What does Quran 56:5 mean?

Quran 56:5 (Surah Al-Waaqia, Ayah 5) translates to: "And the mountains are broken down, crumbling"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 56:5 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Waaqia (The Inevitable), the 56th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 27.

Commentary on this ayah is available from Ibn Kathir, Ibn Kathir, Al-Jalalayn, Ibn Abbas — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Day of Judgment, Natural Phenomena, Eschatological Events, Divine Power, Divine Promise.

وَبُسَّتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ بَسًّۭا

Wa bussatil jibaalu bassaa

And the mountains are broken down, crumbling

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56:5Ayah 196

4 ayahs in Al-Waaqia are strongly about the Day of Judgment.

Scholars offer diverse perspectives

and the mountains are pulverised to tiny pieces

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