056 Surah Waqiah

Al-Waqi'a (Arabic: Surat al-Waqi'ah; "The Inevitable" or "The Event") is the 56th surah (chapter) of the Quran. It was revealed in Mecca (see Meccan surah). The total number of verses in this surah are 96. It mainly discusses the afterlife according to Islam, and the different fates people will face in it. According to Quranic commentators, the chapter is a Meccan surah, that is, it was revealed during the Meccan period of Muhammad's prophethood. Some commentators, although not in the majority, argue that part of it was revealed during the Medinan period. Some of such commentators maintain that verses 39–40 are the verses that was from the Medinan period, while some say 81–82, and others say 83.--- Updated: 2018-08-18