Quran • Surah 70

Surah Al-Ma'arij

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Surah 7044 ayatAl-Ma'arij • The Ascending Stairways
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English Translation - Noor International Center

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Understanding Al-Ma'arij

Al-Ma'arij describes the certainty and scale of the Last Day, human impatience and anxiety, then lists qualities that stabilize believers: prayer, generosity, belief in accountability, chastity, trustworthiness and truthful testimony. This page intentionally separates the translated Quran text from IHSAYA's short educational summary.

Human beings become anxious easily

The Surah frankly describes impatience in hardship and possessiveness in ease.

Prayer stabilizes character

Consistent prayer heads a list of practices that reshape anxious, self-protective behavior.

Trust and testimony matter

Keeping trusts and speaking truth are presented as marks of people preparing for accountability.

For detailed interpretation, historical discussion or legal/religious conclusions, consult reliable tafsir and qualified scholarship. This section is IHSAYA editorial/reflection material, not tafsir, a fatwa or a substitute for qualified scholarship.

Editorial basis: the Quran text and attributed translation on this page. See IHSAYA Sources for the editorial sourcing standard.

Reflection prompts

  • Which pressure makes me most impatient or possessive?
  • Which stabilizing practice listed here needs the most consistency in my life?

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