سُوْرَةُ الْاِنْفِطَارِ

Surah Al-Infitaar (82) — Ayah 2

The Cleaving · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 587

وَإِذَا ٱلْكَوَاكِبُ ٱنتَثَرَتْ ﴿2﴾
And when the stars have fallen and scattered.
وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when
ٱلْكَوَاكِبُ l-kawākibu the stars
ٱنتَثَرَتْ intatharat scatter

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2. And when the stars are scattered and fall [3],

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The Literal Meaning of ﴿انتثر﴾:

﴿اِنْتَثرَتْ﴾ ﴿نثر﴾ refers to anything that falls off from something and becomes scattered. And ﴿انتثار﴾ means to blow one’s nose. That is, just as the particles of nasal mucus fall off in a very disorderly manner and scatter on the ground, this is the meaning of the word. Also, note that this word is used only for inanimate things. The meaning is that, due to the loss of mutual attraction among the stars, they will fall here and there in a very disorderly manner.