Bani Israil 17:51 او خلقا مما يكبر في صدوركم فسيقولون من يعيدنا قل الذي فطركم اول مرة فسينغضون اليك رءوسهم ويقولون متى هو قل عسى ان يكون قريبا ٥١
أَوۡ
خَلۡقٗا
مِّمَّا
يَكۡبُرُ
فِي
صُدُورِكُمۡۚ
فَسَيَقُولُونَ
مَن
يُعِيدُنَاۖ
قُلِ
ٱلَّذِي
فَطَرَكُمۡ
أَوَّلَ
مَرَّةٖۚ
فَسَيُنۡغِضُونَ
إِلَيۡكَ
رُءُوسَهُمۡ
وَيَقُولُونَ
مَتَىٰ
هُوَۖ
قُلۡ
عَسَىٰٓ
أَن
يَكُونَ
قَرِيبٗا
٥١
or whatever you think is harder to bring to life!” Then they will ask ˹you˺, “Who will bring us back ˹to life˺?” Say, “The One Who created you the first time.” They will then shake their heads at you and ask, “When will that be?” Say, “Perhaps it is soon!”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
Or [any] creation of that which is great1 within your breasts." And they will say, "Who will restore us?" Say, "He who brought you forth the first time." Then they will nod their heads toward you2 and say, "When is that?" Say, "Perhaps it will be soon -
— Saheeh International
Soma Tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Refutation of Those Who do not believe in Life after Death
Allah tells us about the disbelievers who think it very unlikely that the Resurrection will happen and who say, in a tone of denial,
أَءِذَا كُنَّا عِظَماً وَرُفَتاً
(When we are bones and fragments.) meaning earth. This was the view of Mujahid
…Refutation of Those Who do not believe in Life after Death
Allah tells us about the disbelievers who think it very unlikely that the Resurrection will
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