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Surah Al-Ghashiyah, Verse 1

سورة الغاشية، الآية ١

88:1 Juz 30 Hizb 60 Page 592 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 88:1

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْغَٰشِيَةِ ۝١

Transliteration

hal atāka ḥadīthu l-ghāshiyati

Translation

Has there reached you the report of the Overwhelming [event]?

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Verse 1 of Surah Al-Ghashiyah (88:1), a Meccan surah, is in juz 30, on page 592 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 74 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 1

Al-Mukhtasar

Has the news of the day of judgment that will overwhelm people with its horrors come to you, O Messenger?!

Tafsir of the whole Surah Al-Ghashiyah

Other translations of verse 1

Has there come to you the story of the Overwhelming Event?

Has there come to you the narration of the overwhelming (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)?

Hath there come unto thee tidings of the Overwhelming?

Has the story reached thee of the overwhelming (Event)?

Has not there come to you the news of the overwhelming calamity?

Has the discourse of the Enveloper come up to you?

Verse 1 word by word

  1. هَلْ hal Has
  2. أَتَىٰكَ atāka (there) come to you أ ت ي
  3. حَدِيثُ ḥadīthu (the) news ح د ث
  4. ٱلْغَٰشِيَةِ l-ghāshiyati (of) the Overwhelming غ ش و

Hadiths that cite this verse

Authentic Sahih Muslim 878a

" Glorify The name of Thy Lord, the Most High" (Surah lxxxvii.), and:" Has there come to thee the news of the overwhelming event" (lxxxviii.). And when the 'Id and Jumu'a combined on a day he recited these two (surah) in both the prayers.

يَقْرَأُ فِي الْعِيدَيْنِ وَفِي الْجُمُعَةِ بِـ ‏‏{‏ سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الأَعْلَى‏}‏ وَ ‏‏{‏ هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ‏}‏ قَالَ وَإِذَا اجْتَمَعَ الْعِيدُ وَالْجُمُعَةُ فِي يَوْمٍ وَاحِدٍ يَقْرَأُ بِهِمَا…

Narrated by An-Nu‘mān ibn Bashīr + 16 other versions

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 1122

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to recite at the two 'Ids (festivals) and on Friday, "Glorify the name of your most high Lord." (87) and "Has the story of the overwhelming reached you?" (88) He said: When a festival ('Id) and a Friday coincided, he recited them both (at the two prayers).

يَقْرَأُ فِي الْعِيدَيْنِ وَيَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ بِـ ‏‏{‏ سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الأَعْلَى ‏}‏ وَ ‏‏{‏ هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ ‏}‏ قَالَ وَرُبَّمَا اجْتَمَعَا فِي يَوْمٍ وَاحِدٍ فَقَرَأَ بِهِمَا ‏.‏

Narrated by An-Nu‘mān ibn Bashīr + 16 other versions

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 1123

What did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) recited on Friday after reciting the Surah al-Jumu'ah (62). He replied: He used to recite, "Had the story of overwhelming event reached you ?" (88).

مَاذَا كَانَ يَقْرَأُ بِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ عَلَى إِثْرِ سُورَةِ الْجُمُعَةِ فَقَالَ كَانَ يَقْرَأُ ‏‏{‏ هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ ‏}‏ ‏.‏

Narrated by An-Nu‘mān ibn Bashīr + 3 other versions

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 1125

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to recite in the Friday prayer: "Glorify the name of your most high Lord" (Surah 87) and Has the story of the overwhelming event reached you? (Surah 88).

يَقْرَأُ فِي صَلاَةِ الْجُمُعَةِ ‏‏{‏ سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الأَعْلَى ‏}‏ وَ ‏‏{‏ هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ ‏}‏ ‏.‏

Narrated by Samurah ibn Jundub + 6 other versions

Weak Sunan an-Nasa'i 972

"We were in At-Taff with Anas, and he led them in praying Zuhr. When he had finished, he said: 'I prayed Zuhr with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he recited two surahs for us in the two rak'ahs: "Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High' and 'Has there come to you the narration of the…

فَقَرَأَ لَنَا بِهَاتَيْنِ السُّورَتَيْنِ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ بِـ ‏‏{‏ سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الأَعْلَى ‏}‏ وَ ‏‏{‏ هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ ‏}‏ ‏.‏

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 1422

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to recite in Jumu'ah prayer: 'Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High'(Al-A'la 87) and: 'Has there come to you the narration of the overwhelming (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)?"(Al-Ghashiyah 88)

يَقْرَأُ فِي صَلاَةِ الْجُمُعَةِ بِـ ‏‏{‏ سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الأَعْلَى ‏}‏ وَ‏{‏ هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ ‏}‏ ‏.‏

Narrated by Samurah ibn Jundub + 6 other versions

Other hadiths (9)

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  • Adh-Dhariyat 51:24

    هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيْفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ٱلْمُكْرَمِينَ

    Has there reached you the story of the honored guests of Abraham? -

  • An-Nazi’at 79:15

    هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰٓ

    Has there reached you the story of Moses? -

  • Al-Buruj 85:17

    هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْجُنُودِ

    Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -

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