What does Quran 88:19 mean?

Quran 88:19 (Surah Al-Ghaashiya, Ayah 19) translates to: "And at the mountains - how they are erected?"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 88:19 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, Al-Jalalayn, Ibn Kathir, Ibn Abbas — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Divine Power, Divine Signs, Creation, Tawhid, Reflection and Contemplation.

وَإِلَى ٱلْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ

Wa ilal jibaali kaifa nusibat

And at the mountains - how they are erected?

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Signs in creation

88:19Ayah 126

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

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And the mountains how they were set?

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