Surah # 100 - Al 'Adiyat

 (Arabic: سورة العاديات‎ ) (The Courser, The Chargers)

This is the 100th surah of the Qur'an with 11 ayaat.

                   THEME 

 Its object is to make the people realize how evil man becomes when he denies the Hereafter, or becomes heedless of it, and also to warn them that in the Hereafter, not only their visible and apparent deeds but even the secrets hidden in their hearts too will be subjected to scrutiny.

         SUBJECT MATTER 

 The general chaos and confusion prevailing in Arabia, with which the whole country was in turmoil, has been presented as an argument. 

 Bloodshed, loot and plunder raged on every side. Every Arab was fully conscious of this state of affairs and realized that it was wrong.

 Referring to this very state of affairs, it has been said : 

 Unaware of the second life after death and his accountability before Allah in it, man has become ungrateful to his Lord and Sustainer. 

 He is using the powers and abilities given by Allah for perpetrating tyranny and pillage; Blinded by the love of worldly wealth he tries to obtain it by every means, however impure and filthy, and his own state itself testifies that by abusing the powers bestowed by his Lord he is being ungrateful to Him. 

 He would never have behaved so, had he known the time when the dead will be raised from the graves, and when the intentions and motives with which he had done all sorts of deeds in the world, will be exposed and brought out before everyone to see.

 At that time the Lord and Sustainer of men shall be well informed of what one had done and what punishment or reward one deserved.