Transliteration:( Wa izal bihaaru sujjirat )
"And when the seas are kindled." (Surah Al-Takweer: 6)
5. The oceans will be set ablaze, and the water will burn and be destroyed. This will occur when the Day of Judgment is established. A similar description is found in Surah Al-Infitar (82:3): "And when the seas are burst forth."
Even today, we witness a glimpse of this phenomenon in the form of underwater volcanoes, where massive eruptions cause fire to simmer beneath the ocean, demonstrating the immense power hidden within the depths of the sea.
The tafsir of Surah Takwir verse 6 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Takwir ayat 1 which provides the complete commentary from verse 1 through 14.
(81:6) when the seas shall be set boiling,[6]
6. The word sujjirat as used in the original in passive voice from tasjir in the past tense. Tasjir means to kindle fire in the oven. Apparently it seems strange that on the Resurrection Day fire would blaze up in the oceans. But if the truth about water is kept in view, nothing would seem strange. It is a miracle of God that He combined oxygen and hydrogen, one of which helps kindle the fire and the other gets kindled of itself and by the combination of both He created a substance like water which is used to put out fire. A simple manifestation of Allah’s power is enough to change this composition of water so that the two gases are separated and begin to burn and help cause a blaze, which is their basic characteristic.
[1866]- Or "when the seas have overflowed [into each other]."
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