What does Quran 86:12 mean?

Quran 86:12 (Surah At-Taariq, Ayah 12) translates to: "And [by] the earth which cracks open,"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 86:12 from?

This ayah is from Surah At-Taariq (The Morning Star), the 86th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 30.

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

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Creation, Divine Sustenance, Divine Power, Truthfulness, Tawhid.

وَٱلْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدْعِ

Wal ardi zaatis sad'

And [by] the earth which cracks open,

Scores run 0–100: how strongly this ayah speaks to a theme. 70+ is central, 50+ is clear, under 50 is weak.

2 other themes with weak connections

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Signs in creation

86:12Ayah 117

4 ayahs in At-Taariq are strongly about signs in creation. This is one of them.

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and by the earth of fissures splitting with the growth of vegetation

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