What does Quran 69:16 mean?

Quran 69:16 (Surah Al-Haaqqa, Ayah 16) translates to: "And the heaven will split [open], for that Day it is infirm."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 69:16 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Haaqqa (The Reality), the 69th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 29.

Yes — there are 2 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan an-Nasa'i, Jami` at-Tirmidhi.

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, Creation, Divine Power, Eschatological Events, Divine Command.

وَٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَهِىَ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ وَاهِيَةٌۭ

Wanshaqqatis samaaa'u fahiya yawma 'izinw-waahiyah

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

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69:16Ayah 152

11 ayahs in Al-Haaqqa are strongly about the Day of Judgment. This is one of them.

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and the heaven will be rent asunder — for it will be very frail on that day —

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