The Earthquake Reasons

77. So they hamstrung the she-camel, and defied the command of their Lord, and said, “O Saleh, bring upon us what you threaten us with, if you are one of the messengers.”
78. Whereupon the quake overtook them, and they became lifeless bodies in their homes.

7-AlA’raf

90. The elite of his people who disbelieved said, “If you follow Shuaib, you will be losers.”
91. There upon, the quake struck them; and they became lifeless bodies in their homes.

7-AlA’raf

155. And Moses chose from his people seventy men for Our appointment. When the tremor shook them, he said, “My Lord, had You willed, You could have destroyed them before, and me too. Will you destroy us for what the fools among us have done? This is but Your test—with it You misguide whomever You will, and guide whomever You will. You are our Protector, so forgive us, and have mercy on us. You are the Best of Forgivers.”

7-AlA’raf

81. They said, “O Lot, we are the envoys of your Lord; they will not reach you. So set out with your family during the cover of the night, and let none of you look back, except for your wife. She will be struck by what will strike them. Their appointed time is the morning. Is not the morning near?”
82. And when Our command came about, We turned it upside down, and We rained down on it stones of baked clay.
83. Marked from your Lord, and never far from the wrongdoers.

11-Hud

1. O people, be conscious of your Lord. The quaking of the Hour is a tremendous thing.
2. On the Day when you will see it: every nursing mother will discard her infant, and every pregnant woman will abort her load, and you will see the people drunk, even though they are not drunk—but the punishment of God is severe.

22-AlHajj

81. So We caused the earth to cave in on him and his mansion. He had no company to save him from God, and he could not defend himself.
82. Those who had wished they were in his position the day before were saying, “Indeed, it is God who spreads the bounty to whomever He wills of His servants, and restricts it. Had God not been gracious to us, He would have caved in on us. No wonder the ungrateful never prosper.”
83. That Home of the Hereafter—We assign it for those who seek no superiority on earth, nor corruption. And the outcome is for the cautious.
84. Whoever brings a virtue will receive better than it. But whoever brings evil—the evildoers will be rewarded only according to what they used to do.

28-AlQasas

1. When the inevitable occurs.
2. Of its occurrence, there is no denial.
3. Bringing low, raising high.
4. When the earth is shaken with a shock.
5. And the mountains are crushed and crumbled.
6. And they become scattered dust.

56-AlWaqi’ah

15. It is He who made the earth manageable for you, so travel its regions, and eat of His provisions. To Him is the Resurgence.
16. Are you confident that the One in heaven will not cause the earth to collapse beneath you as it spins?
17. Or are you confident that the One in Heaven will not unleash against you a violent storm? Then you will know what My warning is like.
18. Those before them also denied the truth; and how was My disapproval?

67-AlMulk

13. Then, when the Trumpet is sounded a single time.
14. And the earth and the mountains are lifted up, and crushed, with a single crush.
15. On that Day, the Event will come to pass.
16. And the heaven will crack; so on that Day it will be frail.
17. And the angels will be ranged around its borders, while eight will be carrying the Throne of your Lord above them that Day.
18. On that Day you will be exposed, and no secret of yours will remain hidden.

69-AlHaqqah

10. And endure patiently what they say, and withdraw from them politely.
11. And leave Me to those who deny the truth, those of luxury, and give them a brief respite.
12. With Us are shackles, and a Fierce Fire.
13. And food that chokes, and a painful punishment.
14. On the Day when the earth and the mountains tremble, and the mountains become heaps of sand.

73-AlMuzzammil

6. On the Day when the Quake quakes.
7. And is followed by the Successor.
8. Hearts on that Day will be pounding.
9. Their sights downcast.
10. They say, “Are we to be restored to the original condition?
11. When we have become hollow bones?”
12. They say, “This is a losing proposition.”
13. But it will be only a single nudge.
14. And they will be awake.

79-AnNazi’at

1. When the earth is shaken with its quake.
2. And the earth brings out its loads.
3. And man says, “What is the matter with it?”
4. On that Day, it will tell its tales.
5. For your Lord will have inspired it.
6. On that Day, the people will emerge in droves, to be shown their works.
7. Whoever has done an atom’s weight of good will see it.
8. And whoever has done an atom’s weight of evil will see it.

99-AzZalzalah