Surah Al-Qiyaama
Chapter 75 · Verse 40 · Revealed in Makkah
“Is not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?”
Translation: Saheeh International
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Mishary Rashid Alafasy
Reflection — Ibn Kathir
Certainty will Occur at the Time of Death. Allah Informs of the Condition at the Time of Death and What Terrors it Contains.
May Allah make us firm at that time with the Firm Statement. Allah says,
كَلاَّ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ التَّرَاقِىَ
Reflection — Maarif ul Quran
اَلَيْسَ ذٰلِكَ بِقٰدِرٍ عَلٰٓي اَنْ يُّـحْيِۦ الْمَوْتٰى (Has He no power to give life to the dead?...(75:40). Can it be imagined that the Supreme Being in whose controlling power is death and life and the entire world is not able to bring the dead to life? The Holy Prophet is reported to have said: 'When anyone recites this verse of Surah Al-Qiyamah, he should say:
بلی وانا علی ذالک من الشھدین۔ "Yes indeed I am among those who bear witness
What does this verse bring up for you today?