According to search-discovered classical Islamic scholarship, the 'effacing of the stars' (Tams al-Nujum), mentioned in the Quran in Surah Al-Mursalat (77:8), is a profound eschatological event marking the onset of the Day of Judgment. The term used, 'ṭumisat' (طُمِسَتْ), comes from a root meaning 'to wipe out, obliterate, or extinguish'. The great exegete Al-Tabari explains its linguistic meaning as the complete removal of the stars' light. Ibn Kathir, in his renowned tafsir, concurs, stating that this is one of the cataclysmic events, like the folding up of the sun and the falling of the stars, that will signal the end of the current universal order. This interpretation is held by a consensus of scholars, who view it as a literal event where the celestial bodies cease their function by Allah's command, demonstrating His absolute power and the fulfillment of His promise. The synthesis of scholarly views establishes this event not as symbolic, but as a real and terrifying sign of the Final Hour.