Al-Haqqah 69:16
The Reality · Meccan · Juz 29 · Page 567
The Sky Splits
وَٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَهِيَ يَوۡمَئِذࣲ وَاهِيَةࣱ ١٦
And the heaven will split asunder, for that day it will be frail.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
And the sky will split, for that Day it is frail.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, that day the sky has cracked, sagged and hangs down; not yet rolled up, but in a sorrowful and hazy state.
Reflect
Look at the sky and reflect that it too submits to Allah’s command.
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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