سُوْرَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ
Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 49
وَقَالُوٓا۟ أَءِذَا كُنَّا عِظَـٰمًا وَرُفَـٰتًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ خَلْقًا جَدِيدًا ﴿49﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And they say: "When we are bones and fragments (destroyed), should we really be resurrected (to be) a new creation?"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَالُوٓا۟
waqālū
And they say
أَءِذَا
a-idhā
Is it when
كُنَّا
kunnā
we are
عِظَـٰمًۭا
ʿiẓāman
bones
وَرُفَـٰتًا
warufātan
and crumbled particles
أَءِنَّا
a-innā
will we
لَمَبْعُوثُونَ
lamabʿūthūna
surely (be) resurrected
خَلْقًۭا
khalqan
(as) a creation
جَدِيدًۭا
jadīdan
new
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
The exegesis of this verse has been done along with the previous verse.
