Quran-69:16 Surah Al-haqqah English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

وَٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَهِيَ يَوۡمَئِذٖ وَاهِيَةٞ

Transliteration:( Wanshaqqatis samaaa'u fahiya yawma 'izinw-waahiyah )

16. And the heaven shall be split, and on that day it shall fall to pieces [17]. (Kanzul Imaan Translation)

(16) And the heaven will split [open], for that Day it is infirm.[1740] (Saheen International Translation)

Surah Al-Haqqah Ayat 16 Tafsir (Commentry)



  • Tafseer-e-Naeemi (Ahmad Yaar Khan)
  • Ibn Kathir
  • Ala-Madudi
  • Shaheen International

17. This means the sky, which in spite of being so strong will on that day become feeble and weak.

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Al-Haqqah verse 16 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Haqqah ayat 13 which provides the complete commentary from verse 13 through 18.

(69:16) when the sky will be rent asunder, the grip holding it together having loosened on that Day,

Ala-Maududi

(69:16) when the sky will be rent asunder, the grip holding it together having loosened on that Day,


There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.

(16) And the heaven will split [open], for that Day it is infirm.[1740]

[1740]- i.e., weak, enfeebled and unstable.

Surah Al-Haqqah All Ayat (Verses)

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