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Surah Ya-Sin, verse 68: meaning and tafsir

  • Verse 68 of 83
  • Juz 23
  • Meccan
  • 36:68

وَمَن نُّعَمِّرْهُ نُنَكِّسْهُ فِى ٱلْخَلْقِ ۖ أَفَلَا يَعْقِلُونَ ۝٦٨

Whomsoever We give a long life, We cause his strength to decline[19]. Do they not then understand?

Translation of the meanings: Rowwad Translation Center — version 1.0.19 · QuranEnc.com

[19] Humans are born weak, then they reach their prime when they are young, then they grow physically and mentally weak when they are old.

36:68

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Al-Mukhtasar: Abridged Explanation of the Quran

Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies · QuranEnc.com

68. Whoever’s life I extend by lengthening his lifespan, I return him to the stage of weakness. Do they not think with their intellect and understand that this abode is not one of permanence and immortality and that the everlasting abode is that of the Hereafter!

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