101. Surah Al-Qari'ah (القارعة), the 101st chapter of the Qur'an, is a brief, rhythmically explosive Makkan Surah composed of 11 verses. Its title translates directly to "The Striking Calamity", "The Clatterer", or "The Sudden Terror", referring to the Day of Judgment because its deafening acoustic blast will physically strike, shatter, and completely reorder the cosmic layout. This Surah is highly celebrated for its cinematic psychological imagery and its introduction of the cosmic scales of justice. It strips away all artificial human titles to judge human existence on a single, binary metric: the spiritual weight of one's deeds.