The Quran

سورة الغَاشِیَة

Surah Al-Ghâshiyah 88:1

The Overwhelming Event · Verse 1 of 26

هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ

Abdul Mannan Omar

There has reached you the news of the overwhelming event (- the Resurrection).

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Has the story reached thee of the overwhelming (Event)?

Ahmed Ali

HAS NEWS OF the Overpowering Event reached you?

12 more translations

Ali Unal

Has the account of the Overwhelming come to you?

Daryabadi

Hath there come Unto thee the story of the Enveloping Event?

Faridul Haque

Certainly the news of the calamity that will overwhelm has come to you!

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Has there come to thee the news of the Overwhelming Event?

Maulvi Sher Ali

Has there come to thee the news of the overwhelming calamity?

Muhammad Asad

HAS THERE COME unto thee the tiding of the Overshadowing Event?'

Muhammad Musin Khan

Has there come to you the narration of the overwhelming (i.e. the Day of Resurrection);

Muhammad Pickthall

Hath there come unto thee tidings of the Overwhelming?

Muhammad Sarwar

Have you heard the story of the overwhelming event (the Day of Judgment)?.

Muhammed ali Shakir

Has not there come to you the news of the overwhelming calamity?

Rashad Khalifa

Are you aware of the Overwhelming?

Shabbir Ahmed

Has the news of the Dominating Event reached you?

Commentary 88:1Al-Ghâshiyahالْغَاشِيَةِ – “The overwhelming event of Resurrection”. Some commentators also refer Al-Ghâshiyahالْغَاشِيَةِ to the severe famine that held…

هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ

88:1Al-Ghâshiyahالْغَاشِيَةِ – “The overwhelming event of Resurrection”. Some commentators also refer Al-Ghâshiyahالْغَاشِيَةِ to the severe famine that held Makkah in its grip for about seven years in the time of the Holy Prophet (pbuh) and it can also apply to the punishments of the present life.