The Holy Quran
82. Surat Al-Infitar (The Cleaving)
Arabic and English translation and transliteration
Period of Revelation
Mecca
Introduction
The surah is named 'Al-Infitar' because of the occurrence of the word 'unfatarat', in the first verse of this chapter.
Infitar means 'split asunder'. The word 'Unfatarat' is used in this surah in order to describe the splitting the sky on the Day of Judgment.
This surah (Al-Infitar), along with Chapter At-Takwir and Al-Inshiqaq provide exhaustive description about the Day of Judgment.
English Translation: Sahih International
Arabic Reciter: Mishari ibn Rashid al-`Afasy
English Reciter: Ibrahim Walk
