Surah Hud (11:44)

وَقِيۡلَ يٰۤاَرۡضُ ابۡلَعِىۡ مَآءَكِ وَيٰسَمَآءُ اَقۡلِعِىۡ وَغِيۡضَ الۡمَآءُ وَقُضِىَ الۡاَمۡرُ وَاسۡتَوَتۡ عَلَى الۡجُوۡدِىِّ وَقِيۡلَ بُعۡدًا لِّـلۡقَوۡمِ الظّٰلِمِيۡنَ‏ ۝

Waqeela ya ardu iblaAAee maakiwaya samao aqliAAee wagheeda almaowaqudiya al-amru wastawat AAala aljoodiyyiwaqeela buAAdan lilqawmi aththalimeen

And it was said, "O earth, swallow your water, and O sky, withhold your rain." And the water subsided, and the matter was accomplished, and it i.e., the ship came to rest on the mountain of Jūdiyy. And it was said, "Away with the wrongdoing people."

Tadabbur (Reflection)

Theme of the Ayat

This verse speaks to the core theme of **Hud**.

The Insight

Reflect on the meaning: "And it was said, "O earth, swallow your water, and O sky, withhold your rain." And the water subsided, and the matter was accomplished, and it i.e., the ship came to rest on the mountain of Jūdiyy. And it was said, "Away with the wrongdoing people."".