الرَّاجِفَةُ

, in the Qur'an, 79:6, means The first blast [of the horn on the day of resurrection]: and الرَّادِفَةُ, in the next verse, “ the second blast: ” (O, Bd, Jel, K:) or the former means the motionless bodies that shall be in a state of violent motion at the time here spoken of, such as the earth and the mountains; because of the saying in the Qur'an, 73:14, يَوةمَ تَرْجُفُ الْأَرْضُ وَالْجِبَالُ: and the latter, “ the heaven, and the stars, which shall be cleft and scattered. ” (Bd.)

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