سُوْرَةُ التَّكْوِيْرِ

Surah At-Takwir (81) — Ayah 2

The Overthrowing · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 586

وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتْ ﴿2﴾
And when the stars fall.
وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when
ٱلنُّجُومُ l-nujūmu the stars
ٱنكَدَرَتْ inkadarat fall, losing their luster

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(Ayah 2) {وَ اِذَا النُّجُوْمُ انْكَدَرَتْ : ’’ انْكَدَرَتْ ‘‘} Tabari has narrated two meanings for this: the first is {’’تَنَاثَرَتْ‘‘} meaning they will scatter and fall, and the second is {’’ تَغَيَّرَتْ‘‘} meaning they will become changed. Turbidity is the opposite of clarity. If both meanings are kept in view, then the meaning will be that the stars will scatter and fall, their light and clarity will end, and they will become devoid of light.

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2. 1. Another translation is that they will fall down , meaning their existence in the sky will not remain at all.

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2. And when the stars lose their light [3],

[3] ﴿اِنْكَدَرَ﴾ ﴿كدر﴾ means dullness (the opposite of clarity), and ﴿انكدر﴾ means for something to become dull itself. The color becomes faded and dimmed, that is, the light that the stars and the moon have is obtained as a result of the reflection of light from the sun or some other star. Then, when the mutual connection of these stars is severed, their brilliance and luster will also disappear.