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Surah Maryam (19) — Ayah 67
أَوَلَا يَذْكُرُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ أَنَّا خَلَقْنَـٰهُ مِن قَبْلُ وَلَمْ يَكُ شَيْـًٔا ﴿67﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Does not man remember that We created him before, while he was nothing?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَوَلَا
awalā
Does not
يَذْكُرُ
yadhkuru
remember
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ
l-insānu
[the] man
أَنَّا
annā
that We
خَلَقْنَـٰهُ
khalaqnāhu
We created him
مِن
min
before
قَبْلُ
qablu
before
وَلَمْ
walam
while not
يَكُ
yaku
he was
شَيْـًۭٔا
shayan
anything
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 67){ اَوَ لَا يَذْكُرُ الْاِنْسَانُ اَنَّا خَلَقْنٰهُ … :} So, is it difficult for the Pure Being Who created him when he was nothing, to give him life again after death? This is the strongest proof of resurrection that Allah Almighty has repeatedly stated in the Noble Qur’an. See Surah Dahr (1, 2), Waqi’ah (43 to 62), Rum (27), Hajj (5), Bani Isra’il (51), and Anbiya (104). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: [ قَالَ اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰی كَذَّبَنِيْ ابْنُ آدَمَ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ ذٰلِكَ، وَشَتَمَنِيْ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ ذٰلِكَ، فَأَمَّا تَكْذِيْبُهُ إِيَّايَ فَقَوْلُهُ : لَنْ يُعِيْدَنِيْ كَمَا بَدأَنِيْ، وَ لَيْسَ أَوَّلُ الْخَلْقِ بِأَهْوَنَ عَلَيَّ مِنْ إِعَادَتِهِ، وَ أَمَّا شَتْمُهُ إِيَّايَ فَقَوْلُهُ اتَّخَذَ اللّٰهُ وَلَدًا، وَأَنَا الْأَحَدُ الصَّمَدُ، لَمْ أَلِدْ وَلَمْ أُوْلَدْ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لِّيْ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ ] [ بخاري، التفسیر، باب تفسیر سورۃ « قل ھو اللّٰہ أحد » : ۴۹۷۴، عن أبي ھریرۃ رضی اللہ عنہ ] “Allah Almighty says: The son of Adam has denied Me, though he has no right to do so, and the son of Adam has abused Me, though he has no right to do so. His denying Me is his saying that I will not recreate him as I created him the first time, though creating him the first time is not easier for Me than recreating him. As for his abusing Me, it is his saying that Allah has taken a child, though I am One, Self-Sufficient, I have not begotten, nor was I begotten, and there is none comparable to Me.”
