Meccan·Surah 56

الواقعة

Surah Al-Waqi'ah — Ayah 3

The Inevitable

96 Ayahs·Verse 56:3
56:3

خَافِضَةٌ رَّافِعَةٌ

It will bring down [some] and raise up [others].

Context in Surah Al-Waqi'ah

Nearby ayahs help place verse 56:3 in sequence and meaning.

إِذَا وَقَعَتِ ٱلْوَاقِعَةُ

When the Occurrence occurs,

لَيْسَ لِوَقْعَتِهَا كَاذِبَةٌ

There is, at its occurrence, no denial.

إِذَا رُجَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ رَجًّا

When the earth is shaken with convulsion

وَبُسَّتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ بَسًّا

And the mountains are broken down, crumbling