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Surah Yaseen (36) — Ayah 33
وَءَايَةٌ لَّهُمُ ٱلْأَرْضُ ٱلْمَيْتَةُ أَحْيَيْنَـٰهَا وَأَخْرَجْنَا مِنْهَا حَبًّا فَمِنْهُ يَأْكُلُونَ ﴿33﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And a sign for them is the dead land. We give it life, and We bring forth from it grains, so that they eat thereof.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَءَايَةٌۭ
waāyatun
And a Sign
لَّهُمُ
lahumu
for them
ٱلْأَرْضُ
l-arḍu
(is) the earth
ٱلْمَيْتَةُ
l-maytatu
dead
أَحْيَيْنَـٰهَا
aḥyaynāhā
We give it life
وَأَخْرَجْنَا
wa-akhrajnā
and We bring forth
مِنْهَا
min'hā
from it
حَبًّۭا
ḥabban
grain
فَمِنْهُ
famin'hu
and from it
يَأْكُلُونَ
yakulūna
they eat
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 33) ➊ {وَ اٰيَةٌ لَّهُمُ الْاَرْضُ الْمَيْتَةُ :} In the previous verse, the presentation of all people before Allah Almighty is mentioned, which will happen on the Day of Resurrection. Since the disbelievers did not believe in it, several proofs of it are now stated. Here, {’’ اٰيَةٌ ‘‘} (sign) means proof and evidence. The dead earth refers to barren and uninhabited land.
➋ In { اَحْيَيْنٰهَا وَ اَخْرَجْنَا مِنْهَا حَبًّا …: ’’ اٰيَةٌ ‘‘}, the tanween is for magnification, meaning that a great proof of Our power to give life to the dead is that We send down rain upon barren and drought-stricken land, so it grows, blossoms, and flourishes. Then We produce grain from it, which forms most of their food.
➋ In { اَحْيَيْنٰهَا وَ اَخْرَجْنَا مِنْهَا حَبًّا …: ’’ اٰيَةٌ ‘‘}, the tanween is for magnification, meaning that a great proof of Our power to give life to the dead is that We send down rain upon barren and drought-stricken land, so it grows, blossoms, and flourishes. Then We produce grain from it, which forms most of their food.
