Taha, verse 105
وَيَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلْجِبَالِ فَقُلْ يَنسِفُهَا رَبِّى نَسْفًا
They ask you [Prophet] about the mountains: say, ‘[On that Day] my Lord will blast them into dust
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The destruction of the Mountains, and the Earth becomes a Smooth Plain Allah says, وَيَسَْلُونَكَ عَنِ الْجِبَالِ (And they ask you concerning the mountains.) This is a question, will they remain on the Day of Resurrection or will they cease to exist فَقُلْ يَنسِفُهَا رَبِّى نَسْفاً (Say: "My Lord will blast them and scatter them as particles of dust.") This means that He will take them away from their places, wipe them out and remove them completely. فَيَذَرُهَا (Then He shall leave it) referring to the earth; قَاعاً صَفْصَفاً (as a level smooth plain.) This means one expanse spread out. The…
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- Verse 103 يَتَخَـٰفَتُونَ بَيْنَهُمْ إِن لَّبِثْتُمْ إِلَّا عَشْرًا they will murmur to one another, ‘You stayed only ten days [on earth]’-
- Verse 104 نَّحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَقُولُونَ إِذْ يَقُولُ أَمْثَلُهُمْ طَرِيقَةً إِن لَّبِثْتُمْ إِلَّا يَوْمًا We know best what they say- but the more perceptive of them will say, ‘Your stay [on earth] was only a single day.’
- Verse 105
- Verse 106 فَيَذَرُهَا قَاعًا صَفْصَفًا and leave a flat plain,
- Verse 107 لَّا تَرَىٰ فِيهَا عِوَجًا وَلَآ أَمْتًا with no peak or trough to be seen.