سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 73
فَقُلْنَا ٱضْرِبُوهُ بِبَعْضِهَا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُحْىِ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ وَيُرِيكُمْ ءَايَـٰتِهِۦ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ ﴿73﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
So We said: "Strike him (the dead man) with a piece of it (the cow)." Thus Allâh brings the dead to life and shows you His Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) so that you may understand.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَقُلْنَا
faqul'nā
So We said
ٱضْرِبُوهُ
iḍ'ribūhu
Strike him
بِبَعْضِهَا ۚ
bibaʿḍihā
with a part of it
كَذَٰلِكَ
kadhālika
Like this
يُحْىِ
yuḥ'yī
revives
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ
l-mawtā
the dead
وَيُرِيكُمْ
wayurīkum
and shows you
ءَايَـٰتِهِۦ
āyātihi
His Signs
لَعَلَّكُمْ
laʿallakum
perhaps you may
تَعْقِلُونَ
taʿqilūna
use your intellect
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.
73. 1. By proving the resurrection of the murdered person, Allah Almighty is announcing His power to resurrect all humans on the Day of Judgment. The resurrection of the dead on the Day of Judgment has always been a cause of astonishment for the deniers of the Hereafter, therefore Allah Almighty has mentioned this issue in various ways throughout the Noble Quran. In Surah Al-Baqarah itself, Allah Almighty has given five examples of this. One example has already passed in (ثُمَّ بَعَثْنٰكُمْ مِّنْۢ بَعْدِ مَوْتِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُوْنَ) 2:64 Al-Baqarah 56. The second example is this very story. The third example is in the second juz, verse number 243, verse (مُوْتُوْا ۣ ثُمَّ اَحْيَاھُمْ) 2:243. The fourth is verse number 259, verse (فَاَمَاتَهُ اللّٰهُ مِائَـةَ عَامٍ ثُمَّ بَعَثَهٗ) 2:259. And the fifth example is in the following verse, regarding the four birds (tayyur arba‘a) of Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him).
