سُوْرَةُ الرَّعْدِ
Surah Ar-Ra'd (13) — Ayah 5
۞ وَإِن تَعْجَبْ فَعَجَبٌ قَوْلُهُمْ أَءِذَا كُنَّا تُرَٰبًا أَءِنَّا لَفِى خَلْقٍ جَدِيدٍ ۗ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِرَبِّهِمْ ۖ وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلْأَغْلَـٰلُ فِىٓ أَعْنَاقِهِمْ ۖ وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلنَّارِ ۖ هُمْ فِيهَا خَـٰلِدُونَ ﴿5﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And if you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم) wonder (at these polytheists who deny your message of Islâmic Monotheism and have taken besides Allâh others for worship who can neither harm nor benefit), then wondrous is their saying: "When we are dust, shall we indeed then be (raised) in a new creation?" They are those who disbelieved in their Lord! They are those who will have iron chains tying their hands to their necks. They will be the dwellers of the Fire to abide therein.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ وَإِن
wa-in
And if
تَعْجَبْ
taʿjab
you (are) astonished
فَعَجَبٌۭ
faʿajabun
then astonishing
قَوْلُهُمْ
qawluhum
(is) their saying
أَءِذَا
a-idhā
When
كُنَّا
kunnā
we are
تُرَٰبًا
turāban
dust
أَءِنَّا
a-innā
will we
لَفِى
lafī
(be) indeed, in
خَلْقٍۢ
khalqin
a creation
جَدِيدٍ ۗ
jadīdin
new
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
ulāika
Those
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
(are) the ones who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieved
بِرَبِّهِمْ ۖ
birabbihim
in their Lord
وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
wa-ulāika
and those
ٱلْأَغْلَـٰلُ
l-aghlālu
the iron chains
فِىٓ
fī
(will be) in
أَعْنَاقِهِمْ ۖ
aʿnāqihim
their necks
وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
wa-ulāika
those
أَصْحَـٰبُ
aṣḥābu
(are the) companions
ٱلنَّارِ ۖ
l-nāri
(of) the Fire
هُمْ
hum
they
فِيهَا
fīhā
in it
خَـٰلِدُونَ
khālidūna
(will) abide forever
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
5. And if you are astonished, then more astonishing is the statement of those who say: "When we have become dust, will we indeed be created anew?" These are the ones who have denied their Lord [10], and such are those who will have shackles around their necks. They are the inhabitants of the Fire, in which they will remain forever.
[9]
Arguments for Divine Knowledge in Plants:
That is, if you are astonished that these people do not believe even after seeing such signs of Allah, then We are astonished that these people see such amazing signs of Allah and yet they ask: when we die and become mixed with the earth, will we be raised again? They do not think that a seed, after mixing with the earth, becomes soil. But when the season comes, that very seed grows and becomes a strong tree. Then why can you not be created again?
[10]
Denial of Allah’s Powers is Denial of Allah Himself:
Thus, denial of being created again is, in reality, denial of the perfect power of Allah, which has been described as equivalent to denial of Allah Himself. For this reason, they became deserving of Hell, and secondly, of being answerable before Allah. The lives of the deniers generally pass in an unrestrained and uncontrolled manner. Such people are, in fact, mere slaves to their desires. As a consequence of this crime, iron collars will be placed around their necks and they will be bound as tightly as they were unrestrained in the world.
[9]
Arguments for Divine Knowledge in Plants:
That is, if you are astonished that these people do not believe even after seeing such signs of Allah, then We are astonished that these people see such amazing signs of Allah and yet they ask: when we die and become mixed with the earth, will we be raised again? They do not think that a seed, after mixing with the earth, becomes soil. But when the season comes, that very seed grows and becomes a strong tree. Then why can you not be created again?
[10]
Denial of Allah’s Powers is Denial of Allah Himself:
Thus, denial of being created again is, in reality, denial of the perfect power of Allah, which has been described as equivalent to denial of Allah Himself. For this reason, they became deserving of Hell, and secondly, of being answerable before Allah. The lives of the deniers generally pass in an unrestrained and uncontrolled manner. Such people are, in fact, mere slaves to their desires. As a consequence of this crime, iron collars will be placed around their necks and they will be bound as tightly as they were unrestrained in the world.
