Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And you will see the mountains"
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Question:
This questioner asks: What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted[An-Naml 27:88]? Does it indicate that the mountains move in our time? And is this verse evidence for that?
Answer:
This verse is not evidence for that; rather, this is an overreach made by those who deal with calculation, astronomy, and celestial bodies. This is an error, because the verse is in the context of the Day of Resurrection.[Al-Fajr 89:21] It was shaken, and the mountains were blown away and became scattered dust, scattered dust. [Al-Fajr 89:21] As they complain, the mountains are shaken and melt, then they move. [An-Naml 27:88], passing through the air like smoke and clouds, because they melted and flew in the air, instead of being fixed and solid mountains. They were placed in the earth in this world to stabilize it, because it does not shake with its inhabitants. So when the earth is crushed and shaken on the Day of Resurrection, the need for the mountains ceases at that time. So Allah, Exalted and Majestic, said [Taha 20:105-107]. Allah, Exalted and Majestic, made the earth a stable place, as in the verse. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This questioner asks: What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted
And you see the mountains, thinking them rigid, while they will pass as the passing of clouds
وَتَرَى الْجِبَالَ تَحْسَبُهَا جَامِدَةً وَهِيَ تَمُرُّ مَرَّ السَّحَابِAnswer:
This verse is not evidence for that; rather, this is an overreach made by those who deal with calculation, astronomy, and celestial bodies. This is an error, because the verse is in the context of the Day of Resurrection.
When the earth has been leveled - pounded and crushed -
إِذَا دُكَّتِ الْأَرْضُ دَكًّاNo! When the earth has been leveled
كَلَّا إِذَا دُكَّتِ الْأَرْضُ دَكًّاAnd you see the mountains, thinking them rigid, while they will pass as the passing of clouds
وَتَرَى الْجِبَالَ تَحْسَبُهَا جَامِدَةً وَهِيَ تَمُرُّ مَرَّ السَّحَابِ(105) And they ask you about the mountains, so say, "My Lord will blow them away with a blast. (106) And He will leave the earth a level plain; (107) You will not see therein a depression or an elevation."
وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الْجِبَالِ فَقُلْ يَنسِفُهَا رَبِّي نَسْفًا فَيَذَرُهَا قَاعًا صَفْصَفًا لَّا تَرَىٰ فِيهَا عِوَجًا وَلَا أَمْتًاThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/230 — archive.org (12:12)
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