37فَإِذَا انشَقَّتِ السَّماءُ فَكانَت وَردَةً كَالدِّهانِMuhammad AsadAnd when the sky is rent asunder and becomesred like [burning] oil.1 -This is one of several legitimate interpretations of the term dihan (see Tabari); another is "freshly tanned [or "red"] leather", synonymous with adim (Zamakhshari); and yet another, "dregs of olive-oil" (Raghib). All these interpretations have one idea in common - namely, the sudden and surprising change (or changes) of colour to which the sky will be subject at the Last Hour.