Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 60
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
➋ {ثُمَّ يَبْعَثُكُمْ فِيْهِ:} That is, during the day He returns your soul to you; it is understood from this that sleep is also a kind of death.
➌ {لِيُقْضٰۤى اَجَلٌ مُّسَمًّى:} That is, for each of you, the sustenance and lifespan that has been determined is completed.
➍ {ثُمَّ اِلَيْهِ مَرْجِعُكُمْ … :} That is, during the day He returns your soul and gives you life, and He knows whether you have done good deeds or bad; then if you have done good, He will give a good reward, and if you have done bad, He will give a bad reward. In the above verse, the perfection of knowledge was mentioned, and from this, the perfection of power is proven. (Razi)
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
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60. 2 That is, during the day, the soul is returned and the person is brought back to life.
60. 3 That is, this cycle of night and day, and the routine of experiencing the minor death and then rising again during the day, will continue until the major death of a person.
61. 4 That is, then on the Day of Resurrection, everyone will be brought back to life and presented before Allah.
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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Types of Souls and Evidence for Resurrection:
There are two types of souls: one is animal, the other is spiritual or nafsani (related to the self). At night or during sleep, the nafsani soul leaves the body. Regarding this, Allah Almighty has said that He seizes it. The effect of this soul separating from the body is that a person's hearing, sight, and heart and mind stop functioning, but the animal soul remains in the body, due to which blood circulation continues in the person and he keeps breathing. After sleep is complete or when the sleeping person is awakened, the nafsani soul also returns to the body. The relationship between these two types of souls is such that if either soul ends or is seized, the other automatically ends as well, and death occurs to the person. It is as if half of death has already overtaken a sleeping person. That is why the Messenger of Allah ﷺ called sleep the sister of death. Allah Almighty has mentioned this reality in this verse, and from this reality, He has argued for another great reality, which is that just as Allah seizes your nafsani soul at night and then sends it back to your body in the morning, similarly, at the time of death, He seizes your soul, and when the Day of Resurrection is established, He will send that same soul back and raise you up from your graves.
