At-Takwir

Also known as Surah 81, Sura 81, Surah of the Folding Up, The Turning Into a Sphere, The Overthrowing, The Rolling, The Darkening, The Cessation

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.

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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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Surah.letters: 435
Surah.number: 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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Instance of: surah
Part of: Qur’an
Named after: torsion
Main subject: Islamic eschatology
Image: A Reyhan script from the 14th century. (cropped).jpg
Has parts of class: ayah

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work available at URL: quran.com/81
language of work or name: Quranic Arabic
Commons category: At-Takwir
name in kana: つつみかくす
has characteristic: Meccan surah
described by source: TDV Islamic Encyclopedia
described at URL: referenceworks.brill.com/display/entries/QCO/a795.xml
P11012: Category:Promethium
title: 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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