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Surah Qaf, verse 4: meaning and tafsir
قَدْ عَلِمْنَا مَا تَنقُصُ ٱلْأَرْضُ مِنْهُمْ ۖ وَعِندَنَا كِتَٰبٌ حَفِيظٌۢ ٤
We certainly know what the earth consumes of them [after their death], and with Us is a Preserved Record[2].
Translation of the meanings: Rowwad Translation Center — version 1.0.19 · QuranEnc.com
[2] Or a Record that preserves everything.
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4. Verily, I know how much of their bodies the earth eats away after their death; it is not hidden from Me. I have a book that preserves everything I have decreed for them in their lives and after their deaths.
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