It is derived from the word kuwwirat in the first verse. Kuwwirat is passive voice from takvir in the past tense, and means "that which is folded up", thereby implying that it is a Surah in which the "folding up" has been mentioned:

Period of Revelation

The subject matter and the style clearly show that it is one of the earliest Surahs to be revealed at Makkah.

Theme and Subject Matter

It has two themes: the Hereafter and the institution of Prophethood.

In the first six verses the first stage of the Resurrection has been mentioned when the sun will lose its light, the stars will scatter, the mountains will be uprooted and will disperse, the people will become heedless of their dearest possessions, the beasts of the jungle will be stupefied and will gather together, and the seas will boil up. Then in the next seven verses the second stage has been described when the souls will be reunited with the bodies, the records will be laid open, the people will be called to account for their crimes, the heavens will be unveiled, and Hell and Heaven will be brought into full view. After depicting the Hereafter thus, man has been left to ponder his own self and deeds, saying: "Then each man shall himself know what he has brought with him."

After this the theme of Prophethood has been taken up. In this the people of Makkah have been addressed, as if to say "Whatever Muhammad (upon whom be Allah's peace and blessings) is presenting before you, is not the bragging of a madman, nor an evil suggestion inspired by Satan, but the word of a noble, exalted and trustworthy messenger sent by God, whom Muhammad (upon whom be Allah's peace and blessings) has seen with his own eyes in the bright horizon of the clear sky in broad day light. Whither then are you going having turned away from this teaching?"

Maududi: English

At-Takwir

Juz 30

سورة التكوير

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ ‎﴿١﴾‏ وَإِذَا النُّجُومُ انكَدَرَتْ ‎﴿٢﴾‏ وَإِذَا الْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ ‎﴿٣﴾‏ وَإِذَا الْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ ‎﴿٤﴾‏ وَإِذَا الْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ ‎﴿٥﴾‏ وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ ‎﴿٦﴾‏ وَإِذَا النُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ ‎﴿٧﴾‏ وَإِذَا الْمَوْءُودَةُ سُئِلَتْ ‎﴿٨﴾‏ بِأَيِّ ذَنبٍ قُتِلَتْ ‎﴿٩﴾‏ وَإِذَا الصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ ‎﴿١٠﴾‏ وَإِذَا السَّمَاءُ كُشِطَتْ ‎﴿١١﴾‏ وَإِذَا الْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ ‎﴿١٢﴾‏ وَإِذَا الْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ ‎﴿١٣﴾‏ عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّا أَحْضَرَتْ ‎﴿١٤﴾‏ فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالْخُنَّسِ ‎﴿١٥﴾‏ الْجَوَارِ الْكُنَّسِ ‎﴿١٦﴾‏ وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ ‎﴿١٧﴾‏ وَالصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ ‎﴿١٨﴾‏ إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ ‎﴿١٩﴾‏ ذِي قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِي الْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ ‎﴿٢٠﴾‏ مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ ‎﴿٢١﴾‏ وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ ‎﴿٢٢﴾‏ وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ بِالْأُفُقِ الْمُبِينِ ‎﴿٢٣﴾‏ وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى الْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ ‎﴿٢٤﴾‏ وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَانٍ رَّجِيمٍ ‎﴿٢٥﴾‏ فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ ‎﴿٢٦﴾‏ إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَالَمِينَ ‎﴿٢٧﴾‏ لِمَن شَاءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ ‎﴿٢٨﴾‏ وَمَا تَشَاءُونَ إِلَّا أَن يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ ‎﴿٢٩﴾‏‏‏

When the sun shall be folded up, (1) when the stars shall scatter away, (2) when the mountains shall be set in motion, (3) when the ten-months pregnant camels shall be abandoned, (4) when the savage beasts shall be brought together, (5) when the seas shall be set boiling, (6) when the souls shall be rejoined (with their bodies), (7) and when the girl-child buried alive shall be asked: (8) for what offence was she killed? (9) and when the scrolls of (men's) deeds shall be unfolded, (10) and when Heaven is laid bare; (11) and Hell is stoked, (12) and Paradise brought nigh: (13) then shall each person know what he has brought along. (14) No indeed; I swear by the alternating stars (15) that hide, (16) and by the night as it recedes, (17) and the morn as it breathes. (18) Verily this is the word of a noble message-bearer; (19) one mighty and held in honour with the Lord of the Throne; (20) there he is obeyed and held trustworthy. (21) (O people of Makkah), your companion is not mad; (22) he indeed saw the message-bearer on the clear horizon; (23) nor does he grudge (conveying this knowledge about) the Unseen; (24) nor is it a word of an accursed Satan. (25) Where to are you then heading? (26) It is nothing but Good Counsel for everyone in the world, (27) for everyone of you who wishes to follow the Straight Way; (28) but your wishing will not avail unless Allah, the Lord of the Universe, so wishes. (29)

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