The Holy Quran 21:32 — Surah Al-Anbya

Arabic text

وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ سَقْفًا مَّحْفُوظًا ۖ وَهُمْ عَنْ ءَايَـٰتِهَا مُعْرِضُونَ

Translation

And We have made the sky a protected roof (which Allaah safeguards to protect man from deadly rays and meteors), yet they (the Kuffaar) turn away from Our Aayaat (refusing to accept them).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The creation of the sky: that is, it neither falls, nor breaks or cracks, nor is altered, and it is also protected from the eavesdropping of the devils. It is called a roof because to the eye it appears like a roof.

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