Surah 100
Al-ʿĀdiyāt
العاديات
11 verses · Meccan
Key structural observations
- Five verses of charging precede the answer to the oath about human ingratitude. Four occurrences of fā connect sparks, the raid, dust and entry into the gathering (1–6).
- Three feminine plural participles are followed by two feminine plural verbs. The same agents move from designation to action; two occurrences of bihi connect the last stages (1–5).
- Inna and the lām strengthen three assertions: ingratitude to the Lord, human testimony and intense love of wealth. Li-rabbihi and li-ḥubbi l-khayri bring out the contrast of attachments (6–8).
- A-fa-lā yaʿlamu introduces disclosure. Two passive verbs and two occurrences of mā fī set the contents of graves beside those of breasts, with the rhyming endings qubūr and ṣudūr (9–10).
- Rabbihi becomes rabbahum: the Lord in the rebuke is the Lord of perfect knowledge. The final assertion repeats inna and the lām; the Day manifests what Allah already knows (6, 11).