The Blessings of Surah Az Zilzaal - Surah Al-Ikhlas and Surah Al-Kafiroon

 Hadith:
It is reported by Sayyidina Abdullah ibn Abbas رضی اللہ عنہ and Sayyidina Anas bin Malik رضی اللہ عنہ that Rasulullah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said, “Iza Zulzilat1 is equivalent to half theQur’an, and Qul huwAllahu Ahad2 is equivalent to a third of the Qur’an, and Qul yaa ayyuh Al Kafiroon3 is equivalent to a quarter of the Qur’an.” (Tirmizi)

Commentary:
The Qiyamah, or the Day of Resurrection, is described in Surah Az Zilzaal and a vivid picture is drawn. Its last two verses are:
So whosoever has done an atom’s weight of good, shall see it,
And whosoever has done an atom’s weight of evil, shall see it. (Az Zilzaal 99: 7-8)
In spite of its brevity it speaks of reward and punishment effectively. If we write a volume on this subject, that would not be as effective as these verses are. It is perhaps because of this distinction that this surah has been declared as equivalent to one-half of the Qur’an.
In the same way, Surah Al Ikhlas mentions very briefly the unity of Allah, His Independence and His perfect attributes in a marvellous way. This is indeed peculiar to this (surah) called equivalent to one third of the Qur’an.
As for the Surah Al Kafiroon, it declares freedom from poly theism and poly theists in a very interesting way and so gives a lesson in pure unity of Allah. (That, indeed, is the base of religion.) It is possibly for this peculiarity of the surah that it is termed equivalent to one fourth of the Qur’an. And Allah knows best.
1. Surah Az Zilzaal
2. Surah Al-Ikhlas
3. Surah Al-Kafiroon.

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