Surah Al-Ghashiyah, Ayah 18 (88:18)

ٱلْغَاشِيَة

وَإِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ

Quran 88:18 is ayah 18 of Surah Al-Ghashiyah (“The Overwhelming”), a Meccan surah of 26 ayahs. It is in Juz 30, on page 592 of the Madani Mushaf.

88:18
وَإِلَىٱلسَّمَآءِكَيْفَرُفِعَتْ١٨
wa-ilā l-samāi kayfa rufiʿat

And at the sky - how it is raised?(18)

Word by word

  1. وَإِلَىwa-ilāAnd towards
  2. ٱلسَّمَآءِl-samāithe sky
  3. كَيْفَkayfahow
  4. رُفِعَتْrufiʿatit is raised

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