سُوْرَةُ الطُّوْرِ
Surah At-Tur (52) — Ayah 44
وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ كِسْفًا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ سَاقِطًا يَقُولُوا۟ سَحَابٌ مَّرْكُومٌ ﴿44﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And if they were to see a piece of the heaven falling down, they would say: "Clouds gathered in heaps!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِن
wa-in
And if
يَرَوْا۟
yaraw
they were to see
كِسْفًۭا
kis'fan
a portion
مِّنَ
mina
from
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
l-samāi
the sky
سَاقِطًۭا
sāqiṭan
falling
يَقُولُوا۟
yaqūlū
they will say
سَحَابٌۭ
saḥābun
Clouds
مَّرْكُومٌۭ
markūmun
heaped up
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
44. Even if they were to see a piece of the sky falling down, they would say, “It is just a mass of piled-up clouds [37].”
[37]
The Height of the Disbelievers’ Stubbornness:
Sometimes, even Muslims—and even the Messenger of Allah ﷺ himself—would think that if Allah were to show the tangible miracle that the disbelievers were demanding, perhaps these people would believe, which would strengthen Islam and lessen the hardships upon the Muslims. In this verse, Muslims are being told that these people will never believe, because they are so obstinate and stubborn that even if, according to their demand, a piece of the sky were to fall down, they would still seek natural explanations for it and would say: “When is this a piece of the sky? This is just a piece of cloud that, having become thick, dense, and heavy layer upon layer, has fallen to the earth.”
[37]
The Height of the Disbelievers’ Stubbornness:
Sometimes, even Muslims—and even the Messenger of Allah ﷺ himself—would think that if Allah were to show the tangible miracle that the disbelievers were demanding, perhaps these people would believe, which would strengthen Islam and lessen the hardships upon the Muslims. In this verse, Muslims are being told that these people will never believe, because they are so obstinate and stubborn that even if, according to their demand, a piece of the sky were to fall down, they would still seek natural explanations for it and would say: “When is this a piece of the sky? This is just a piece of cloud that, having become thick, dense, and heavy layer upon layer, has fallen to the earth.”
