Surah Al-Waqi'a 56:47 — translation and meaning
الواقعة · Verse 47 / 96 · Page 535
وَكَانُوا يَقُولُونَ أَئِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَامًا أَإِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ
Word by Word
وَكَانُوا
wakanu
And they used (to)
يَقُولُونَ
yaquluna
say
أَئِذَا
a-idha
When
مِتْنَا
mit'na
we die
وَكُنَّا
wakunna
and become
تُرَابًا
turaban
dust
وَعِظَامًا
wa'izaman
and bones
أَإِنَّا
a-inna
will we
لَمَبْعُوثُونَ
lamab'uthuna
surely be resurrected
Transliteration
Wa kaanoo yaqooloona a'izaa mitnaa wa kunnaa turaabanw wa izaaman'ainnaa lamab'oosoon
Translation
And they used to say, "When we die and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
They also used to reject the resurrection, and they would say regarding it, mocking it and thinking it to be far-fetched: “What, when we die and become dust and decayed and decomposed bones, shall we be resurrected after that?”
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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