سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ

Surah Al-Muminoon (23) — Ayah 82

The Believers · Meccan · Juz 18 · Page 347

قَالُوٓا۟ أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَـٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ ﴿82﴾
They said: "When we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we be resurrected indeed?
قَالُوٓا۟ qālū They said
أَءِذَا a-idhā What! When
مِتْنَا mit'nā we are dead
وَكُنَّا wakunnā and become
تُرَابًۭا turāban dust
وَعِظَـٰمًا waʿiẓāman and bones
أَءِنَّا a-innā would we
لَمَبْعُوثُونَ lamabʿūthūna surely be resurrected

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.

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