سُوْرَةُ التَّكْوِيْرِ
Surah At-Takwir (81) — Ayah 6
وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ ﴿6﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And when the seas become as blazing Fire or overflow.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذَا
wa-idhā
And when
ٱلْبِحَارُ
l-biḥāru
the seas
سُجِّرَتْ
sujjirat
are made to overflow
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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6. And when the seas are set ablaze [7],
[7]
The Fate of the Seas on the Day of Judgment:
In ﴿سُجِّرَتْ﴾ and ﴿سجر﴾, there is the meaning of something being filled and of mixing or turbulence within it. By ﴿البحر المسجور﴾ is meant the sea that is both full and, due to the surge of turbulence, is also boiling over. The meaning of ﴿سجّرالتنّور﴾ is to fill an oven with fuel and heat it so that the fire blazes with full intensity, and "sajoor" refers to the fuel with which the oven is heated. Thus, anything that is thrown into the oven to intensify the fire is called "sajoor." Now, consider that water is a combination of two gases: oxygen and hydrogen. Hydrogen itself is a flammable gas that ignites immediately when exposed to fire, and oxygen helps the fire to blaze. It is a marvel of Allah's power that when these two gases are chemically combined, the resulting water has properties completely opposite to those gases and immediately extinguishes fire. On the Day of Judgment, the water of the seas will be converted back into these two gases. Then, fire will be set to them, and eventually, they will dry up.
[7]
The Fate of the Seas on the Day of Judgment:
In ﴿سُجِّرَتْ﴾ and ﴿سجر﴾, there is the meaning of something being filled and of mixing or turbulence within it. By ﴿البحر المسجور﴾ is meant the sea that is both full and, due to the surge of turbulence, is also boiling over. The meaning of ﴿سجّرالتنّور﴾ is to fill an oven with fuel and heat it so that the fire blazes with full intensity, and "sajoor" refers to the fuel with which the oven is heated. Thus, anything that is thrown into the oven to intensify the fire is called "sajoor." Now, consider that water is a combination of two gases: oxygen and hydrogen. Hydrogen itself is a flammable gas that ignites immediately when exposed to fire, and oxygen helps the fire to blaze. It is a marvel of Allah's power that when these two gases are chemically combined, the resulting water has properties completely opposite to those gases and immediately extinguishes fire. On the Day of Judgment, the water of the seas will be converted back into these two gases. Then, fire will be set to them, and eventually, they will dry up.
