سُوْرَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ
Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 99
۞ أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ قَادِرٌ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يَخْلُقَ مِثْلَهُمْ وَجَعَلَ لَهُمْ أَجَلًا لَّا رَيْبَ فِيهِ فَأَبَى ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ إِلَّا كُفُورًا ﴿99﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
See they not that Allâh, Who created the heavens and the earth, is Able to create the like of them. And He has decreed for them an appointed term, whereof there is no doubt. But the Zâlimûn (polytheists and wrong-doers) refuse (the truth - the Message of Islâmic Monotheism, and accept nothing) but disbelief.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ أَوَلَمْ
awalam
Do not
يَرَوْا۟
yaraw
they see
أَنَّ
anna
that
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
the One Who
خَلَقَ
khalaqa
created
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضَ
wal-arḍa
and the earth
قَادِرٌ
qādirun
(is) Able
عَلَىٰٓ
ʿalā
[on]
أَن
an
to
يَخْلُقَ
yakhluqa
create
مِثْلَهُمْ
mith'lahum
the like of them
وَجَعَلَ
wajaʿala
And He has made
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
أَجَلًۭا
ajalan
a term
لَّا
lā
no
رَيْبَ
rayba
doubt
فِيهِ
fīhi
in it
فَأَبَى
fa-abā
But refused
ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ
l-ẓālimūna
the wrongdoers
إِلَّا
illā
except
كُفُورًۭا
kufūran
disbelief
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.
Have they not seen that Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth, is able to create the likes of them (again)? He has appointed for them a term [117] about which there is no doubt. Yet the wrongdoers persist in denial.
[117]
The Season of Resurrection:
The polytheists of Makkah objected that thousands of years have passed, and none of those who died have ever come back to life. So how is resurrection possible? The answer is that every task has an appointed time; it only happens at that time. If you throw a wheat seed into the ground, it will only sprout when its season for sprouting arrives. In the same way, the season or time for humans to sprout is the second blowing of the trumpet. When the trumpet is blown, you will all sprout from the earth by a natural process.
[117]
The Season of Resurrection:
The polytheists of Makkah objected that thousands of years have passed, and none of those who died have ever come back to life. So how is resurrection possible? The answer is that every task has an appointed time; it only happens at that time. If you throw a wheat seed into the ground, it will only sprout when its season for sprouting arrives. In the same way, the season or time for humans to sprout is the second blowing of the trumpet. When the trumpet is blown, you will all sprout from the earth by a natural process.
