سُوْرَةُ الصَّافَّاتِ

Surah As-Saaffaat (37) — Ayah 53

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أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَـٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَدِينُونَ ﴿53﴾
"(That) when we die and become dust and bones, shall we indeed (be raised up) to receive reward or punishment (according to our deeds)?"
أَءِذَا a-idhā Is (it) when
مِتْنَا mit'nā we have died
وَكُنَّا wakunnā and become
تُرَابًۭا turāban dust
وَعِظَـٰمًا waʿiẓāman and bones
أَءِنَّا a-innā will we
لَمَدِينُونَ lamadīnūna surely be brought to Judgment

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53. 1. That is, will we be resurrected and then our reckoning be taken, and then recompense be given accordingly?

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53. "Is it really true that when we are dead and have become dust and bones, we will indeed be judged [30]?"

[30] That is, has your mind also become so deranged that you have started accepting such utterly irrational things?