THE QURAN'S MAP OF JUDGMENT
On That Day, Everything Will Be Different
يَوْمَ تُبَدَّلُ الْأَرْضُ غَيْرَ الْأَرْضِ وَالسَّمَاوَاتُ
"On the Day the earth will be replaced by another earth, and the heavens as well."
— Ibrahim 14:48
The Quran does not describe the Day of Judgment as a single moment but as a sequence of scenes. Across hundreds of verses, it narrates the unraveling of cosmic order, the resurrection of the dead, the gathering of all humanity, the weighing of deeds, and the opening of books. This page presents all Quranic judgment scenes in chronological phase order. The sequence follows the majority view of classical tafsir — the Quran itself does not provide a fixed timeline.
30+
Suras mention the Last Day
7
Distinct Phases (Quranic scenes)
2
Trumpet Blowings (Az-Zumar 39:68)
1
Mizan / Scale (Al-Anbiya 21:47)
Sirat Bridge ℹ️
Not in Quran — Hadith only
4
Names for Judgment Day in Quran
~50
Names & epithets for the Last Day
99
Occurrences of "yevm" (that Day)
The Quran's Names for the Last Day
Some of these names refer to the same Day from different angles.
الْقِيَامَة
Al-Qiyamah
The Resurrection
Kıyame 75:1
السَّاعَة
As-Sa'ah
The Hour — most frequently used
A'raf 7:187
الْحَاقَّة
Al-Haqqah
The Inevitable
Hakka 69:1
الْقَارِعَة
Al-Qari'ah
The Striking Hour
Karia 101:1
يَوْمُ الدِّين
Yawm ad-Din
Day of Judgment
Fatiha 1:4
يَوْمُ الْفَصْل
Yawm al-Fasl
Day of Separation
Saffat 37:21
يَوْمُ الْجَمْع
Yawm al-Jam'
Day of Gathering
Şura 42:7
يَوْمُ الْحَسْرَة
Yawm al-Hasrah
Day of Regret
Meryem 19:39
يَوْمُ الْبَعْث
Yawm al-Ba'th
Day of Resurrection
Rum 30:56
يَوْمُ التَّلَاق
Yawm at-Talaq
Day of Meeting
Mümin 40:15
يَوْمُ التَّغَابُن
Yawm at-Taghabun
Day of Mutual Disillusion
Tegabün 64:9
يَوْمٌ عَسِير
Yawm 'Asir
A Difficult Day
Müddessir 74:9
الطَّامَّة الْكُبْرَى
At-Tammah al-Kubra
The Greatest Overwhelming Calamity
Naziat 79:34
الصَّاخَّة
As-Sakhkhah
The Deafening Blast
Abese 80:33
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