سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْۣبِيَآءِ
Surah Al-Anbiyaa (21) — Ayah 104
يَوْمَ نَطْوِى ٱلسَّمَآءَ كَطَىِّ ٱلسِّجِلِّ لِلْكُتُبِ ۚ كَمَا بَدَأْنَآ أَوَّلَ خَلْقٍ نُّعِيدُهُۥ ۚ وَعْدًا عَلَيْنَآ ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا فَـٰعِلِينَ ﴿104﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And (remember) the Day when We shall roll up the heaven like a scroll rolled up for books. As We began the first creation, We shall repeat it. (It is) a promise binding upon Us. Truly, We shall do it.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَوْمَ
yawma
(The) Day
نَطْوِى
naṭwī
We will fold
ٱلسَّمَآءَ
l-samāa
the heaven
كَطَىِّ
kaṭayyi
like (the) folding
ٱلسِّجِلِّ
l-sijili
(of) a scroll
لِلْكُتُبِ ۚ
lil'kutubi
for records
كَمَا
kamā
As
بَدَأْنَآ
badanā
We began
أَوَّلَ
awwala
(the) first
خَلْقٍۢ
khalqin
creation
نُّعِيدُهُۥ ۚ
nuʿīduhu
We will repeat it
وَعْدًا
waʿdan
a promise
عَلَيْنَآ ۚ
ʿalaynā
upon Us
إِنَّا
innā
Indeed, We
كُنَّا
kunnā
We are
فَـٰعِلِينَ
fāʿilīna
(the) Doers
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.
14. 1. That is, just as a scribe, after writing, folds up the pages or register and puts them away. As stated in another place (وَالسَّمٰوٰتُ مَطْوِيّٰتٌۢ بِيَمِيْنِهٖ) 39. Az-Zumar:87) "The heavens will be rolled up in His right hand." "Sijill" means scroll or register. "Lilkutub" means "ala al-kitab" in the sense of "al-maktub" (Tafsir Ibn Kathir). The meaning is that just as it is easy for a scribe to roll up the written papers, in the same way, it is not difficult for Allah to gather the vastness of the heavens in His hand.
