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At-Takwir (The Overthrowing)

Verse 2of 29

وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتْ﴿٢

Translation (Sahih International)

And when the stars fall, dispersing,

Word-by-word meaning

وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
ٱلنُّجُومُl-nujūmuthe stars
ٱنكَدَرَتْinkadaratfall, losing their luster

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Which was revealed in MakkahWhat has been narrated about This SurahImam Ahmad recorded from Ibn `Umar that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,«مَنْ سَرَّهُ أَنْ يَنْظُرَ إِلى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ كَأَنَّهُ رَأْيُ عَيْنٍ فَلْيَقْرَأْ:إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْوإِذَا السَّمَآءُ انفَطَرَتْوإِذَا السَّمَآءُ انشَقَّتْ »(Whoever wishes to look at the Day of Judgement as if he is seeing it with his own eyes, then let him read, (When the sun is wound round.) (81:1) (and; (When the heaven is cleft asunder.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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