And when it was known that they say in mockery: When is it? And its time is something that Allah has reserved knowledge of, for concealing it from everyone causes a greater impact on the souls and is more awe-inspiring in the minds. This led to His saying, mentioning what the minds cannot bear, so that the awe may increase and the fear may grow, expressing with a tool of affirmation: ﴿So when the stars﴾ (p-169) meaning, in their multitude ﴿are extinguished﴾ meaning, their light is taken away with the slightest matter, so they become equal with the rest of the sky. Thus, the extinguishing of them indicates that the doer has the utmost power. And He repeated the circumstance to emphasize the meaning, increasing the fear, and He said: