The Certainty of Life after Death

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سُورَةُ الصَّافَّاتِ
As-Saaffaat (Those drawn up in Ranks)
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
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فَٱسْتَفْتِهِمْ أَهُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَم مَّنْ خَلَقْنَآ ۚ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَٰهُم مِّن طِينٍۢ لَّازِبٍۭ
Then inquire of them, [O Muhammad], "Are they a stronger [or more difficult] creation or those [others] We have created?" Indeed, We created men from sticky clay.
بَلْ عَجِبْتَ وَيَسْخَرُونَ
But you wonder, while they mock,
وَإِذَا ذُكِّرُوا۟ لَا يَذْكُرُونَ
And when they are reminded, they remember not.
وَإِذَا رَأَوْا۟ ءَايَةًۭ يَسْتَسْخِرُونَ
And when they see a sign, they ridicule
وَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌۭ مُّبِينٌ
And say, "This is not but obvious magic.
أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًۭا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ
When we have died and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?
أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ
And our forefathers [as well]?"
قُلْ نَعَمْ وَأَنتُمْ دَٰخِرُونَ
Say, "Yes, and you will be [rendered] contemptible."
فَإِنَّمَا هِىَ زَجْرَةٌۭ وَٰحِدَةٌۭ فَإِذَا هُمْ يَنظُرُونَ
It will be only one shout, and at once they will be observing.

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Ayah 11

So ask them in other words inquire of the people of Mecca for affirmation or by way of rebuke Are they stronger as a creation or those others whom We created? of angels heavens the two earths and all ...

Ayah 12

Nay but bal is for effecting a transition from one object to another which in this case is to inform of his state and theirs you marvel ‘ajibta addressing the Prophet s that is you marvel that they de...

Ayah 13

and even when they are reminded when they are admonished with the Qur’ān they are not mindful they do not heed the admonition

Ayah 14

and when they see a sign such as the splitting of the moon cf. Q. 541 they make it an object of ridicule they deride it.

Ayah 15

And they say regarding it ‘This is nothing but manifest sorcery — and they say in denial of the Resurrection —

Ayah 16

When we are dead and have become dust and bones shall we indeed be resurrected? In both places sc. a-idhā and a-innā either pronounce both hamzas or read without pronouncing the second one and inserti...

Ayah 17

And our forefathers too?’ read aw ābā’unā indicating a supplement; or read a-wa-ābā’unā as an interrogative effecting the supplement with the wāw; so that what is being supplemented is either the inna...

Ayah 18

Say ‘Yes you will be resurrected and you will be utterly humiliated!’

Ayah 19

For it will be only innamā hiya this hiya is a demonstrative pronoun explained by the following zajratun a single cry and lo! they all creatures will be alive watching to see what will be done with th...

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" You humiliated the women.

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