Surah Al-Qaari'a · Ayah 2·Makkī

2

مَا ﴿٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

What is the Striking Calamity?

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 1 root in 1 of 2 words

Rarest here: ق-ر-ع — 5× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 4 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Light rāʾ1

Commentary

No tafsīr entry reaches this āyah yet — the interpretive layer covers a pilot, not the whole Book.

Shape

2 words · 9 letters · āyah 2 of 11

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • Quran 82:17 · Al-Infitaarclose

    وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ

    And what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?

  • Quran 69:2 · Al-Haaqqarelated

    مَا ٱلْحَآقَّةُ

    What is the Inevitable Reality?

  • Quran 86:1 · At-Taariqrelated

    وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ

    By the sky and the night comer -

  • Quran 104:6 · Al-Humazarelated

    نَارُ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُوقَدَةُ

    It is the fire of Allah, [eternally] fueled,

  • Quran 79:7 · An-Naazi'aatrelated

    تَتْبَعُهَا ٱلرَّادِفَةُ

    There will follow it the subsequent [one].

  • Quran 86:12 · At-Taariqrelated

    وَٱلْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدْعِ

    And [by] the earth which cracks open,

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 101:2?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 101:2 include Quran 82:17 (Surah Al-Infitaar), Quran 69:2 (Surah Al-Haaqqa), Quran 86:1 (Surah At-Taariq), and Quran 104:6 (Surah Al-Humaza). For example, 82:17 reads: “And what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 101:2 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 101:2 (Surah Al-Qaari'a, The Calamity) reads: “What is the Striking Calamity?”

Which surah is verse 101:2 in?

Quran 101:2 is āyah 2 of Surah Al-Qaari'a (The Calamity), chapter 101 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 11 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 101:2?

Tartīl presents Quran 101:2 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.