Surah Al-Qamar 54:1 — translation and meaning

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اقْتَرَبَتِ السَّاعَةُ وَانشَقَّ الْقَمَرُ

Word by Word

اقْتَرَبَتِ
iq'tarabati
Has come near
السَّاعَةُ
al-sa'atu
the Hour
وَانشَقَّ
wa-inshaqqa
and has split
الْقَمَرُ
al-qamaru
the moon

Transliteration

Iqtarabatis Saa'atu wsan shaqqal qamar

Translation

The Hour has come near, and the moon has split [in two].

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

The coming of the Hour is close and the moon split in the time of the Prophet (peace be upon him), the splitting of which was one of the tangible miracles of the Prophet (peace be upon him).

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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