What is the linguistic meaning of the word "tafaṭṭur"?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
The meaning of "tafattara" in the Arabic language is: to crack or split, as in the Almighty's saying: ﴿تَكَادُ السَّمَاوَاتُ يَتَفَطَّرْنَ مِنْهُ﴾ (The heavens are almost torn apart therefrom), meaning: they crack and split.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/88751
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 88751
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy