Surah At-Taariq
Chapter 86 · Verse 12 · Revealed in Makkah
وَٱلْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدْعِ
“And [by] the earth which cracks open,”
Translation: Saheeh International
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Mishary Rashid Alafasy
Reflection — Ibn Kathir
Swearing to the Truthfulness of the Qur'an and the Failure of Those Who oppose it
Ibn `Abbas said, "Ar-raj` means rain." It has also been narrated from him that he said, "It means the clouds that contain rain." He also said,
وَالسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ الرَّجْعِ
Reflection — Maarif ul Quran
وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الرَّجْعِ (I swear by the sky that rains...86:11) The word raj refers to 'the rain that comes down repeatedly'. In other words, the rain that comes down and stops and then returns.
What does this verse bring up for you today?