What does Quran 82:1 mean?

Quran 82:1 (Surah Al-Infitaar, Ayah 1) translates to: "When the sky breaks apart"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 82:1 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Infitaar (The Cleaving), the 82th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 30.

Yes — there is 1 hadith related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim.

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, Nature References, Divine Power, Divine Sovereignty, Taqwa.

إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنفَطَرَتْ

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When the sky breaks apart

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Day of Judgment

82:1Ayah 119

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

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When the heaven is split open when it is rent asunder

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