Ayetآية

Al-Infitar 82:3

The Cleaving · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 587

When the Seas Burst Forth

وَإِذَا ٱلۡبِحَارُ فُجِّرَتۡ ۝٣

When the seas are poured forth.

Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall

Meaning

When the seas are made to burst.

Insight

According to Elmalılı, this may be the barriers between seas tearing so they become one sea, or their waters drawing away.

Reflect

Reflect today on the blessing of water and sea.

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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