وَيْلٌۭ لِّكُلِّ هُمَزَةٍۢ لُّمَزَةٍ
Wai lul-li kulli hu mazatil-lumaza
Woe to every (kind of) scandal-monger and-backbiter,
Surah 104 · 9 ayahs · Meccan Surah Al-Humazah — The Traducer
سُورَةُ الهُمَزَةِ
MeaningThe Traducer
RevelationMeccan
Ayahs9
LocationJuz 30
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Surah Al-Humazah (سُورَةُ الهُمَزَةِ), “The Traducer”, is the 104th chapter of the Holy Qur'an. It is a Meccan surah with 9 ayahs, found in juz 30. Below is the full Arabic text with transliteration and the English translation by Abdullah Yusuf Ali. Sura El-Humeze — arapski tekst, transliteracija i audio.
About Surah Al-Humazah
Al-Humazah, "The Slanderer", is a short Meccan surah of nine verses. It warns every person who mocks and backbites others, who gathers wealth and counts it, thinking that his wealth will make him live forever. Such a person will be thrown into Al-Hutamah, "the Crusher", the fire of Allah ﷻ that rises over the hearts.
Main themes
- Woe to every slanderer and backbiter
- Wealth does not make anyone immortal
- Al-Hutamah: the fire that reaches the hearts
Virtues and when it is recited
No special reward is narrated for this surah beyond the general reward of reciting the Qur'an — ten good deeds for every letter (at-Tirmidhi 2910). It is a short and strong reminder against mockery, backbiting and the love of wealth.
Hadiths on “Excellence of the Qur'an”
- The proficient reciter of the Qur’an will be with the noble and obedient angel-scribes, and the one who recites the Qur’an stutteringly and finds it…
- Have glad tidings with two lights that have been given to you, which no prophet before you has been given: Surat al-Fātihah and the concluding verses…
- Recite the Qur’an, for on the Day of Judgment it will come as an intercessor for those who recite it
Questions about Surah Al-Humazah
How many ayahs are in Surah Al-Humazah?
Surah Al-Humazah has 9 ayahs (verses).
Is Surah Al-Humazah Meccan or Medinan?
Surah Al-Humazah is a Meccan surah, revealed in Mecca before the Hijrah.
Which juz is Surah Al-Humazah in?
Surah Al-Humazah is in juz 30 of the Qur'an.
What does Al-Humazah mean?
The name Al-Humazah is usually translated as "The Traducer". In Bosnian the surah is known as El-Humeze.
What is Surah Al-Humazah about?
Al-Humazah, "The Slanderer", is a short Meccan surah of nine verses. It warns every person who mocks and backbites others, who gathers wealth and counts it, thinking that his wealth will make him live forever. Such a person will be thrown into Al-Hutamah, "the Crusher", the fire of Allah ﷻ that rises over the hearts.
What are the virtues of Surah Al-Humazah?
No special reward is narrated for this surah beyond the general reward of reciting the Qur'an — ten good deeds for every letter (at-Tirmidhi 2910). It is a short and strong reminder against mockery, backbiting and the love of wealth.
Surah Al-Humazah: Arabic text, transliteration and translation
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
ٱلَّذِى جَمَعَ مَالًۭا وَعَدَّدَهُۥ
Al-lazi jama'a maalaw wa'addadah
Who pileth up wealth and layeth it by,
يَحْسَبُ أَنَّ مَالَهُۥٓ أَخْلَدَهُۥ
Yahsabu anna maalahu akhladah
Thinking that his wealth would make him last for ever!
كَلَّا ۖ لَيُنۢبَذَنَّ فِى ٱلْحُطَمَةِ
Kalla layum ba zanna fil hutamah
By no means! He will be sure to be thrown into That which Breaks to Pieces,
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْحُطَمَةُ
Wa maa adraaka mal-hutamah
And what will explain to thee That which Breaks to Pieces?
نَارُ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُوقَدَةُ
Narul laahil-mooqada
(It is) the Fire of (the Wrath of) Allah kindled (to a blaze),
ٱلَّتِى تَطَّلِعُ عَلَى ٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةِ
Al latee tat tali'u 'alalafidah
The which doth mount (Right) to the Hearts:
إِنَّهَا عَلَيْهِم مُّؤْصَدَةٌۭ
Innaha 'alaihim mu'sada
It shall be made into a vault over them,
فِى عَمَدٍۢ مُّمَدَّدَةٍۭ
Fee 'amadim-mu mad dadah
In columns outstretched.
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Arabic text: Uthmani script. Transliteration and English translation (Abdullah Yusuf Ali) via the AlQuran Cloud API. Audio: QuranicAudio.