Al-Furqan 25:25
The Criterion · Meccan · Juz 19 · Page 362
The Sky Will Split
وَيَوۡمَ تَشَقَّقُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ بِٱلۡغَمَٰمِ وَنُزِّلَ ٱلۡمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ تَنزِيلًا ٢٥
A day when the heaven with the clouds will be rent asunder and the angels will be sent down, a grand descent.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
The Day the heaven will split open with clouds and the angels will be sent down in successive descent.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, this is the day the sky splits with the rising of clouds and angels descend one after another.
Reflect
Reflect on that day’s awe and prepare.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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