According to search-discovered classical Islamic scholarship, the phrase 'and the mountains will move' (wa tasīru l-jibālu sayrā) from Quran 52:10 refers to a literal and cataclysmic eschatological event on the Day of Judgment. Tafsir authorities such as Ibn Kathir and Al-Jalalayn explain that this is not a metaphor, but a real occurrence where the mountains, the very symbols of stability and permanence on Earth, will be uprooted from their places and set into motion by the command of Allah. This event is a central sign of the end of the worldly realm and the commencement of the Resurrection. The linguistic analysis by commentators like Al-Tabari of the Arabic root 's-y-r' (to travel, to move) combined with the emphatic form 'sayrā' highlights the certainty and awesome nature of this movement. The synthesis of this verse with others across the Quran shows this is the beginning of a process where mountains are ultimately crushed to dust, demonstrating Allah's absolute power and the transient nature of all creation.