سُوْرَةُ الطَّارِقِ
Surah At-Taariq (86) — Ayah 11
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ ﴿11﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
By the sky (having rain clouds) which gives rain, again and again.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ
wal-samāi
By the sky
ذَاتِ
dhāti
which
ٱلرَّجْعِ
l-rajʿi
returns
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.
11. By the sky which returns (rain) again and again [9].
[9] ﴿ذات الرجع﴾ The meaning of "return" is to go back to one's origin, but figuratively, the word ﴿رجع﴾ is also used for rain. One reason for calling the sky ﴿ذات الرجع﴾ could be that water vapors rise from the sea, and when they reach the heights of the sky, the coolness of those heights turns the vapors back into water, and rain begins. Another reason is that the process of rainfall does not happen just once, but repeatedly and from time to time.
[9] ﴿ذات الرجع﴾ The meaning of "return" is to go back to one's origin, but figuratively, the word ﴿رجع﴾ is also used for rain. One reason for calling the sky ﴿ذات الرجع﴾ could be that water vapors rise from the sea, and when they reach the heights of the sky, the coolness of those heights turns the vapors back into water, and rain begins. Another reason is that the process of rainfall does not happen just once, but repeatedly and from time to time.
