سُوْرَةُ الْجَاثِيَةِ
Surah Al-Jaathiya (45) — Ayah 25
وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَـٰتُنَا بَيِّنَـٰتٍ مَّا كَانَ حُجَّتَهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوا۟ ٱئْتُوا۟ بِـَٔابَآئِنَآ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ ﴿25﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And when Our Clear Verses are recited to them, their argument is no other than that they say: "Bring back our (dead) fathers, if you are truthful!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذَا
wa-idhā
And when
تُتْلَىٰ
tut'lā
are recited
عَلَيْهِمْ
ʿalayhim
to them
ءَايَـٰتُنَا
āyātunā
Our Verses
بَيِّنَـٰتٍۢ
bayyinātin
clear
مَّا
mā
not
كَانَ
kāna
is
حُجَّتَهُمْ
ḥujjatahum
their argument
إِلَّآ
illā
except
أَن
an
that
قَالُوا۟
qālū
they say
ٱئْتُوا۟
i'tū
Bring
بِـَٔابَآئِنَآ
biābāinā
our forefathers
إِن
in
if
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
you are
صَـٰدِقِينَ
ṣādiqīna
truthful
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.
And when Our clear verses are recited to them, their only argument is to say, "Bring back our forefathers [37], if you are truthful."
[37]
The Objection of the Deniers of the Hereafter: Show Us a Dead Person Brought Back to Life:
Their only response is that if life after death is certain, then bring back to life one of our great elders so we can see. However, the claim of the prophets is never that when someone denies, they can bring a dead person out of the grave to show him so that he becomes fully convinced. Rather, their claim is only that after the Day of Resurrection, Allah Almighty will resurrect all human beings at once. It is not that before the Resurrection, the dead will be brought back to life from time to time. Then, when He will resurrect your forefathers, He will also resurrect you, and the entire reality will become clear before all of you.
[37]
The Objection of the Deniers of the Hereafter: Show Us a Dead Person Brought Back to Life:
Their only response is that if life after death is certain, then bring back to life one of our great elders so we can see. However, the claim of the prophets is never that when someone denies, they can bring a dead person out of the grave to show him so that he becomes fully convinced. Rather, their claim is only that after the Day of Resurrection, Allah Almighty will resurrect all human beings at once. It is not that before the Resurrection, the dead will be brought back to life from time to time. Then, when He will resurrect your forefathers, He will also resurrect you, and the entire reality will become clear before all of you.
