سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ
Surah Al-Muminoon (23) — Ayah 37
إِنْ هِىَ إِلَّا حَيَاتُنَا ٱلدُّنْيَا نَمُوتُ وَنَحْيَا وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَبْعُوثِينَ ﴿37﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"There is nothing but our life of this world! We die and we live! And we are not going to be resurrected!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنْ
in
Not
هِىَ
hiya
it
إِلَّا
illā
(is) but
حَيَاتُنَا
ḥayātunā
our life
ٱلدُّنْيَا
l-dun'yā
(of) the world
نَمُوتُ
namūtu
we die
وَنَحْيَا
wanaḥyā
and we live
وَمَا
wamā
and not
نَحْنُ
naḥnu
we
بِمَبْعُوثِينَ
bimabʿūthīna
(will be) resurrected
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.
37. There is nothing but our life in this world; we die and we live (are born), and we will never be resurrected [41].
[41]
Denial of the Hereafter is Based on Ignorance and Stubbornness:
The greatest argument of those who deny the Hereafter is that since no dead person has ever come back to life, how can we believe that after dying and mixing with the dust, we will be raised again? In other words, the real basis of their denial is their own experience or observation. The people of ‘Ad, like the polytheists of Makkah, believed in the existence of Allah, even though the existence of Allah is also not subject to experience or observation. And the reason for believing in the existence of Allah is not that they are influenced by the teachings of any prophet and thus believe in Allah by faith in the unseen. Rather, it is because philosophers and sages have accepted the existence of Allah as the First Cause, meaning just as we accept that for everything there must be a maker or creator, similarly, it is necessary for this universe to have a creator as well. In other words, the existence of Allah is accepted on the basis of rational argument. From this, it is understood that on the basis of rational argument, it is necessary to accept such things which have not come into observation or experience, or cannot come. And since there are many rational arguments for the establishment of life after death, which have been mentioned in numerous places in the Noble Quran, therefore, those who deny the Hereafter and resurrection merely on the basis that no man has come back after death, or that the human body mixes with the dust and becomes dust, and therefore cannot be brought back to life, then this is a denial of rational arguments and mere ignorance.
[41]
Denial of the Hereafter is Based on Ignorance and Stubbornness:
The greatest argument of those who deny the Hereafter is that since no dead person has ever come back to life, how can we believe that after dying and mixing with the dust, we will be raised again? In other words, the real basis of their denial is their own experience or observation. The people of ‘Ad, like the polytheists of Makkah, believed in the existence of Allah, even though the existence of Allah is also not subject to experience or observation. And the reason for believing in the existence of Allah is not that they are influenced by the teachings of any prophet and thus believe in Allah by faith in the unseen. Rather, it is because philosophers and sages have accepted the existence of Allah as the First Cause, meaning just as we accept that for everything there must be a maker or creator, similarly, it is necessary for this universe to have a creator as well. In other words, the existence of Allah is accepted on the basis of rational argument. From this, it is understood that on the basis of rational argument, it is necessary to accept such things which have not come into observation or experience, or cannot come. And since there are many rational arguments for the establishment of life after death, which have been mentioned in numerous places in the Noble Quran, therefore, those who deny the Hereafter and resurrection merely on the basis that no man has come back after death, or that the human body mixes with the dust and becomes dust, and therefore cannot be brought back to life, then this is a denial of rational arguments and mere ignorance.
