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Surah Al-Isra, verse 49: meaning and tafsir

  • Verse 49 of 111
  • Juz 15
  • Meccan
  • 17:49

وَقَالُوٓا۟ أَءِذَا كُنَّا عِظَٰمًا وَرُفَٰتًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ خَلْقًا جَدِيدًا ۝٤٩

They say, “What! When we are turned into bones and dust, will we really be resurrected as a new creation?”

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17:49

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49. The idolaters said in denial of resurrection: When we die and become bones and our bodies decompose, will we be resurrected again? This is impossible.

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