Meccan·Surah 70

المعارج

Surah Al-Ma'arij — Ayah 9

The Ascending Stairways

44 Ayahs·Verse 70:9
70:9

وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ

And the mountains will be like wool,

Context in Surah Al-Ma'arij

Nearby ayahs help place verse 70:9 in sequence and meaning.

وَنَرَىٰهُ قَرِيبًا

But We see it [as] near.

يَوْمَ تَكُونُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ كَٱلْمُهْلِ

On the Day the sky will be like murky oil,

وَلَا يَسْـَٔلُ حَمِيمٌ حَمِيمًا

And no friend will ask [anything of] a friend,

يُبَصَّرُونَهُمْ ۚ يَوَدُّ ٱلْمُجْرِمُ لَوْ يَفْتَدِى مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمِئِذٍۭ بِبَنِيهِ

They will be shown each other. The criminal will wish that he could be ransomed from the punishment of that Day by his children