سُوْرَةُ النَّبَاِ

Surah An-Naba (78) — Ayah 19

The Announcement · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 582

وَفُتِحَتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ أَبْوَٰبًا ﴿19﴾
And the heaven shall be opened, and it will become as gates,
وَفُتِحَتِ wafutiḥati And is opened
ٱلسَّمَآءُ l-samāu the heaven
فَكَانَتْ fakānat and becomes
أَبْوَٰبًۭا abwāban gateways

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(Ayah 19) {وَ فُتِحَتِ السَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ اَبْوَابًا :} There are still doors in the sky, as mentioned in Surah Al-A'raf (40) and also referenced in the hadith of Mi'raj, but at that time the sky will be torn apart in such a way as if it has entirely taken the form of doors, and this tearing will be for the descent of the angels, as He said: « وَ يَوْمَ تَشَقَّقُ السَّمَآءُ بِالْغَمَامِ وَ نُزِّلَ الْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةُ تَنْزِيْلًا» [ الفرقان : ۲۵ ] "The Day when the sky will be split open with clouds, and the angels will be sent down in succession."

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19. 1. That is, pathways will be made for the descent of angels and they will descend upon the earth.

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19. And the sky will be opened and become as gates [14].

[14] Today, we see the sky as a blue, sound, and intact roof in which there is no visible gap, crack, or fissure. But when the first trumpet of the Day of Judgment is blown, so many cracks and fissures will appear in this sky that it will seem as if the whole sky has become nothing but doors. At that time, it will no longer remain a secure roof; countless stars will collide with each other and fall to the earth. Many shooting stars and other calamities will also head towards the earth.