Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs
And when the heaven splitteth asunder) because of the descent of the angels and awe towards the Lord (and becometh rosy) and become coloured (like red hide) like different kinds of paint; and it is said: like the different colours of roses; and it is also said: red in black
Tafsir Ibn 'Abbas, trans. Mokrane Guezzou
© 2021 Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, Amman, Jordan (http://www.aalalbayt.org) ® All Rights Reserved
Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, this work may not be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of the Great Tafsirs Project, Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought (aalalbayt@aalalbayt.org)