سُوْرَةُ طٰهٰ
Surah Taa-Haa (20) — Ayah 55
۞ مِنْهَا خَلَقْنَـٰكُمْ وَفِيهَا نُعِيدُكُمْ وَمِنْهَا نُخْرِجُكُمْ تَارَةً أُخْرَىٰ ﴿55﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Thereof (the earth) We created you, and into it We shall return you, and from it We shall bring you out once again.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ مِنْهَا
min'hā
From it
خَلَقْنَـٰكُمْ
khalaqnākum
We created you
وَفِيهَا
wafīhā
and in it
نُعِيدُكُمْ
nuʿīdukum
We will return you
وَمِنْهَا
wamin'hā
and from it
نُخْرِجُكُمْ
nukh'rijukum
We will bring you out
تَارَةً
tāratan
time
أُخْرَىٰ
ukh'rā
another
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 55){ مِنْهَا خَلَقْنٰكُمْ وَ فِيْهَا نُعِيْدُكُمْ … :} That is, the figure of your father Adam (peace be upon him) was made from clay, and your food and all necessities also come out of the earth. This is the first stage, which continues until death. The second stage is that after death you will return to the earth again; whether a person is buried in a grave or not, directly or indirectly, his components will go into the earth. In the third stage, on the Day of Resurrection, these same components will be revived by breathing the soul into them again. It is said: «{ قَالَ فِيْهَا تَحْيَوْنَ وَ فِيْهَا تَمُوْتُوْنَ وَ مِنْهَا تُخْرَجُوْنَ }» [ الأعراف : ۲۵ ] "He said: In it you will live, and in it you will die, and from it you will be brought forth." In some narrations, it is mentioned to recite {’’ مِنْهَا خَلَقْنٰكُمْ ‘‘} when throwing the first handful of soil at the time of burial, {’’ وَ فِيْهَا نُعِيْدُكُمْ ‘‘} when throwing the second handful, and {’’ وَ مِنْهَا نُخْرِجُكُمْ تَارَةً اُخْرٰى ‘‘} when throwing the third handful, but those narrations are weak. However, throwing three handfuls of soil without reciting any verse is Sunnah. It is narrated from Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him): [ أَنَّ رَسُوْلَ اللّٰهِ صَلَّی اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلّٰی عَلٰی جِنَازَةٍ ثُمَّ أَتٰی قَبْرَ الْمَيِّتِ فَحَثٰی عَلَيْهِ مِنْ قِبَلِ رَأْسِهٖ ثَلاَثًا ] [ ابن ماجہ، الجنائز، باب ما جاء في حثو التراب في القبر: ۱۵۶۵، صحیح ] "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) offered the funeral prayer over a deceased person, then came to the grave of the deceased and threw three handfuls (of soil) from the side of his head."
