سُوْرَةُ الْجَاثِيَةِ
Surah Al-Jaathiya (45) — Ayah 26
قُلِ ٱللَّهُ يُحْيِيكُمْ ثُمَّ يُمِيتُكُمْ ثُمَّ يَجْمَعُكُمْ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿26﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say (to them): "Allâh gives you life, then causes you to die, then He will assemble you on the Day of Resurrection about which there is no doubt. But most of mankind know not."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلِ
quli
Say
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
يُحْيِيكُمْ
yuḥ'yīkum
gives you life
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
يُمِيتُكُمْ
yumītukum
causes you to die
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
يَجْمَعُكُمْ
yajmaʿukum
He will gather you
إِلَىٰ
ilā
to
يَوْمِ
yawmi
(the) Day
ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ
l-qiyāmati
(of) the Resurrection
لَا
lā
no
رَيْبَ
rayba
doubt
فِيهِ
fīhi
about it
وَلَـٰكِنَّ
walākinna
But
أَكْثَرَ
akthara
most
ٱلنَّاسِ
l-nāsi
(of) the people
لَا
lā
(do) not
يَعْلَمُونَ
yaʿlamūna
know
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 26) ➊ { قُلِ اللّٰهُ يُحْيِيْكُمْ ثُمَّ يُمِيْتُكُمْ:} This is the answer to their supposed argument: you were not created by your own choice or by coincidence, nor does your death occur by your own choice or by coincidence, rather it is Allah Almighty who gives you life and causes you to die. Then when He wills, He will resurrect you again; in this, you have no choice or involvement.
➋ {ثُمَّ يَجْمَعُكُمْ اِلٰى يَوْمِ الْقِيٰمَةِ …:} That is, He will not resurrect you separately, such that some people are resurrected at one time, others at another time, and the rest at a third time; rather, He will gather all the former and latter people together at one time on the Day of Resurrection. See also Surah Al-Baqarah (28).
➌ { لَا رَيْبَ فِيْهِ وَ لٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُوْنَ:} That is, there is no doubt in the occurrence of the Resurrection, but most people deny it because they are ignorant. They neither know the reality nor wish to know it, and they neither listen to anyone against their desires nor try to understand, as He said: « وَ قَالُوْا لَوْ كُنَّا نَسْمَعُ اَوْ نَعْقِلُ مَا كُنَّا فِيْۤ اَصْحٰبِ السَّعِيْرِ» [ الملک : ۱۰ ] "And they will say, 'If only we had listened or reasoned, we would not be among the companions of the blazing Fire.'"
➋ {ثُمَّ يَجْمَعُكُمْ اِلٰى يَوْمِ الْقِيٰمَةِ …:} That is, He will not resurrect you separately, such that some people are resurrected at one time, others at another time, and the rest at a third time; rather, He will gather all the former and latter people together at one time on the Day of Resurrection. See also Surah Al-Baqarah (28).
➌ { لَا رَيْبَ فِيْهِ وَ لٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُوْنَ:} That is, there is no doubt in the occurrence of the Resurrection, but most people deny it because they are ignorant. They neither know the reality nor wish to know it, and they neither listen to anyone against their desires nor try to understand, as He said: « وَ قَالُوْا لَوْ كُنَّا نَسْمَعُ اَوْ نَعْقِلُ مَا كُنَّا فِيْۤ اَصْحٰبِ السَّعِيْرِ» [ الملک : ۱۰ ] "And they will say, 'If only we had listened or reasoned, we would not be among the companions of the blazing Fire.'"
