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• ArticleMountains as Pegs (Awtād) أَوْتَادًا

  In Sūrah An-Naba the Qur'an calls the mountains awtād — pegs or stakes (78:7) — not as a geology lesson but as a sign: the stea …

• ArticleIn reviewMountains in the Quran الجبال

  The Quran describes mountains as "pegs" stabilising the earth — a metaphor with notable scientific resonance.

• QuestionWhy does the Qur'an describe mountains as pegs (awtād)?

  … a floor steady enough that you forget it is there. In 78:7 Allah says, "and the mountains as pegs (awtād)" — and that quiet steadiness under your feet is the mercy this …

• QuestionWhy does the Qur'an say the mountains become "a mirage" on the Day of Judgment (78:20)?

  Surah An-Naba 78:20 says "the mountains are set in motion and become a mirage" (sarāban). The image works on two levels …

• ArticleEarth as a Resting Place (Mihād) مِهَادًا

  The Qur'an calls the earth a mihād — a cradle or resting place spread out for human life (78:6) — one of the signs of God's provision in Sūrah An-Naba, where th

• TopicSigns Within Reach: The Earth, the Body, and the Rhythm of Day and Night

  … e earth laid out beneath you as a bed you never have to think about (78:6); the mountains driven into it like pegs so the ground stays still under your feet (78:7); your …

• ArticleThe Seven Heavens سَبْعًا شِدَادًا

  In Sūrah An-Naba the Qur'an names the heavens above us as "seven mighty heavens" — saban shidāda (78:12) — one of a set of signs that present the cosmos not as

• MisconceptionCritics argue that calling the earth a "resting place" (mihād) spread out and pinned by mountains shows the Qur'an teaches a flat earth.

  … r doing. Surah An-Naba makes exactly this move: it lists the provision — earth, mountains, sleep, night, day, gardens — precisely to turn the heart toward the One who pr …

• ArticleNight as a Covering, Day for Livelihood لِبَاسًا … مَعَاشًا

  In Surah An-Naba (78:10-11), the Qur'an names the night a covering (libas) and the day a time for livelihood (maash). The rhythmic alternation of darkness and l

• QuestionWhat does "seven mighty heavens" (sabʿan shidādā) mean in Surah An-Naba 78:12?

  … he verse opens a list of God's favours and signs—the earth spread as a bed, the mountains, your own sleep, the sun, the rain, the crops—that builds toward proof of the r …

• ArticleThe Blazing Lamp (the Sun) سِرَاجًا وَهَّاجًا

  In Sūrah An-Naba the Qur'an calls the sun sirājan wahhājan — a blazing, radiant lamp (78:13): warmth on your skin and light that makes the day possible, named n

• ArticleThe Great News (al-Nabaʾ al-ʿAẓīm) ٱلنَّبَإِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

  Al-Nabaʾ al-ʿAẓīm, the “Great News” of Sūrah An-Naba 78:1–3, is the momentous tiding the deniers argue over — the Resurrection and the Day of Judgement. It is t

• ArticleThe True Day ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلْحَقُّ

  In Sūrah An-Naba the appointed reckoning is sealed as “the True Day” (al-yawm al-ḥaqq, 78:39) — a reality beyond doubt — paired with an open invitation: “whoeve

• TopicThe Day of Decision: Its Appointed Time and Cosmic Upheaval

  … :18), the sky is torn open until it becomes wide gateways (78:19), and the firm mountains — the steadiest things you know — are driven along until they dissolve into a m …

• ArticleThe Day of Decision (Yawm al-Fasl) يَوْمَ الْفَصْلِ

  Yawm al-Fasl, the “Day of Decision” of Sūrah An-Naba (78:17), is the appointed day when truth is finally separated from falsehood and every dispute is settled —

• QuestionWhat does it mean that the earth was made a "mihād" (resting place)?

  … us is firm, livable, and provisioned. In context, this is one of several signs (mountains, pairs, sleep, night, day) listed to demonstrate God's power and wisdom, buildi …

• QuestionWhat is “the great news” in Surah An-Naba?

  … to the world they already live in. The earth spread out as a resting place, the mountains set as pegs, sleep made for rest, night drawn as a covering and day as a liveli …

• ArticleIn reviewAyah آية

  A verse of the Quran. The Quran has 6,236 ayat distributed across 114 surahs.

• ArticleIn reviewDay and Night الليل والنهار

  The Quran emphasises the alternation of day and night as a sign of divine wisdom.

• ArticleIn reviewEarth as a Resting Place الْأَرْض مِهَادًا

  The Quranic image of the earth as a "cradle" or "resting place" prepared for human habitation — named in Surah An-Naba 78:6 and several other verses.

• ArticleIn reviewNuh نُوح

  The first messenger of Allah after Adam in Islam — preached for 950 years, built the Ark at divine command, and was saved with the believers from a global flood

• ArticleIn reviewSigns of Allah (Ayat) آيَات اللَّه

  The "signs" by which Allah is recognised — encompassing the verses of the Quran, the cosmos and natural world, the events of history, and the unfolding of human

• ArticleIn reviewSigns of Creation

  The created order — earth, mountains, pairs, sleep, night and day, the heavens — offered in the Qur'an as signs poin …

• ArticleIn reviewSurah at-Takwir سُورَة التَّكْوِير

  The 81st surah of the Quran — Meccan, 29 verses — opens with twelve cosmic disturbances at the end of the world and includes a vivid description of the Quran's

• ArticleIn reviewThe Heavens and Earth السَّمَاوَات وَالْأَرْض

  A frequent Quranic pairing of all creation — heavens (the celestial realms, including the seven heavens) and earth — invoked in over a hundred verses to indicat

• VerseVerse 78:20

  and the mountains are set in motion and become a mirage.

• VerseVerse 78:7

  and the mountains as pegs,

• QuestionWhat does "the trumpet is sounded" mean in Surah An-Naba 78:18?

  … ually beginning, after which the sky opens and becomes gateways (78:19) and the mountains are set in motion until they are a mirage (78:20). But notice what the verse i …

• QuestionWhat is the "Day of Decision" (Yawm al-Fasl) in Surah An-Naba 78:17?

  … llow (78:18-20) sketch its onset — the trumpet, the rising from the graves, the mountains set moving. But notice what this name actually promises. It is not first a nam …

• TopicThe Built Sky, the Blazing Lamp, and the Rain That Greens the Earth

  Before this passage offers an argument, it offers a gift — and notice the order of the giving, because the order is the argument. Look up: seven mighty, firmly

• MisconceptionCritics argue that "seven mighty heavens" reflects an outdated, naive cosmology—a literal stack of seven solid domes or layers above the earth—which modern astronomy has disproven, showing the Qur'an to be a product of its time rather than a divine text.

  So the honest position is this: "seven heavens" is the Qur'an's recurring way of naming the created realms above us (65:12, 67:3), and the classical scholars tr

• ArticleThe Twofold Warning (Kallā Sa-yaʿlamūn) كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ

  In Sūrah An-Naba the dispute over “the great news” is met with a doubled warning: “No indeed! They will come to know. Again, no indeed! They will come to know”

• QuestionWhat does al-muʿṣirāt mean in Surah An-Naba 78:14?

  In 78:14, “and sent down from al-muʿṣirāt water pouring forth” (wa-anzalnā mina l-muʿṣirāti māʾan thajjājā), the word al-muʿṣirāt has been discussed at length b

• ArticleThe Gardens of Paradise (in An-Naba) حَدَآئِقَ وَأَعْنَابًا

  In Sūrah An-Naba (78:31-36) the reward of the God-conscious is described as gardens and vineyards, a full cup, and an air free of idle or false talk — and then

• TopicHell Lies in Wait for the Defiant

  There is a weight to these verses that is meant to be felt: Hell is described as poised in ambush, the destined return for those who persistently and knowingly

• TopicThe Great News They Argue About

  The surah opens not with an answer but with a question put to you: "About what are they asking one another?" (78:1) — and the answer it gives back is "the great

• TopicThe True Day: When None Speaks Without Leave, and the Way Home Stands Open

  Stand for a moment inside the awe this passage paints: a Day so heavy with majesty that the Spirit and the angels line up in silent ranks, and no one dares spea

• ArticleThe Spirit (al-Rūḥ) ٱلرُّوحُ

  In Sūrah An-Naba (78:38) the Spirit (al-Rūḥ) and the angels stand in ranks on the Day of Judgement, and none may speak except whom the All-Merciful permits, say

• ArticleThe Reckoning (al-Ḥisāb) حِسَابًا

  Al-Ḥisāb is the accounting of every deed on the Day of Resurrection. Sūrah An-Naba names the deniers as those who “did not expect any reckoning” (78:27). The Qu

• TopicThe Reward of the God-Conscious: Gardens, Peace, and a Gift from the Lord of All

  Before this passage lists a single delight, it tells you where the delight comes from: it is a gift, given freely and generously by the Lord of the heavens, the

• ArticleThe Recompense of the Transgressors (in An-Naba) جَزَآءً وِفَاقًا

  In Sūrah An-Naba, Hell is described as "lying in wait" (78:21) for the transgressors — a place of return where they abide for ages, tasting neither coolness nor

• QuestionWhy is 'they will come to know' repeated twice in Surah An-Naba?

  The two verses 'Kallā sayaʿlamūn' (78:4) and 'Thumma kallā sayaʿlamūn' (78:5) say almost the same thing on purpose. In Arabic this kind of repetition is a recog

• ArticleThe Trumpet (al-Sur) ٱلصُّور

  Al-Sur is the Trumpet whose blast marks the Resurrection. In Sūrah An-Naba the Day the Trumpet is blown brings people forth in throngs (78:18), echoed across th

• TopicWhy the Reckoning Overtook Them

  Notice the quiet assumption the passage names first: these were people who never expected a day of accounting, so they brushed God's signs aside as if no one we

• QuestionWhy does the Qur'an call the sun a "blazing lamp" (sirājan wahhājā) in 78:13?

  In 78:13 Allah says "and placed a blazing lamp" (wa-jaʿalnā sirājan wahhājā), which the commentators unanimously identify as the sun. Sirāj means a lamp or lant

• QuestionWhy does Surah An-Naba say the disbelievers were punished because they 'did not expect any reckoning'?

  In An-Naba 78:27, the Qur'an names the root cause of the punishment with striking economy: 'Indeed, they were a people who did not expect any reckoning' (78:27)

• QuestionWhat does 'Kallā sayaʿlamūn' mean in Surah An-Naba 78:4-5?

  In Surah An-Naba 78:4-5, 'Kallā sayaʿlamūn' (كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ) means 'No indeed; they will come to know,' followed in verse 5 by 'Thumma kallā sayaʿlamūn' —

• QuestionWhy does the Qur'an describe sleep as rest and the night as a covering?

  Verses 78:9–11 say Allah "made your sleep a rest (subāt), made the night a covering (libās), and made the day for livelihood (maʿāsh)." The commentators explain

• ArticleThe Book of Deeds كِتَـٰبًا

  In Sūrah An-Naba the Qur'an declares that God “has recorded everything in a Book” (78:29) — the complete, exact register of deeds. This record is fastened to ea

• TopicNo! They Will Come to Know

  These two verses answer those who dispute and doubt the resurrection and the great news of the Hereafter. The word "Kallā" ("No indeed!") cuts cleanly through t