Surah Al-Humaza (الهمزة) is a Meccan surah of the Quran with 9 verses. Read, listen and memorize this surah with our interactive tools.
Updated on 07 March 2026 at 4:16 PM
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Surah Al-Humaza in numbers
Chronological revelation order
Revelation no. 32 / 114
(Meccan)
34
words
-95.3% vs avg.
145
letters
-95.3% vs avg.
min read
9
verses
-83.5% vs avg.
Keyword frequency في سورة Al-Humaza
الله1
رب0
Most frequent letters في سورة Al-Humaza
ل
20
#1
م
15
#2
د
10
#3
ة
8
#4
ا
8
#5
Main themes of the surah في سورة Al-Humaza
لما بين الناجين من قسمي الإنسان في العصر، وختم بالصبر، حصل ت...
Having explained the characteristics of those who are saved in this era and concluded with patience, the description of the doomed is now complete. He then stated, explaining the misguidance of the most wretched among them, who face extreme hardship due to their lack of patience, so that the punishment prepared for them may be a consolation for the patient: {ويل} meaning great destruction {لكل همزة} referring to one who has the habit of harming others, as it is an inherent part of their nature. Similarly, {لمزة} and the word 'همز' originally means to break or shatter, while 'لمز' means to pierce or stab. However, they have come to specifically refer to insulting people and piercing or stabbing them with words. Ibn Hisham, in his book 'Tahdhib as-Sira', defines 'همزة' as one who publicly insults a person and 'لمزة' as