سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ
Surah Ghafir (40) — Ayah 11
قَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَآ أَمَتَّنَا ٱثْنَتَيْنِ وَأَحْيَيْتَنَا ٱثْنَتَيْنِ فَٱعْتَرَفْنَا بِذُنُوبِنَا فَهَلْ إِلَىٰ خُرُوجٍ مِّن سَبِيلٍ ﴿11﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They will say: "Our Lord! You have made us to die twice (i.e. we were dead in the loins of our fathers and dead after our life in this world), and You have given us life twice (i.e. life when we were born and life when we are Resurrected)! Now we confess our sins, then is there any way to get out (of the Fire)?" (Tafsir Al-Qurtubi,)
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They (will) say
رَبَّنَآ
rabbanā
Our Lord
أَمَتَّنَا
amattanā
You gave us death
ٱثْنَتَيْنِ
ith'natayni
twice
وَأَحْيَيْتَنَا
wa-aḥyaytanā
and You gave us life
ٱثْنَتَيْنِ
ith'natayni
twice
فَٱعْتَرَفْنَا
fa-iʿ'tarafnā
and we confess
بِذُنُوبِنَا
bidhunūbinā
our sins
فَهَلْ
fahal
So is (there)
إِلَىٰ
ilā
to
خُرُوجٍۢ
khurūjin
get out
مِّن
min
any
سَبِيلٍۢ
sabīlin
way
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.
11. They will say, "Our Lord! You have caused us to die twice and given us life twice, and now we confess our sins [14]. So is there any way out from here?"
[14]
The Four Stages of Life and Death:
These are the same four stages of death and life that have already been mentioned at the beginning of Surah Al-Baqarah. That is, they were dead, Allah granted them life and they were born in their parents' home, then after this life comes death, and the fourth stage is being resurrected again on the Day of Judgment. Of these, everyone knows the first three stages because they are witnessed by all. Denial is only of resurrection after death, which has not been witnessed by anyone. And this matter has been made known to us through revelation, and then many rational arguments also support it. Upon seeing the Day of the Hereafter, the disbelievers will say that today we admit that what the messengers said was true. But the question is: is there any way to escape from the evil end that we are witnessing for ourselves today?
[14]
The Four Stages of Life and Death:
These are the same four stages of death and life that have already been mentioned at the beginning of Surah Al-Baqarah. That is, they were dead, Allah granted them life and they were born in their parents' home, then after this life comes death, and the fourth stage is being resurrected again on the Day of Judgment. Of these, everyone knows the first three stages because they are witnessed by all. Denial is only of resurrection after death, which has not been witnessed by anyone. And this matter has been made known to us through revelation, and then many rational arguments also support it. Upon seeing the Day of the Hereafter, the disbelievers will say that today we admit that what the messengers said was true. But the question is: is there any way to escape from the evil end that we are witnessing for ourselves today?
