Ayetآية

At-Takwir 81:3

The Overthrowing · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 586

When Mountains Move

وَإِذَا ٱلۡجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتۡ ۝٣

And when the hills are moved.

Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall

Meaning

When the mountains are set in motion.

Insight

According to Elmalılı, the earth will quake and the mountains be tossed like wool, flung into space like clouds.

Reflect

Consider that what seems most fixed in your life 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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