Surah 88 of 114
Surah Al-Ghashiyah
The Overwhelming
Surah Al-Ghashiyah (The Overwhelming) is the 88th surah of the Quran, revealed in Makkah, with 26 ayahs spanning juz 30.
الغاشية
What this surah covers
- The overwhelming event
- Two faces of that day
- Reflect on creation
Memorising it
At the academy’s standard pace, Surah Al-Ghashiyah typically takes 3–6 supervised lessons, with revision continuing afterwards. The range is wide on purpose: it moves with the student’s age, whether they already read fluently, and how much is revised between lessons. A single figure would be a promise about a student we have not met.
Memorisation load is rated Moderate relative to the rest of the Quran, derived from its length rather than assigned by opinion.