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
Signs Some of these signs include the following: (a) When the sun is covered in darkness (solar eclipse), (b) When the stars fall, (c) And when the mountains vanish (blown away), (d) When the camels big with young are abandoned. (e) And when the wild beasts are herded together (f) And when the seas rise, (g) And when the souls are sorted, (h) And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked, (i) For what crime she was killed? (j) And when the books [records of deeds] are open, (k) And when the sky is torn away, (l) And when Hell is set ablaze, (m) And when Paradise draws near,
Hadith Whoever wants to see the Qiyamah with his/her eyes should read the verses of at-Takwir, al-Infitar and al-Inshiqaq.” (Tirmidhi, Tafsir: 81- Ahmad: 2/27, 36,100-5/452)Jami` at-Tirmidhi Grade : Hasan (Darussalam) English reference : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 3333 Arabic reference : Book 47, Hadith 3653 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’(At-Takwir) and ‘When the heaven is cleft sunder (Al-Infitar) and ‘When the heaven is split asunder.(Al-Inshiqaq)’”Jami` at-Tirmidhi Grade : Hasan (Darussalam) English reference : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 3333 Arabic reference : Book 47, Hadith 3653This is mentioned in Tafsir ibn kathir, Likewise, At-Tirmidhi has also recorded this Hadith.(Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Tafsir: 81- Ahmad: 2/27, 36,100-5/452) It was narrated that Umar ibn Horayth said: "I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) reciting: 'When the sun is wound round.' in fajr. (at-Takwir (81:1)) "Sunan an-Nasa'i 951 In-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 76 English translation : Vol. 2, Book 11, Hadith 952 Sahabah reportedSunan Abu-Dawud, Book 6, Number 1391: that Muhammad used to recite surahs An-Naba (78) and Al-Mursalat (77) in one rak'ah, and surahs Ad-Dukhan (44) and At-Takwir (81) in one rak'ah.Sunan Abu-Dawud, Book 6: Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Detailed Injunctions about Ramadan' Book 6, Number 1391.
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, 1930 translation by Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall