Al-Infitar 82:1
The Cleaving · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 587
When the Sky Splits
إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنفَطَرَتۡ ١
When the heaven is cleft asunder.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
When the sky breaks apart.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, this splitting is the beginning of the change of the world’s order; as other surahs say, the sky opens for the angels to descend.
Reflect
Consider that the order you think unchanging will one day change.
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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