Quran-56:5 Surah Al-waqiah English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

وَبُسَّتِ ٱلۡجِبَالُ بَسّٗا

Transliteration:( Wa bussatil jibaalu bassaa )

5. And the mountains shall crumble in pieces [7]. (Kanzul Imaan Translation)

(5) And the mountains are broken down, crumbling (Saheen International Translation)

Surah Al-Waqiah Ayat 5 Tafsir (Commentry)



  • Tafseer-e-Naeemi (Ahmad Yaar Khan)
  • Ibn Kathir
  • Ala-Madudi
  • Shaheen International

📖 Commentary of Verse 5 (Surah Al-Waqi’ah)

"And the mountains shall crumble in pieces [7]."

[7] Like dry barley meal, which will first be like balls of cotton wool, then turn into parched barley meal.
➡️ Thus, there is no inconsistency in the verses describing the disintegration of the mountains.

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Waqiah verse 5 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Waqiah ayat 1 which provides the complete commentary from verse 1 through 12.

(56:5) and the mountains will crumble

Ala-Maududi

(56:5) and the mountains will crumble


There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.

(5) And the mountains are broken down, crumbling

Surah Al-Waqiah All Ayat (Verses)

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