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Az-Zalzalah (The Earthquake)

Verse 2of 8

وَأَخْرَجَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا﴿٢

Translation (Sahih International)

And the earth discharges its burdens

Word-by-word meaning

وَأَخْرَجَتِwa-akhrajatiAnd brings forth
ٱلْأَرْضُl-arḍuthe earth
أَثْقَالَهَاathqālahāits burdens

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Which was revealed in MadinaThe Virtues of Surat Az-ZalzalahImam Ahmad recorded from `Abdullah bin `Amr that he said, "A man came to the Messenger of Allah and said, `Teach me what to recite, O Messenger of Allah!' The Prophet said,«اقْرَأْ ثَلَاثًا مِنْ ذَوَاتِ الر»(Recite three from those which begin with the letters Alif, Lam, Ra') The man then said to him, `I have become old in age, my heart has hardened and my tongue has become harsh.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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