سُوْرَةُ الْقِيَامَةِ

Surah Al-Qiyaama (75) — Ayah 9

The Resurrection · Meccan · Juz 29 · Page 577

وَجُمِعَ ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ ﴿9﴾
And the sun and moon will be joined together (by going one into the other or folded up or deprived of their light).
وَجُمِعَ wajumiʿa And are joined
ٱلشَّمْسُ l-shamsu the sun
وَٱلْقَمَرُ wal-qamaru and the moon

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(Ayah 9) {وَ جُمِعَ الشَّمْسُ وَ الْقَمَرُ :} That is, this celestial system in which the moon is at a distance of millions of miles from the sun, will be thrown into disorder and the sun and the moon will be joined together. It is narrated from Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: [اَلشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ مُكَوَّرَانِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ] [ بخاري، بدء الخلق، باب صفۃ الشمس والقمر : ۳۲۰۰ ] "On the Day of Resurrection, the sun and the moon will be folded up."

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9. 1. That is, in darkness. The meaning is that, like the moon, the light of the sun will also be extinguished.

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9. And the sun and the moon will be joined together [8].

[8] Its true nature is best known to Allah, but it appears that when the earth begins to tremble and shake, its gravitational pull will also end or become irregular, and the sun's gravitational pull will affect the moon, drawing it towards itself, and the two will collide with each other.