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 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.
(Ayah 49){ وَ قَالُوْۤا ءَاِذَا كُنَّا عِظَامًا وَّ رُفَاتًا …: ’’ رُفَاتًا ‘‘ ’’رَفَتَ يَرْفُتُ‘‘} (N, D) is like {’’ فُتَاتًا ‘‘}, that thing which is broken into pieces and turned into dust. After mentioning His divinity and the prophethood of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), Allah Almighty mentioned the objection of the disbelievers regarding the Day of Judgment and gave its answer.
