سُوْرَةُ الْقِيَامَةِ

Surah Al-Qiyaama (75) — Ayah 40

The Resurrection · Meccan · Juz 29 · Page 578

أَلَيْسَ ذَٰلِكَ بِقَـٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يُحْـِۧىَ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ ﴿40﴾
Is not He (Allâh Who does that) Able to give life to the dead? (Yes! He is Able to do all things).
أَلَيْسَ alaysa Is not
ذَٰلِكَ dhālika [that]
بِقَـٰدِرٍ biqādirin (He) Able
عَلَىٰٓ ʿalā [over]
أَن an to
يُحْـِۧىَ yuḥ'yiya give life
ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ l-mawtā (to) the dead

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40. 1. That is, does He not have the power to resurrect man after death, when He creates him by passing him through various stages?

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40. Is He not able [22] to bring the dead back to life?

[22] That is, from the stages of a drop of fluid in the mother's womb to the creation of a human being, and then the appropriate division into pairs, a person can easily reach the conclusion that the Lord who possesses such power is also able to create man again after death. Even after these arguments, whoever denies resurrection, his denial is nothing but stubbornness and foolishness. Also, it is mentioned in the hadith that when you ﷺ recited this verse, afterwards you would say ﴿سبحانك اللهم بلٰي﴾.