سُوْرَةُ فَاطِرٍ

Surah Faatir (35) — Ayah 9

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وَٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَرْسَلَ ٱلرِّيَـٰحَ فَتُثِيرُ سَحَابًا فَسُقْنَـٰهُ إِلَىٰ بَلَدٍ مَّيِّتٍ فَأَحْيَيْنَا بِهِ ٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ ٱلنُّشُورُ ﴿9﴾
And it is Allâh Who sends the winds, so that they raise up the clouds, and We drive them to a dead land, and revive therewith the earth after its death. As such (will be) the Resurrection!
وَٱللَّهُ wal-lahu And Allah
ٱلَّذِىٓ alladhī (is) the One Who
أَرْسَلَ arsala sends
ٱلرِّيَـٰحَ l-riyāḥa the winds
فَتُثِيرُ fatuthīru so that they raise
سَحَابًۭا saḥāban (the) clouds
فَسُقْنَـٰهُ fasuq'nāhu and We drive them
إِلَىٰ ilā to
بَلَدٍۢ baladin a land
مَّيِّتٍۢ mayyitin dead
فَأَحْيَيْنَا fa-aḥyaynā and We revive
بِهِ bihi therewith
ٱلْأَرْضَ l-arḍa the earth
بَعْدَ baʿda after
مَوْتِهَا ۚ mawtihā its death
كَذَٰلِكَ kadhālika Thus
ٱلنُّشُورُ l-nushūru (will be) the Resurrection

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 9){ وَ اللّٰهُ الَّذِيْۤ اَرْسَلَ الرِّيٰحَ فَتُثِيْرُ سَحَابًا …:} In the Noble Qur’an, life after death is generally argued from the greening of dry land, as stated in Surah Al-Hajj: «وَ تَرَى الْاَرْضَ هَامِدَةً فَاِذَاۤ اَنْزَلْنَا عَلَيْهَا الْمَآءَ اهْتَزَّتْ وَ رَبَتْ وَ اَنْۢبَتَتْ مِنْ كُلِّ زَوْجٍۭ بَهِيْجٍ (5) ذٰلِكَ بِاَنَّ اللّٰهَ هُوَ الْحَقُّ وَ اَنَّهٗ يُحْيِ الْمَوْتٰى وَ اَنَّهٗ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيْرٌ (6) وَّ اَنَّ السَّاعَةَ اٰتِيَةٌ لَّا رَيْبَ فِيْهَا وَ اَنَّ اللّٰهَ يَبْعَثُ مَنْ فِي الْقُبُوْرِ » [ الحج : ۵ تا ۷ ] “And you see the earth lying lifeless, then when We send down water upon it, it stirs and swells and brings forth every beautiful kind (of growth). This is because Allah is the Truth, and (because) He gives life to the dead, and (because) He is Powerful over everything. And (because) the Hour is coming, there is no doubt about it, and (because) Allah will raise those who are in the graves.” Everyone sees that when it rains, the dry, barren, and dead land suddenly comes to life and flourishes with vegetation. Then, not only do plants grow from it, but thousands of creatures—such as frogs, insects, and crickets—are also produced and begin to make their own sounds. Where did these come from? Exactly the same will be the state of humans rising from the earth. The condition of man is strange: whatever comes under his observation, he accepts it as it is, but he denies another thing exactly like it just because it has not come under his observation, even though there is no difference between the two.