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Sūrah 101 · Verse 9

Al-Qaari'a 101:9

القارعة

فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌ

Meaning

his abode will be the abyss[4].

[4] Hāwiyah: the pit of Hellfire.

Meaning: English Translation - Rowwad Translation Center. Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website. Version 1.0.19, 2026-03-12. QuranEnc.com

Meaning

His refuge[1977] will be an abyss.[1978]

[1977] Literally, "mother" (a man's original refuge) , which will envelop him as in an embrace.
[1978] i.e., the pit of Hellfire.

Meaning: English Translation - Noor International Center. Issued by Noor International Center. Version 1.1.2, 2025-06-24. QuranEnc.com

Meaning

9. He will have his home in Hâwiyah (pit, i.e. Hell).

Meaning: English Translation - Hilali and Khan. Translated by Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan. Version 1.1.2, 2025-09-04. QuranEnc.com

Meaning

A bereft and Hungry One will be his mother,

Meaning: English Translation - Mohammed Marmaduke Pickthall. The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930), as distributed by the Tanzil Project (last update 4 September 2010). Version 2010-09-04, 2010-09-04. Tanzil

Al-Qaari'a

The Arabic is Tanzil’s text, unchanged. The meanings are their publishers’ editions, unchanged; Sabīl’s own reviewers have not yet examined them. Arabic: Tanzil Uthmani text, version 1.1. Source: tanzil.net