English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ra
When the heaven is cleft asunder,
English - Five Volume Translation
When the heaven is cleft asunder,
Commentary:
As mentioned in the Introduction, the Surah deals particularly with the time when Christianity would be very much in the ascendant, and Christian doctrines of the Trinity and the Sonship of Jesus Christ would reign supreme. To this dominance of Christian beliefs, the Quran has referred in very strong language in the words: "The heavens might well-nigh be rent thereat, and the earth cleave asunder, and the mountains fall down in pieces, because they ascribe a son to the Gracious God" (19:91-92). The verse under comment thus signifies that at that time false doctrines of Christianity would dominate the world, and as a result of it God’s wrath would be excited and Divine punishment would overtake the world in various forms. The reference is clearly to the present time.
The verse may also signify that God’s righteous servants would feel so grieved at seeing sin and iniquity spreading all round in the world as a result of false Christian doctrines that their hearts would, as it were, become rent; the word "heavens" referring to the hearts of the righteous believers which in religious phraseology are called God’s Throne.
English - Short Commentary Translation
When the heaven is cleft asunder,
As mentioned in the "Introductory Remarks" the Surah deals particularly with the time when Christianity will be very much in the ascendant and the Christian doctrines of trinity, the sonship of Jesus and atonement will reign supreme. To this dominance of the false Christian doctrines the Qur’an has referred in very strong words; 'The heavens might well-nigh be rent thereat, and the earth cleave asunder, and the mountains fall down into pieces because they ascribe a son to Allah' (19:91, 92). The verse under comment refers to these two verses and signifies that at that time false doctrines of Christianity will dominate the world, and as a result of it God’s wrath will be excited and Divine punishment will overtake the world in various forms.
اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ
French
Quand le ciel sera fendu,
German
Wenn der Himmel sich spaltet,
Italian
Quando il cielo si spaccherà,
Spanish
Cuando el cielo se divida en pedazos,
English - Sahih
When the sky breaks apart
English - Talal Itani
When the sky (is) cleft asunder,
English - Arberry
When heaven is split open,
English - Maududi
When the heaven is split asunder,
English - Ahmed Ali
WHEN THE SKY is split asunder,
English - Yusuf Ali
When the Sky is cleft asunder;
English - Five Volume Commentary *
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Commentary:
As mentioned in the Introduction, the Surah deals particularly with the time when Christianity would be very much in the ascendant, and Christian doctrines of the Trinity and the Sonship of Jesus Christ would reign supreme. To this dominance of Christian beliefs, the Quran has referred in very strong language in the words: "The heavens might well-nigh be rent thereat, and the earth cleave asunder, and the mountains fall down in pieces, because they ascribe a son to the Gracious God" (19:91-92). The verse under comment thus signifies that at that time false doctrines of Christianity would dominate the world, and as a result of it God’s wrath would be excited and Divine punishment would overtake the world in various forms. The reference is clearly to the present time.
The verse may also signify that God’s righteous servants would feel so grieved at seeing sin and iniquity spreading all round in the world as a result of false Christian doctrines that their hearts would, as it were, become rent; the word "heavens" referring to the hearts of the righteous believers which in religious phraseology are called God’s Throne.
English - Short Commentary Notes *
3281
As mentioned in the "Introductory Remarks" the Surah deals particularly with the time when Christianity will be very much in the ascendant and the Christian doctrines of trinity, the sonship of Jesus and atonement will reign supreme. To this dominance of the false Christian doctrines the Qur’an has referred in very strong words; 'The heavens might well-nigh be rent thereat, and the earth cleave asunder, and the mountains fall down into pieces because they ascribe a son to Allah' (19:91, 92). The verse under comment refers to these two verses and signifies that at that time false doctrines of Christianity will dominate the world, and as a result of it God’s wrath will be excited and Divine punishment will overtake the world in various forms.
English - Pickthall
When the heaven is cleft asunder,
English - Muhammad Ali ra
When the heaven is cleft asunder,
English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ra
When the heaven is cleft asunder,