Surah Al-Infitar
Surah 82 · The Cleaving · 19 verses · meccan
The Cleaving — al-Infitar, the splitting open of the sky.
The story
Allah asks a very gentle question here: what made you forget Me? He calls Himself "the Generous" in the same sentence — the One who made you, shaped you, and put you together exactly right.
How it unfolds
AYAH 1-5
When the sky splits
Four events, and a soul knowing what it sent ahead and what it left behind.
AYAH 6-8
What deceived you
The Generous Lord who created, proportioned, and balanced you.
AYAH 9-19
The recorders
Noble scribes who know what you do, and a Day when no soul can help another.
Verses to carry
- 82:6"O mankind, what has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Generous?"
- 82:7"Who created you, proportioned you, and balanced you."
- 82:19"The command that Day is entirely with Allah."
Remember this
Allah made you exactly the way He wanted you. Nothing about you is a mistake.
Talk about it
Allah says He "proportioned" you — made every bit of you fit. What is your favourite thing about how you were made?