Surah Al-Isra 17:49 — translation and meaning
الإسراء · Verse 49 / 111 · Page 286
وَقَالُوا أَإِذَا كُنَّا عِظَامًا وَرُفَاتًا أَإِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ خَلْقًا جَدِيدًا
Word by Word
وَقَالُوا
waqalu
And they say
أَإِذَا
a-idha
Is it when
كُنَّا
kunna
we are
عِظَامًا
izaman
bones
وَرُفَاتًا
warufatan
and crumbled particles
أَإِنَّا
a-inna
will we
لَمَبْعُوثُونَ
lamab'uthuna
surely (be) resurrected
خَلْقًا
khalqan
(as) a creation
جَدِيدًا
jadidan
new
Transliteration
Wa qaalooo'a izaa kunnaa 'izaamanw wa rufaatan 'a innaa lamab'oosoona khalqan jadeedaa
Translation
And they say, "When we are bones and crumbled particles, will we [truly] be resurrected as a new creation?"
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
The idolaters said in denial of resurrection: When we die and become bones and our bodies decompose, will we be resurrected again? This is impossible.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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