History of surah The Overwhelming

Name

Surat Al-Ghashiya was given this name because the word Al-Ghashiya is mentioned in the first verse of the Surah and Al-Ghashiya is one of the names for the Day of Resurrection.

Period of Revelation

Surat Al-Ghashiya is one of the Meccan Suras revealed to the Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace, in Mecca Al-Mukarramah, and it is the eighty-eighth Sura in the order of the noble Quran, and it was revealed after Surat Al-Dhariyat.
One of the reasons for the revelation of Surat Al-Ghashiya is to learn about the horrors of the Day of Resurrection and its terrors for the disbelievers and the extent of the torment that awaits them. And one of the reasons for the revelation of Surat Al-Ghashiya is to describe the bliss that awaits the righteous believers in Paradise

Theme and topics

An explanation of some of the horrors of the day of resurrection and an explanation of the fate of creation and its conditions on that great and terrible day.
An explanation of the condition of the people who are unbelievers on the Last Day and an explanation of the kinds of torments they are subjected to and how their faces are humiliated and degraded and their condition is in the fire of hell, so that they are in labor, fatigue and distress because they did not work for God Almighty in this world, so that God Almighty made them work in the fire of hell in the Hereafter, God forbid.
Explanation of the condition of believers in God Almighty on the Day of Resurrection and their great reward.
An explanation of the proof of the power of God, blessed be He, and His creation to the deniers who deny the resurrection and deny the existence of the reckoning and the existence of reward and punishment on the Day of Resurrection, through the creatures they see while they are before their eyes. To recreate His creatures as another creation and resurrect them after death on the Day of Resurrection, which is the Day of Resurrection.
To remind people of the cosmic signs of God Almighty and the visible evidences of His unity and power so that they will follow His message and believe in Him Almighty and warn the deniers of the severe punishment on the Day of Resurrection.
Determining the mission of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, by communicating and calling to God Almighty.
Fixing the Prophet Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, on the call to Islam and not caring about the symptoms and persistence of polytheists.
Emphasizing that all people will be resurrected on the Day of Resurrection and will return to God, may He be glorified and exalted, and He will hold them accountable for their deeds so that He will reward the believers for their faith and reward the disbelievers for their disbelief, stubbornness and arrogance.