Surah Al-Qamar
Chapter 54 · Verse 12 · Revealed in Makkah
“And caused the earth to burst with springs, and the waters met for a matter already predestined.”
Translation: Saheeh International
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Mishary Rashid Alafasy
Reflection — Ibn Kathir
The Story of the People of Nuh and the Lesson from it
Allah the Exalted said,
كَذَّبَتْ
Reflection — Maarif ul Quran
فالْتَقَى الْمَاءُ عَلَىٰ أَمْرٍ قَدْ قُدِرَ (so the water [ of both kinds ] met together for a destined event....54:12). In other words, the rain water pouring down from the skies in torrents and also bubbling water gushing forth from under the ground, caused the Deluge [ a huge flood ] which engulfed the entire land, and thus the Divine decree was fulfilled, destroying the people of Nuh (علیہ السلام) to the last man, and even the peaks of the mountains could not give them any shelter.
What does this verse bring up for you today?