The Holy Quran 41:11 — Surah Fussilat

Arabic text

ثُمَّ ٱسْتَوَىٰٓ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَهِىَ دُخَانٌ فَقَالَ لَهَا وَلِلْأَرْضِ ٱئْتِيَا طَوْعًا أَوْ كَرْهًا قَالَتَآ أَتَيْنَا طَآئِعِينَ

Translation

Thereafter, Allaah turned (His attention) to the sky, which was smoke, and said to it, as well as to the earth, "Come to Us (submit to Us) willingly or unwillingly." Both replied, "We shall come willingly."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The creation of the heavens: that is, then He turned to the heavens, which at that time were all one, like smoke. Dividing it, He made seven heavens, as comes later. (Note) It is possible that the word دُخان (“smoke”) points to the matter of the heavens.

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