سُوْرَةُ التَّكْوِيْرِ

Surah At-Takwir (81) — Ayah 3

The Overthrowing · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 586

وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ ﴿3﴾
And when the mountains are made to pass away;
وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when
ٱلْجِبَالُ l-jibālu the mountains
سُيِّرَتْ suyyirat are moved away

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3. And when the mountains are set in motion [4],

[4] That is, when the gravitational pull of the earth will end, even the roots of the mountains embedded in the earth will become loose. First, the mountains will break apart and be shattered into pieces. Afterwards, the loose sand of these mountains will be blown here and there by the wind.