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1-5 Signs of the
Judgment Day •
6-15 The books of the
righteous and the wicked given into their hands, and the consequence thereof •
16-20 Oaths attesting the doctrine of the
resurrection •
21 ۩ 25 The
unbelievers denounced and threatened The name of the chapter,
Al-Inshiqaq, is a noun variously translated as "The Sundering", "The Bursting Asunder", "The Splitting Open", among others. This name comes from the first verse of the chapter which reads
When the sky is rent asunder. The verse does not contain the word
al-inshiqaq verbatim, but rather it contains a word of the same root. It is a reference to the
destruction of the world at the end of days, which the chapter portend. Thematically, the chapter follows a day-of-judgement theme that is present in the preceding chapters, including
Al-Infitar (the 82nd chapter) and
Al-Mutaffifin (83rd). The chapter begins (verses 1 to 5) by mentioning events that will happen on the Day of Judgment, including the sundering of the sky and the flattening of all that is on earth. Verses 6 to 15 talk about the disparity between those who in that day will be "given [their] book in [their] right hand" and have a joyful reckoning, and those who will not. A series of oaths (verses 16–18) follows, and then another contrast between the fate of the believers and the unbelievers in the day of judgment. == Revelation ==