Al-Infitar 82:2
The Cleaving · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 587
When the Stars Scatter
وَإِذَا ٱلۡكَوَاكِبُ ٱنتَثَرَتۡ ٢
When the planets are dispersed.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
When the stars fall scattered.
Insight
Elmalılı explains “intithar” as something strung together coming loose and scattering; the stars falling will come with the breakdown of the balance of gravitation.
Reflect
Thank Allah today for the balances that hold your life together.
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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