Transliteration:( Wa min Aayaatihee an taqoomas samaaa'u wal ardu bi-amrih; summa izaa da'aakum da'watam minal ardi izaaa antum takhrujoon )
"And one of His signs is that the heavens and the earth stand firm by His command [49]. Then when He will call you [50] from the earth you will come forthwith [51]."
This verse highlights that the heavens and the earth remain stable and firm solely by Allah’s command.
It implies that they are stationary, and not in chaotic motion.
While stars and celestial bodies may move, the sky and earth themselves remain fixed under Divine regulation. As the Qur'an says:
“Each one is floating in an orbit” (Surah Ya-Sin, 36:40), distinguishing movement of stars from the stationary nature of the sky and earth.
The phrase refers to the resurrection, when Allah will call people out of their graves.
The wording "He will call you from the earth" indicates that the people being addressed are in the graves, not that the caller is on earth—similar to how one might say, "I called from Zaid's house", meaning Zaid is there, not the caller.
Upon this Divine call, people will instantly rise from their graves and be taken to the Field of Accountability—believed to be in Syria, where the Day of Judgment will unfold.
Two important points are derived:
The actions of Allah’s appointed servants, like Sayyiduna Israfeel (the angel who blows the Trumpet), are attributed to Allah Himself, as an honor to them. Though Israfeel will do the calling, Allah says, “He will call”, showing Divine endorsement of His servant’s role.
All people will be resurrected from the earth, not from the heavens. Even Sayyiduna Isa (Jesus, peace be upon him), who will descend to earth near the end of times, will eventually die and be buried in the earth, confirming the universality of resurrection from the earth.
The tafsir of Surah Ar-Rum verse 25 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Rum ayat 24 which provides the complete commentary from verse 24 through 25.
(30:25) And of His Signs is that the sky and the earth stand firm by His command.[36] Then no sooner than He summons you out of the earth you will come forth.[37]
36. That is, not only have they come into being by His command, but their continuous existence and the functioning in them of a grand workshop of life constantly is also due to His command. If His command does not sustain them even for a moment, the entire system should break down at once.
37. That is, it is not at all difficult for the Creator and Controller of the universe to raise you back to life; for this He will have to make no preparation. His one call will be enough to raise and muster together from every corner of the earth all human beings who have been born since the beginning of creation and will be born in the future.
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