Meccan·Surah 75

القيامة

Surah Al-Qiyamah — Ayah 8

The Resurrection

40 Ayahs·Verse 75:8
75:8

وَخَسَفَ ٱلْقَمَرُ

And the moon darkens

Context in Surah Al-Qiyamah

Nearby ayahs help place verse 75:8 in sequence and meaning.

يَسْـَٔلُ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ

He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"

فَإِذَا بَرِقَ ٱلْبَصَرُ

So when vision is dazzled

وَجُمِعَ ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ

And the sun and the moon are joined,

يَقُولُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَيْنَ ٱلْمَفَرُّ

Man will say on that Day, "Where is the [place of] escape?"