Meccan·Surah 56

الواقعة

Surah Al-Waqi'ah — Ayah 5

The Inevitable

96 Ayahs·Verse 56:5
56:5

وَبُسَّتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ بَسًّا

And the mountains are broken down, crumbling

Context in Surah Al-Waqi'ah

Nearby ayahs help place verse 56:5 in sequence and meaning.

خَافِضَةٌ رَّافِعَةٌ

It will bring down [some] and raise up [others].

إِذَا رُجَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ رَجًّا

When the earth is shaken with convulsion

فَكَانَتْ هَبَآءً مُّنۢبَثًّا

And become dust dispersing.

وَكُنتُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا ثَلَـٰثَةً

And you become [of] three kinds: