# 88. Surah Al-Ghashiyah, Verse 20 - **Surah:** 88. Surah Al-Ghashiyah (The Overwhelming) — سورة الغاشية - **Verse:** 20 / 26 · **Juz:** 30 · **Mushaf page:** 592 - **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-al-ghashiyah/verse-20 ## Arabic وَاِلَى الْاَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ۠ ## Transcription Wa-ila al-ardi kayfa sutihat ## Translations ### Aisha Bewley and at the earth – how it was smoothed out? ### Progressive Muslims And to the land, how was it flattened ### Shabbir Ahmed - And at the earth, how it is spread out? (That you do not even feel the sphere, nor feel its speedy rotations (31:10), (39:5), (79:28-30)). ### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation And at the earth — how it was spread out! ### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation And to the land, how was it flattened? ### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament And the earth and how it is built. ### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira And the earth, how it was spread out? ### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley) And at the earth - how it is spread out? ### Muhammad Asad And at the earth, how it is spread out? ### Marmaduke Pickthall And the earth, how it is spread? ### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary And the earth: how it was spread out?[1] _Footnotes_ - [1] That is, if they deny the possibility of the Hereafter, have they never looked around themselves and considered how the camels were created, how the heaven was raised high, how the mountains were firmly set and how the earth was spread out? When all these things could be created, and exist before them in their finished form, why can the Resurrection not take place? Why cannot a new world come about, and why cannot Hell and Heaven be possible? Only a foolish and thoughtless person would think that the coming into existence of only those things which he has found existing, on opening his eyes in the world, is possible, because they already exist. As for the things, which he has not yet observed and experienced, he should thoughtlessly pass the judgment that their coming into being is impossible. If he has any common sense, he should think as to how the things, which already exist, came into being? How did the camel possessing precisely the same characteristics as needed for the beast required by the desert dwellers of Arabia come into being? How did the sky whose atmosphere is filled with air to breathe in, whose clouds bring rain, whose sun provides light and warmth in the day, whose moon and stars shine at night, come into being? How did the earth spread out on which man lives and passes his life, whose products fulfill all his needs and requirements on whose springs and wells his life depends? How did the mountains rise up from the surface of the earth, which stand fixed with earth and stones of different colors and a variety of minerals in them? Has all this happened without the artistic skill of an All-Powerful, All- Wise Designer. No thinking and intelligent mind can answer this question in the negative. Unless it is stubborn and obstinate, it will have to acknowledge that each one of these things was impossible, had not an Omnipotent, Wise Being made it possible. And when an All-Powerful, Wise Being created these things, there is no reason why the Hereafter should be regarded as remote from reason and impossible. ### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab And how the earth has been expanded* and prepared for life thereon ! ### Bijan Moeinian And the earth itself which is made spread for you? ### Al-Hilali & Khan And at the earth, how it is outspread? ### Abdullah Yusuf Ali And at the Earth, how it is spread out? ### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran and the earth—how it was levelled out? ### Taqi Usmani and at the earth, how it is spread out? ### Abdul Haleem how the earth is spread out? ### Arthur John Arberry how the earth was outstretched? ### E. Henry Palmer And at the earth how it is spread out? ### Hamid S. Aziz And at the earth how it is spread out? ### Mahmoud Ghali And at the earth, how it has been encrusted? (i. e., provided with a surface or crust). ### George Sale and the earth, how it is extended? ### Syed Vickar Ahamed And at the earth, how it is spread out? ### Amatul Rahman Omar And at the earth, how it is spread out? ### Ali Quli Qarai and the earth, how it has been surfaced? ### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü (Bakmıyorlar mı) arza, nasıl döşenmiş! ### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı Yere; nasıl yayılıp döşendi? ### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali -Develerin nasıl yaratıldığına, göğün nasıl yükseltildiğine, dağların nasıl dikildiğine, yerin nasıl yayıldığına bakmazlar mı? ### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali Yeryüzüne bakmıyorlar mı, nasıl yayılmıştır! ### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Ve o Arza nasıl satıhlanmış? ### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş) Yere ki, nasıl yayılmış? ### Gültekin Onan Yere; nasıl yayılıp döşendi? ### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim o yere, nasıl yayılıb döşenmişdir o? ### İbni Kesir Yere de. Nasıl yayılmıştır? ### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı Ve toprağa, nasıl yayılmış? ### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı Ve yere.. Nasıl yayıldı? ### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Yere, nasıl yayılıp döşenmiş? ### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali Ve yere, nasıl yayılıp döşendi! ### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an Ve yeryüzüne (bakmazlar mı), nasıl yayılmış? ### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Ve yeryüzüne, nasıl yayılıp döşenmiş? ### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek Ve yeryüzüne; nasıl yayılmış? ### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Yer nasıl döşenmiş? ### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir Yere, nasıl yayılmış! ### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Ve yeryüzüne, nasıl yayılıp döşenmiş? ### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an Ve yeryüzüne, nasıl yayılıp döşenmiş? ### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali yeryüzüne bakmazlar mı nasıl (yaşanabilir bir) yüzey haline getirilmiş?[1] _Footnotes_ - [1] [Zariyat 51/48,](https://quran.so/51/48) [Naziat 79/30,](https://quran.so/79/30) [Şems 91/6.](https://quran.so/91/6) ## Words | # | word | meaning | root | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | وَإِلَى — wa-ilā | And towards | — | | 2 | ٱلْأَرْضِ — l-arḍi | the earth | ارض — Elif-Ra-Dad | | 3 | كَيْفَ — kayfa | how | كيف — Kef-Ye-Fe | | 4 | سُطِحَتْ — suṭiḥat | it is spread out | سطح — Sin-Ta-Ha | --- Previous: https://quran.so/surah-al-ghashiyah/verse-19.md · Next: https://quran.so/surah-al-ghashiyah/verse-21.md Retrieved: 2026-08-12 Quran.so — https://quran.so — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — When quoting, name the translator.