style 101:1 الْقَارِعَةُ 101:2 مَا الْقَارِعَةُ 101:3 وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْقَارِعَةُ Secondly, the word Al-Qaria appears as a total of five times in the Quran, of which three occasions are in Al-Qaria(101) while once it appears in Al-Haaqqa as well. 4-8 Thamud and ʿĀd, ancient tribes The 2nd passage of the surah contains 4 ayaat. These ayaat exemplify the history of ancient tribes Thamud and ʿĀd. Particulars of the pre-Islamic tribes of 'Ad and Thamud have been discussed in Quran elsewhere as well. Mention of ʿĀd occurs 24 times in total while the people of Thamud are mentioned 26 times in the whole Quran. Both of these tribes rejected the Prophets so they were destroyed by the wrath of ALLAH. The surah not only remind the history lesson but also re-narrate the specifics of how the final destruction was struck upon these aforementioned nations. Thus the tone of this surah displays the anger towards the attitude of disbelievers and the discourse makes it more and more clear as we move forward along the text. In the eighth ayat, the Quran asks a direct emphatic question from the audience of the Quran, "Do you see any of them left alive?" 9-12 Pharaoh's crime These 4 ayaat carry the continued tonality of warning by reminding examples and thus mention Pharaoh's crime. According to Tafsirs, the subverted cities mentioned in the 9th ayat refer to Sodom and Gomorrah i.e. the people of the prophet Lut. The text of the ayaat 11th and 12th are loaded with references, so their literal word to word translation needs adequate annotation. Rephrasing and aiding the original text with commentary illustrate the meanings as follows: "Similarly, as a consequence of denying Noah" when the flood rose high, it was We (ALMIGHTY) who carried you (your ancestors) upon the ark. To make this "account" a reminder for you and that retaining ears may hear and retain it. Alluding to the punishment of evildoers and the saving grace bestowed upon the righteous. Sale sums this up: "As the flood came, so shall the judgment certainly come". 13-18 one of the names of Qiyamah The discourse of the surah now returns to the topic of its opening verse. The first three verses announced one of the names of Qiyamah, asked what it is, and how would you know about it. Next 9 ayaat then reminded of (at least) 5 ancient nations,