Suwar Quran

Surah Al-Ghashiyah explained for children, in pictures

Look at the camel, the sky and the mountains: all of them point to Allah

26 verses · 7 lessons · Juz Amma

Meaning from Tafsir Al-Muyassar, simplified for children. Reviewed by Sherif Alkady, 17 October 2026.

Start the first lessonMind mapPrintable worksheetSurah certificate

The lessons

  1. Paper-cut picture from Surah Al-Ghashiyah: a huge dark wave of cloud rolling across a wide empty plain at dusk, covering the horizon, a faint red glow beneath it
    1 · Verses 1–4

    The news of the Overwhelming Day

    Has the news reached you, O Prophet, peace be upon him, of the Day of Judgement that overwhelms people with its terrors? That Day the disbelievers will be humbled and exhausted, struck by an intensely hot Fire.

  2. Paper-cut picture from Surah Al-Ghashiyah: dry cracked ground with low dark thorny plants clinging to it, a small steaming spring in the rocks, under a dim orange sky
    2 · Verses 5–7

    No food that nourishes

    They will be given drink from a boiling spring, and have no food except a thorny plant stuck to the ground, which neither nourishes nor satisfies hunger.

  3. Paper-cut picture from Surah Al-Ghashiyah: a beautiful garden on a high green hill above the clouds, flowers and fruit trees in soft golden light, peaceful and quiet
    3 · Verses 8–11

    In a high garden

    The believers that Day will be in delight, pleased with what they did in this world, in a high garden, where they never hear a single bad word.

  4. Paper-cut picture from Surah Al-Ghashiyah: a flowing spring in a garden under an open arched pavilion, low wooden daybeds with green cushions, golden cups on a low round table, carpets on the grass
    4 · Verses 12–16

    A flowing spring

    In it is a flowing spring, raised couches, cups set out ready to drink, cushions lined up side by side, and many carpets spread out.

  5. Paper-cut picture from Surah Al-Ghashiyah: a camel standing in a wide desert under a huge high sky, tall firm mountains behind it and the flat earth spreading out to the horizon
    5 · Verses 17–20

    Do they not look at the camels?

    Do they not look at the camels, how wonderfully they were created? And at the sky, how it was raised? And at the mountains, how they were set firm? And at the earth, how it was spread out?

  6. Paper-cut picture from Surah Al-Ghashiyah: a lighthouse on a rocky shore shining its calm beam across the evening sea, showing the way to small boats far out on the water
    6 · Verses 21–22

    You are only a reminder

    So remind people, O Prophet, peace be upon him, of what you were sent with, and do not grieve if they turn away. You are only a reminder; you do not force them to believe.

  7. Paper-cut picture from Surah Al-Ghashiyah: many winding paths across a wide plain all leading toward one point of light on the horizon at dawn
    7 · Verses 23–26

    To Us is their return

    But whoever turns away from the reminder and insists on disbelief, Allah will punish with the greatest punishment. To Allah is their return after death, and then upon Him is their account.

Surah Al-Ghashiyah at a glance

Surah Al-Ghashiyah is a Makki surah with 26 verses; it is number 88 in the mushaf, in juz 30 (Juz Amma), and starts on page 592.

Order in the mushaf
88
Number of verses
26 verses
Makki or Madani
Makki (revealed in Makkah)
Juz
30 (Juz Amma)
Starts on page
592
What its name means
Al-Ghashiyah is a name of the Day of Resurrection: the Overwhelming, because its terrors cover everyone.

Classification, verse count and page numbers follow the Madinah Mushaf (Hafs from Asim, Kufi count).

Word meanings in Surah Al-Ghashiyah for kids

Meanings from Tafsir Al-Muyassar, in simple words.

ٱلْغَٰشِيَةِ
the Overwhelming Event (Verse 1)
خَٰشِعَةٌ
humbled (Verse 2)
عَامِلَةٌۭ نَّاصِبَةٌۭ
weary and worn out (Verse 3)
حَامِيَةًۭ
blazing (Verse 4)
ءَانِيَةٍۢ
boiling (Verse 5)
ضَرِيعٍۢ
a thorny plant (Verse 6)
نَّاعِمَةٌۭ
full of joy (Verse 8)
لِّسَعْيِهَا
for their striving (Verse 9)
عَالِيَةٍۢ
lofty (Verse 10)
لَٰغِيَةًۭ
idle talk (Verse 11)
جَارِيَةٌۭ
flowing (Verse 12)
مَّرْفُوعَةٌۭ
raised high (Verse 13)
مَّوْضُوعَةٌۭ
set ready (Verse 14)
وَنَمَارِقُ
cushions (Verse 15)
مَصْفُوفَةٌۭ
lined up (Verse 15)
وَزَرَابِىُّ
carpets (Verse 16)
مَبْثُوثَةٌ
spread out (Verse 16)
نُصِبَتْ
were set firm (Verse 19)
سُطِحَتْ
was spread out (Verse 20)
مُذَكِّرٌۭ
a reminder (Verse 21)
بِمُصَيْطِرٍ
a controller over them (Verse 22)
إِيَابَهُمْ
their return (Verse 25)

Check your understanding of Surah Al-Ghashiyah: questions for kids

Read the question, think, then tap the answer you choose.

  1. 1. What is «Al-Ghashiyah»?

  2. 2. What will the people of Paradise not hear there?

  3. 3. What is in Paradise, as the surah says?

  4. 4. Which animal did Allah tell us to look at, how it was created?

  5. 5. What about the mountains, as the surah says?

  6. 6. What is the Prophet's role ﷺ, as the surah says?

Questions parents ask

What is a simple explanation of Surah Al-Ghashiyah for children?

Al-Ghashiyah is the Last Day that overwhelms people with its terrors. The surah describes the disbelievers in the Fire and the believers in a high garden with a flowing spring and raised couches. Then it invites us to look at the camels, how they were created, at the sky, how it was raised, at the mountains, how they were set firm, and at the earth, how it was spread out.

Why does Surah Al-Ghashiyah mention the camels?

Because Allah created them wonderfully, so the surah invites us to look at them, and at the sky, the mountains and the earth: all of them point to Allah.

What is the lesson of Surah Al-Ghashiyah?

To look at the camels, the sky, the mountains and the earth, for all of them point to Allah. To Allah is people's return after death, and then upon Him is their account.

Why is Surah Al-Ghashiyah called by this name?

Al-Ghashiyah is a name of the Day of Resurrection: the Overwhelming, because its terrors cover everyone.

What are the main facts about Surah Al-Ghashiyah?

Surah Al-Ghashiyah is a Makki surah with 26 verses; it is number 88 in the mushaf, in juz 30 (Juz Amma), and starts on page 592. Its big idea: Look at the camel, the sky and the mountains: all of them point to Allah.

Surahs close to Surah Al-Ghashiyah

Surahs with a close idea, to carry the journey on.