What does Quran 81:3 mean?

Quran 81:3 (Surah At-Takwir, Ayah 3) translates to: "And when the mountains are removed"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 81:3 from?

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

Yes — there are 3 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawud.

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 ٱلْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ

Wa izal jibaalu suyyirat

And when the mountains are removed

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81:3Ayah 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 mountains are set in motion when they are blown away from the face of the earth becoming as scattered dust

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