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Surah Al-Qamar

سورة القمر

Surah 54 55 verses Meccan pages 528 to 531

Surah Al-Qamar (“The Moon”) is the 54th surah of the Quran. Revealed in Makkah, it has 55 verses and begins in juz 27. Listen to it in full by 400 reciters and download the mp3 you prefer.

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Al-Qamar by 400 reciters

  1. Saad Al-GhamdiHafs, murattal سعد الغامدي 6:36
  2. Abdul Rahman Al-SudaisHafs, murattal عبد الرحمن السديس 6:17
  3. Maher Al-MuaiqlyHafs, murattal ماهر المعيقلي 6:03
  4. Mishary Rashid AlafasyHafs, murattal مشاري بن راشد العفاسي 8:02
  5. Abdul Basit Abdul SamadHafs, murattal عبد الباسط عبد الصمد 9:01
  6. Saud Al-ShuraimHafs, murattal سعود الشريم 4:54
  7. Ahmed Al-AjmiHafs, murattal أحمد بن علي العجمي 5:53
  8. Mohamed Siddiq El-MinshawiHafs, murattal محمد صديق المنشاوي 7:32
  9. Mahmoud Khalil Al-HussaryHafs, murattal محمود خليل الحصري 12:12
  10. Fares AbbadHafs, murattal فارس عباد 6:24
  11. Yasser Al-DosariHafs, murattal ياسر الدوسري 5:17
  12. Abdullah MatroodHafs, murattal عبد الله المطرود 7:53
  14. Ali Al-HudhaifyHafs, murattal علي الحذيفي 8:34
  15. Abu Bakr Al-ShatriHafs, murattal أبو بكر الشاطري 6:30
  16. Alzain Mohamed AhmedHafs, murattal الزين محمد أحمد 6:07
  17. Omar Al-KazabriWarsh, murattal عمر القزابري 8:59
  18. Ali JaberHafs, murattal علي جابر 5:13
  19. Salah BukhatirHafs, murattal صلاح بو خاطر 6:28
  20. Yassen Al-JazairiWarsh, murattal ياسين الجزائري 8:23
  21. Idris AbkarHafs, murattal إدريس أبكر 7:49
  22. Abdirashid Ali SufiAs-Susi, murattal عبد الرشيد علي صوفي 6:51
  23. Laayoune El-KouchiWarsh, murattal العيون الكوشي 6:56
  24. Mahmoud Ali Al-BannaHafs, murattal محمود علي البنا 7:13
  25. Abdullah Awad Al-JuhanyHafs, murattal عبد الله عواد الجهني 5:44
  26. Abdul Wadood HaneefHafs, murattal عبد الودود حنيف 4:54
  27. Khalid Al-JalilHafs, tarawih خالد الجليل 6:10
  28. Hassan SalehHafs, murattal حسن صالح 7:40
  29. Khalifa Al-TunaijiHafs, murattal خليفة الطنيجي 7:12
  30. Nasser Al-QatamiHafs, murattal ناصر القطامي 7:32
  31. Abdullah ibn Ali BasfarHafs, murattal عبد الله بن علي بصفر 7:33
  32. Mohamed El-BarakHafs, murattal محمد البراك 6:55
  33. Adil Al-KalbaniHafs, murattal عادل الكلباني 6:18
  34. Muhammad AyyubHafs, murattal محمد أيوب 8:53
  35. Mustafa Al LahouniHafs, murattal مصطفى اللاهوني 7:22
  36. Mohamed TablawiHafs, murattal محمد محمود الطبلاوي 9:09
  37. TH The Holy Quran in FrenchHafs, murattal القرآن الكريم باللغة الفرنسية 4:45
  38. Muhammad Al-Aalim Al-DokaliQalun, murattal محمد العالم الدوكالي 7:21
  39. Muhammad JibreelHafs, murattal محمد جبريل 8:15
  40. Muhammad Al-MohaisanyHafs, murattal محمد بن سليمان المحيسني 5:05
  41. Abdelhamid HssainWarsh, murattal عبد الحميد احساين 5:23

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Surah Al-Qamar for children, with repetition

Teaching recitations (mushaf mu’allim): each verse is recited and then repeated, to learn it by heart.

Teaching Quran (mushaf mu’allim)
  1. Saad Al-GhamdiHafs, teaching (mu’allim) سعد الغامدي 13:18
  2. Mohamed Siddiq El-MinshawiHafs, teaching (mu’allim) محمد صديق المنشاوي 13:07
  3. Mahmoud Khalil Al-HussaryHafs, teaching (mu’allim) محمود خليل الحصري 15:41
  4. Ali Al-HudhaifyHafs, teaching (mu’allim) علي الحذيفي 25:41
  5. Khalifa Al-TunaijiHafs, teaching (mu’allim) خليفة الطنيجي 15:39
  6. Abdullah ibn Ali BasfarHafs, teaching (mu’allim) عبد الله بن علي بصفر 13:32

The verses of the surah

Full text in Uthmani script, with vowel marks (tashkeel).

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

ٱقْتَرَبَتِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ وَٱنشَقَّ ٱلْقَمَرُ۝١ وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ ءَايَةً يُعْرِضُوا۟ وَيَقُولُوا۟ سِحْرٌ مُّسْتَمِرٌّ۝٢ وَكَذَّبُوا۟ وَٱتَّبَعُوٓا۟ أَهْوَآءَهُمْ وَكُلُّ أَمْرٍ مُّسْتَقِرٌّ۝٣ وَلَقَدْ جَآءَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَنۢبَآءِ مَا فِيهِ مُزْدَجَرٌ۝٤ حِكْمَةٌۢ بَٰلِغَةٌ فَمَا تُغْنِ ٱلنُّذُرُ۝٥ فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ يَوْمَ يَدْعُ ٱلدَّاعِ إِلَىٰ شَىْءٍ نُّكُرٍ۝٦ خُشَّعًا أَبْصَٰرُهُمْ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلْأَجْدَاثِ كَأَنَّهُمْ جَرَادٌ مُّنتَشِرٌ۝٧ مُّهْطِعِينَ إِلَى ٱلدَّاعِ يَقُولُ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ هَٰذَا يَوْمٌ عَسِرٌ۝٨ كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ فَكَذَّبُوا۟ عَبْدَنَا وَقَالُوا۟ مَجْنُونٌ وَٱزْدُجِرَ۝٩ فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنِّى مَغْلُوبٌ فَٱنتَصِرْ۝١٠ فَفَتَحْنَآ أَبْوَٰبَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ بِمَآءٍ مُّنْهَمِرٍ۝١١ وَفَجَّرْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ عُيُونًا فَٱلْتَقَى ٱلْمَآءُ عَلَىٰٓ أَمْرٍ قَدْ قُدِرَ۝١٢ وَحَمَلْنَٰهُ عَلَىٰ ذَاتِ أَلْوَٰحٍ وَدُسُرٍ۝١٣ تَجْرِى بِأَعْيُنِنَا جَزَآءً لِّمَن كَانَ كُفِرَ۝١٤ وَلَقَد تَّرَكْنَٰهَآ ءَايَةً فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ۝١٥ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ۝١٦ وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ۝١٧ كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ۝١٨ إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًا صَرْصَرًا فِى يَوْمِ نَحْسٍ مُّسْتَمِرٍّ۝١٩ تَنزِعُ ٱلنَّاسَ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ مُّنقَعِرٍ۝٢٠ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ۝٢١ وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ۝٢٢ كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِٱلنُّذُرِ۝٢٣ فَقَالُوٓا۟ أَبَشَرًا مِّنَّا وَٰحِدًا نَّتَّبِعُهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِذًا لَّفِى ضَلَٰلٍ وَسُعُرٍ۝٢٤ أَءُلْقِىَ ٱلذِّكْرُ عَلَيْهِ مِنۢ بَيْنِنَا بَلْ هُوَ كَذَّابٌ أَشِرٌ۝٢٥ سَيَعْلَمُونَ غَدًا مَّنِ ٱلْكَذَّابُ ٱلْأَشِرُ۝٢٦ إِنَّا مُرْسِلُوا۟ ٱلنَّاقَةِ فِتْنَةً لَّهُمْ فَٱرْتَقِبْهُمْ وَٱصْطَبِرْ۝٢٧ وَنَبِّئْهُمْ أَنَّ ٱلْمَآءَ قِسْمَةٌۢ بَيْنَهُمْ كُلُّ شِرْبٍ مُّحْتَضَرٌ۝٢٨ فَنَادَوْا۟ صَاحِبَهُمْ فَتَعَاطَىٰ فَعَقَرَ۝٢٩ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ۝٣٠ إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ صَيْحَةً وَٰحِدَةً فَكَانُوا۟ كَهَشِيمِ ٱلْمُحْتَظِرِ۝٣١ وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ۝٣٢ كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ لُوطٍۭ بِٱلنُّذُرِ۝٣٣ إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ حَاصِبًا إِلَّآ ءَالَ لُوطٍ نَّجَّيْنَٰهُم بِسَحَرٍ۝٣٤ نِّعْمَةً مِّنْ عِندِنَا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى مَن شَكَرَ۝٣٥ وَلَقَدْ أَنذَرَهُم بَطْشَتَنَا فَتَمَارَوْا۟ بِٱلنُّذُرِ۝٣٦ وَلَقَدْ رَٰوَدُوهُ عَن ضَيْفِهِۦ فَطَمَسْنَآ أَعْيُنَهُمْ فَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ۝٣٧ وَلَقَدْ صَبَّحَهُم بُكْرَةً عَذَابٌ مُّسْتَقِرٌّ۝٣٨ فَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ۝٣٩ وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ۝٤٠ وَلَقَدْ جَآءَ ءَالَ فِرْعَوْنَ ٱلنُّذُرُ۝٤١ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كُلِّهَا فَأَخَذْنَٰهُمْ أَخْذَ عَزِيزٍ مُّقْتَدِرٍ۝٤٢ أَكُفَّارُكُمْ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكُمْ أَمْ لَكُم بَرَآءَةٌ فِى ٱلزُّبُرِ۝٤٣ أَمْ يَقُولُونَ نَحْنُ جَمِيعٌ مُّنتَصِرٌ۝٤٤ سَيُهْزَمُ ٱلْجَمْعُ وَيُوَلُّونَ ٱلدُّبُرَ۝٤٥ بَلِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ مَوْعِدُهُمْ وَٱلسَّاعَةُ أَدْهَىٰ وَأَمَرُّ۝٤٦ إِنَّ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ فِى ضَلَٰلٍ وَسُعُرٍ۝٤٧ يَوْمَ يُسْحَبُونَ فِى ٱلنَّارِ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمْ ذُوقُوا۟ مَسَّ سَقَرَ۝٤٨ إِنَّا كُلَّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقْنَٰهُ بِقَدَرٍ۝٤٩ وَمَآ أَمْرُنَآ إِلَّا وَٰحِدَةٌ كَلَمْحٍۭ بِٱلْبَصَرِ۝٥٠ وَلَقَدْ أَهْلَكْنَآ أَشْيَاعَكُمْ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ۝٥١ وَكُلُّ شَىْءٍ فَعَلُوهُ فِى ٱلزُّبُرِ۝٥٢ وَكُلُّ صَغِيرٍ وَكَبِيرٍ مُّسْتَطَرٌ۝٥٣ إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّٰتٍ وَنَهَرٍ۝٥٤ فِى مَقْعَدِ صِدْقٍ عِندَ مَلِيكٍ مُّقْتَدِرٍۭ۝٥٥

Its virtues

All its virtues and hadiths

Surah Al-Qamar belongs to the Mufassal by which the Prophet ﷺ was favoured over the other prophets. He ﷺ recited it with Surah Qaf in the prayers of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, as narrated by Muslim, and paired it with Al-Haqqah in one rak’ah of the night prayer, according to Ibn Mas’ud. It recalls the blessing of a Qur’an made easy, with its signs and warnings.

  • A surah of the Mufassal
  • Its recitation in the two Eid prayers
  • One of the similar surahs recited in the night prayer
  • A reminder of the Qur’an made easy

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Surah Al-Qamar at a glance

Name

The Surah takes its name from the very first verse Wan shaqq al-Qamar, thereby implying that it is a Surah in which the word al-Qamar has occurred.

Period of Revelation

The incident of the shaqq-al-Qamar (splitting of the moon) that has been mentioned in it, determines its period of revelation precisely. The traditionists and commentators are agreed that this incident took place at Mina in Makkah about five years before the Holy Prophet's hijrah to Madinah.

Theme and Subject Matter

In this Surah the disbelievers of Makkah have been warned for their stubbornness which they had adopted against the invitation of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). The amazing and wonderful phenomenon of the splitting of the Moon was a manifest sign of the truth that the Resurrection, of which the Holy Prophet was giving them the news, could take place and that it had approached near at hand. The great sphere of the Moon had split into two distinct parts in front of their very eyes. The two parts had separated and receded so much apart from each other that to the on-lookers one part had appeared on one side of the mountain and the other on the other side of it. Then, in an instant the two had rejoined. This was a manifest proof of the truth that the system of the Universe was neither eternal nor immortal, it could be disrupted. Huge stars and Planets could split asunder, disintegrate, collide with each other, and everything that had been depicted in the Quran In connection with the description of the details of Resurrection, could happen. Not only this : it was also a portent that the disintegration of the system of the Universe had begun and the time was near when Resurrection would take place. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) invited the people's attention to this event only with this object in view and asked them to mark it and be a witness to it. But the disbelievers described it as a magical illusion add persisted in their denial. For this stubbornness they have been reproached in this Surah.

At the outset it has been said: "These people neither believe in the admonition, nor learn a lesson from history, nor affirm faith after witnessing manifest signs with their eyes. Now they would believe only when Resurrection has taken place and they would be rushing out of their graves towards the Summoner on that Day."

Then, the stories of the people of Noah and of 'Ad and Thamud and of the peoples of Lot and the Pharaoh have been related briefly and they have been reminded of the terrible punishments that these nations suffered when they belied and disregarded the warnings given by the Prophets of God. After the narration of each story the refrain that has been provided is : "This Qur'an is an easy means of admonition, which if a nation takes to heart and thereby takes the Right Way, the torment that descended on the former nations could be avoided. But it would indeed be a folly if instead of heeding the admonition through this easy means, one persisted in heedlessness and disbelieved until one was overtaken by the torment itself."

Likewise, after citing admonitory precedents from the history of the former nations, the disbelievers of Makkah have been addressed and warned to this effect: "If you too adopt the same attitude and conduct for which the other nations have already been punished, why will you not be punished for it?Are you in any way a superior people that you should be treated differently from others? Or, have you received a deed of amnesty that you will not be punished for the crime for which others have been punished?And if you feel elated at your great numbers, you will soon see that these very numbers of yours are put to rout (on the battlefield) and on the Day of Resurrection you will be dealt with even more severely."

In the end, the disbelievers have been told that Allah does not need to make lengthy preparations to bring about Resurrection. No sooner does He give a simple command for it than it will take place immediately. Like everything else the Universe and mankind also have a destiny. According to this destiny everything happens at its own appointed time. It cannot be so that whenever somebody gives a challenge, Resurrection is brought about in order to convince him. If you adopt rebellion because you do not see it coming, you will only be adding to your own distress and misfortune. For your record which is being prepared by Divine agents, has not left any misdeed of yours, great or small, unrecorded.

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