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Al-Ahqaf 33

Ayah 33 of 35 · Meccan

أَوَلَمۡ يَرَوۡاْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَلَمۡ يَعۡيَ بِخَلۡقِهِنَّ بِقَٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يُحۡـِۧيَ ٱلۡمَوۡتَىٰۚ بَلَىٰٓۚ إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ قَدِيرٞ ٣٣

Do they not see that Allāh, who created the heavens and earth and did not fail in their creation, is able to give life to the dead? Yes. Indeed, He is over all things competent.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. أَوَلَمۡDo notawalam
  2. يَرَوۡاْthey seeyaraw
  3. أَنَّthatanna
  4. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  5. ٱلَّذِي(is) the One Whoalladhī
  6. خَلَقَcreatedkhalaqa
  7. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِthe heavensl-samāwāti
  8. وَٱلۡأَرۡضَand the earthwal-arḍa
  9. وَلَمۡand (was) notwalam
  10. يَعۡيَtiredyaʿya
  11. بِخَلۡقِهِنَّby their creationbikhalqihinna
  12. بِقَٰدِرٍ(is) ablebiqādirin
  13. عَلَىٰٓto give lifeʿalā
  14. أَنto give lifean
  15. يُحۡـِۧيَto give lifeyuḥ'yiya
  16. ٱلۡمَوۡتَىٰۚ(to) the deadl-mawtā
  17. بَلَىٰٓۚYesbalā
  18. إِنَّهُۥindeed Heinnahu
  19. عَلَىٰ(is) onʿalā
  20. كُلِّeverykulli
  21. شَيۡءٖthingshayin
  22. قَدِيرٞAll-Powerfulqadīrun

Tafsir

Do these idolaters who deny the resurrection not understand that Allah Who created the heavens and created the earth, and did not tire in creating them despite their hugeness and vastness, is able to give life to the dead for reckoning and recompense? Indeed, He is able to bring them to life. He, (may He be glorified), is able to do all things and He is not incapable of bringing the dead to life.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran