Al-Inshiqaaq (The Splitting Open)

It is derived from the word inshaqqat in the first verse. Inshaqqat is infinitive which means to split asunder, thereby implying that it is the Surah in which mention has been made of the splitting asunder of the heavens.

This too is one of the earliest Surahs to be revealed at Makkah. The internal evidence of its subject matter indicates that persecution of the Muslims had not yet started; however, the message of the Qur'an was being openly repudiated at Makkah and t...

Its theme is the Resurrection and Hereafter....

Al-Inshiqaaq

The Splitting Open

Playing

إِذَا When

ٱلسَّمَآءُ the sky

ٱنشَقَّتْ is split asunder,

Al-Inshiqaaq

The Splitting Open

Playing

وَأَذِنَتْ And has listened

لِرَبِّهَا to its Lord

وَحُقَّتْ and was obligated,

Al-Inshiqaaq

The Splitting Open

Playing

وَإِذَا And when

ٱلْأَرْضُ the earth

مُدَّتْ is spread,

Al-Inshiqaaq

The Splitting Open

Playing

وَأَلْقَتْ And has cast out

مَا what

فِيهَا (is) in it

وَتَخَلَّتْ and becomes empty,

Al-Inshiqaaq

The Splitting Open

Playing

وَأَذِنَتْ And has listened

لِرَبِّهَا to its Lord

وَحُقَّتْ and was obligated.

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