What does Quran 99:2 mean?

Quran 99:2 (Surah Az-Zalzala, Ayah 2) translates to: "And the earth discharges its burdens"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 99:2 from?

This ayah is from Surah Az-Zalzala (The Earthquake), the 99th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 30.

Commentary on this ayah is available from Ibn Kathir, Ibn Kathir, Al-Jalalayn, Ibn Abbas — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Resurrection, Day of Judgment, Creation, Divine Justice, Accountability.

وَأَخْرَجَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا

Wa akh rajatil ardu athqaalaha

And the earth discharges its burdens

Scores run 0–100: how strongly this ayah speaks to a theme. 70+ is central, 50+ is clear, under 50 is weak.

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99:2Ayah 18

6 ayahs in Az-Zalzala are strongly about the Day of Judgment. This is one of them.

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and the earth brings forth its burdens its hidden treasures and its dead casting them onto its surface

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