Al-Ghashiyah (الغاشية)
Chapter 88 · The Overwhelming · Juz 30
أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى ٱلْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ
Afalaa yanzuroona ilalibili kaifa khuliqat
Then do they not look at the camels - how they are created?
Quran 88:17 — Surah Al-Ghashiyah
This is verse 17 of 26 in Surah Al-Ghashiyah (الغاشية), meaning “The Overwhelming”. It is a Meccan surah — revealed in Makkah before the Hijrah. This verse is located in Juz 30 (Part 30) of the Quran.
Surah Al-Ghashiyah is the 88th chapter of the Holy Quran and contains 26 verses (ayat). You can listen to this surah with audio recitation and follow along with transliteration on QuranMakkah.com.
To pronounce this verse, follow the transliteration below. Each syllable represents the Arabic sounds written in Latin letters:
Afalaa yanzuroona ilalibili kaifa khuliqat
وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌۭ
And cushions lined up
وَزَرَابِىُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ
And carpets spread around.
أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى ٱلْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ
Then do they not look at the camels - how they are created?
وَإِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ
And at the sky - how it is raised?
وَإِلَى ٱلْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ
And at the mountains - how they are erected?