Surah Al-Inshiqaaq (84) — Ayah 3
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
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Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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The Meaning of Stretching the Earth:
﴿مُدَّتْ﴾ ﴿مَدَّ﴾ means to stretch something in length and to make it longer. Just as Allah stretches and spreads the shadows or the clouds. It should be clear that this does not mean that Allah will stretch the earth and make it flat. Allah has already spread and lengthened the earth. On that day, only this will happen: all the seas will be dried up and included into the land, which will make the area of the earth four times greater. Then the mountains will be leveled to the ground, and all its high and low places will be made even. In this way, the area of this very earth will become so vast that all the humans born from our master Adam ؑ until the Day of Judgment, and all the generations of jinn until the Day of Judgment, will be gathered together in one place. This very earth will become the plain of resurrection, and it is also possible that for the plain of resurrection, Allah may create another earth besides this one, as is understood from another verse: ﴿يَوْمَ تُبدل الْاَرْضُ غَيْرَ الْاَرْضِ﴾.
