سُوْرَةُ الْغَاشِيَةِ

Surah Al-Ghaashiya (88) — Ayah 1

The Overwhelming · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 592

هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْغَـٰشِيَةِ ﴿1﴾
Has there come to you the narration of the overwhelming (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)?
هَلْ hal Has
أَتَىٰكَ atāka (there) come to you
حَدِيثُ ḥadīthu (the) news
ٱلْغَـٰشِيَةِ l-ghāshiyati (of) the Overwhelming

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(Ayah 2,1) {هَلْ اَتٰىكَ حَدِيْثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ … : ’’ الْغَاشِيَةِ ‘‘ ’’ غَشِيَ يَغْشٰي‘‘} is an active participle from (س), meaning "the one that covers." It refers to the Day of Judgment, which will overwhelm everything.

Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.

Has the news of the overwhelming (Day of Judgment) reached you (1)?

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Has the news of the overwhelming [1] event reached you?

[1] ﴿غَاشِيَةً﴾ ﴿غَشَي﴾ means for one thing to cover over another and conceal it, and ﴿غشي﴾ refers to a state in which a person loses consciousness and senses. "Ghashiyah" means that thing whose awe will overwhelm every person. It is something that will cause loss of senses, and by this is meant the Day of Resurrection.