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An-Naba (The Tidings)

Verse 12of 40

وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًۭا شِدَادًۭا﴿١٢

Translation (Sahih International)

And constructed above you seven strong [heavens]

Word-by-word meaning

وَبَنَيْنَاwabanaynāAnd We constructed
فَوْقَكُمْfawqakumover you
سَبْعًۭاsabʿanseven
شِدَادًۭاshidādanstrong

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Which was revealed in Makkahبِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِIn the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.Refutation against the Idolators' Denial of the Occurrence of the Day of JudgementIn rejection of the idolators' questioning about the Day of Judgement, due to their denial of its occurrence, Allah says,عَمَّ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ - عَنِ النَّبَإِ الْعَظِيمِ(What are they asking about About the great news,) meaning, what are they asking about They are asking about the matter of...

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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