What does Quran 88:18 mean?

Quran 88:18 (Surah Al-Ghaashiya, Ayah 18) translates to: "And at the sky - how it is raised?"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 88:18 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Ghaashiya (The Overwhelming), the 88th 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: Creation, Divine Power, Scripture & Wisdom, Nature References, Intentions.

وَإِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ

Wa ilas samaaa'i kaifa rufi'at

And at the sky - how it is raised?

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

1 other theme with a weak connection

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Signs in creation

88:18Ayah 126

4 ayahs in Al-Ghaashiya are strongly about signs in creation. This is one of them.

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And the heaven how it was raised?

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