What does Quran 99:4 mean?

Quran 99:4 (Surah Az-Zalzala, Ayah 4) translates to: "That Day, it will report its news"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 99:4 from?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 99:4?

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

Ayah 3

وَقَالَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَا لَهَا...

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Q: What topics does Quran 99:4 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Day of Judgment, Divine Command, Accountability, Prophethood, Divine Revelation.

Ayah 5

بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَىٰ لَهَا...

يَوْمَئِذٍۢ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا

Yawmaa izin tuhad dithu akhbaaraha

That Day, it will report its news

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Day of Judgment

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

← Previous on Day of Judgment99:2And the earth discharges its burdens Next on Day of Judgment →99:6That Day, the people will depart separated [into categories] to be shown [the result of] their deeds.

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On that day yawma’idhin substitutes for and is the response to idhā ‘when’ it shall relate its chronicles it shall inform of the good and evil deeds committed in it

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