dhuha Al-Ḍuḥā (, "The Morning Hours", "Morning Bright", "The Early Hours") is the ninety-third chapter (''surah'') of the Qur'an, with 11 ''āyat'' or verses. Qur'an 93 takes its name from Arabic its opening word, ''al-ḍuḥā'', "the morning" ...

) or 'When the heaven is cleft asunder' (Al-Infitar)?" Sunan Ibn Majah English reference : Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 836 Arabic reference : Book 5, Hadith 885

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*Omar Hisham Al Arab
Recitation of Surah Al Infitar ^HD سورة الانفطارQuran 82

Clear Quran translation Mustafa Khattab is a Canadian–Egyptian Muslim scholar, imam, and university chaplain. He holds a professional ijâzah in the Ḥafṣ style of recitation. He is known for his translation of the Quran in "The Clear Quran" series. Career He ...

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