Meccan·Surah 70

المعارج

Surah Al-Ma'arij — Ayah 6

The Ascending Stairways

44 Ayahs·Verse 70:6
70:6

إِنَّهُمْ يَرَوْنَهُۥ بَعِيدًا

Indeed, they see it [as] distant,

Context in Surah Al-Ma'arij

Nearby ayahs help place verse 70:6 in sequence and meaning.

تَعْرُجُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِى يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُۥ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ

The angels and the Spirit will ascend to Him during a Day the extent of which is fifty thousand years.

فَٱصْبِرْ صَبْرًا جَمِيلًا

So be patient with gracious patience.

وَنَرَىٰهُ قَرِيبًا

But We see it [as] near.

يَوْمَ تَكُونُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ كَٱلْمُهْلِ

On the Day the sky will be like murky oil,