Resurrection Day, Heaven will be rolled up, in His Right Hand

Discover the profound verses and divine insights mapped to this theme.

21:104
Open Ayah
يَوۡمَنَطۡوِيٱلسَّمَآءَكَطَيِّٱلسِّجِلِّلِلۡكُتُبِۚكَمَابَدَأۡنَآأَوَّلَخَلۡقٖنُّعِيدُهُۥۚوَعۡدًاعَلَيۡنَآۚإِنَّاكُنَّافَٰعِلِينَ١٠٤
Saheeh International

The Day when We will fold the heaven like the folding of a [written] sheet for the records. As We began the first creation, We will repeat it. [That is] a promise binding upon Us. Indeed, We will do it.1

يَوْمَYawma
نَطْوِىnatwee
ٱلسَّمَآءَalssamaa
كَطَىِّkatayyi
ٱلسِّجِلِّalssijlli
لِلْكُتُبِ ۚlilkutubi
كَمَاkama
بَدَأْنَآbadana
أَوَّلَawwala
خَلْقٍۢkhalqin
نُّعِيدُهُۥ ۚnuAAeeduhu
وَعْدًاwaAAdan
عَلَيْنَآ ۚAAalayna
إِنَّاinna
كُنَّاkunna
فَـٰعِلِينَfaAAileena
وَمَاقَدَرُواْٱللَّهَحَقَّقَدۡرِهِۦوَٱلۡأَرۡضُجَمِيعٗاقَبۡضَتُهُۥيَوۡمَٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِوَٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتُمَطۡوِيَّٰتُۢبِيَمِينِهِۦۚسُبۡحَٰنَهُۥوَتَعَٰلَىٰعَمَّايُشۡرِكُونَ٦٧
Saheeh International

They have not appraised Allāh with true appraisal,1 while the earth entirely will be [within] His grip2 on the Day of Resurrection, and the heavens will be folded in His right hand.3 Exalted is He and high above what they associate with Him.

وَمَاWama
قَدَرُوا۟qadaroo
ٱللَّهَAllaha
حَقَّhaqqa
قَدْرِهِۦqadrihi
وَٱلْأَرْضُwaalardu
جَمِيعًۭاjameeAAan
قَبْضَتُهُۥqabdatuhu
يَوْمَyawma
ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِalqiyamati
وَٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتُwaalssamawatu
مَطْوِيَّـٰتٌۢmatwiyyatun
بِيَمِينِهِۦ ۚbiyameenihi
سُبْحَـٰنَهُۥsubhanahu
وَتَعَـٰلَىٰwataAAala
عَمَّاAAamma
يُشْرِكُونَyushrikoona