Al-Infitar

The Cleaving in Sunder ^[1] (Arabic: الانفطار, al-infiṭār, also known as "The Cleaving" and "Bursting Apart") is the 82nd sura of the Quran, with 19 ayat. The chapter is named 'Al-Infitar' because of the occurrence of the word 'unfatarat' in the first verse of this chapter. Infitar means 'split asunder': the word 'Unfatarat' is used in this chapter in order to describe the splitting of the sky on the day of Judgment. This chapter (Al-Infitar), along with chapters At-Takwir and Al-Inshiqaq, provides an exhaustive description about the 'Day of Judgment'.

Surah 82 of the Quran

الانفطار‎ Al-Infiṭār The Cleaving
Qira'ahⓘ English text
Classification	Meccan
Other names	The Bursting Apart, The Cleaving Asunder, The Shattering, The Splitting, The Cataclysm
Position	Juzʼ 30
No. of verses	19
No. of words	81
No. of letters	334
← 81: At-Takwir 83: Al-Mutaffifin →

Summary

• 1-5 Signs of the Judgement Day
• 6-9 Astonishing unbelief of man in his Creator
• 10-12 Guardian angels record the deeds of men
• 13-16 In the judgment the righteous shall be rewarded and the wicked punished
• 17-19 On the day of judgment there shall be no intercessor except by Allah's leave ^[2]

Hadith

• Imam Ahmad recorded from Ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever wishes to look at the Day of Resurrection, as if he is seeing it with this eye, then let him recite: 'When the sun Kuwwirat' (At-Takwir) and 'When the heaven is cleft sunder (Al-Infitar) and 'When the heaven is split asunder (Al-Inshiqaq)'."^[3][4][5]

• It was narrated that Jabir said: "Muadh stood up and prayed Isha', and made it lengthy. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: 'Do you want to cause hardship to the people, O Mu'adh; do you want to cause hardship to the people O Mu'adh? Why didn't you recite 'Glorify the Name of your Lord Most High' (Al-Ala or Ad-Dhuha) or 'When the heaven is cleft asunder' (Al-Infitar)?"^[6][7]