Surah Al-Jathiyah (The Crouching) is the 45. surah in Quran.Al-Jathiyah surah is listed as the 65. by revelation order.
The meaning of surah Al-Jathiyah is The Crouching. In total this surah is consist of 37 auahs. You can read Al-Jathiyah by word by word if you would like to examine it in details or click one of the ayahs below to check that ayah only.
It is considered to be a Meccan Surah as it was believed to be revealed in Mecca. The surah takes its name from ayah 28.
This surah is a warning to those who deny the divine truth. It is a lesson of arrogance and sinfulness. People will stand before Allah on their knees. Their record of deeds will be presented to them.
The surah discusses the signs of God for humans to reflect upon and describes the punishment for unbelievers. Al-Jathiyah is the only surah that contains the ayah that mentions sharia (18).The literal meaning of this word is “a straight, smooth path”. It is interesting to see that Muslim adopted this word which appears only once in the Quran as the foundation of Islam and created a set of laws around it.