Surah Ar-Rum 30:11 — translation and meaning

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اللَّهُ يَبْدَأُ الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُ ثُمَّ إِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ

Word by Word

اللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
يَبْدَأُ
yabda-u
originates
الْخَلْقَ
al-khalqa
the creation
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
يُعِيدُهُ
yu'iduhu
He repeats it
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
إِلَيْهِ
ilayhi
to Him
تُرْجَعُونَ
tur'ja'una
you will be returned

Transliteration

Allaahu yabda'ul khalqa summa yu'eeduhoo summa ilaihi turja'oon

Translation

Allah begins creation; then He will repeat it; then to Him you will be returned.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Allah starts the creation without any previous example, then He causes it to die, then will resurrect it. Then to Him alone will you return to be accounted for and requited on the Day of Judgement.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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