What does Quran 81:2 mean?

Quran 81:2 (Surah At-Takwir, Ayah 2) translates to: "And when the stars fall, dispersing,"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 81:2 from?

This ayah is from Surah At-Takwir (The Overthrowing), the 81th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 30.

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, Eschatological Topics, Creation, Divine Signs, Prophetic Tradition.

وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتْ

Wa izan nujoomun kadarat

And when the stars fall, dispersing,

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81:2Ayah 129

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

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and when the stars scatter when they are extinguished and hurtle down towards the earth

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