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Al-Waqi'ah · 56:47

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وَكَانُواْ يَقُولُونَ أَئِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابٗا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبۡعُوثُونَ

And they used to say, "When we die and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected

Surah Al-Waqi'ah (The Inevitable) · 56:47
Translation: Sahih International. Qur'an text: Uthmani script (The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia, quranenc.com), distributed via quran-json.
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  1. لَّا بَارِدٖ وَلَا كَرِيمٍ

    56:44Neither cool nor beneficial

  2. إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ قَبۡلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُتۡرَفِينَ

    56:45Indeed they were, before that, indulging in affluence

  3. وَكَانُواْ يُصِرُّونَ عَلَى ٱلۡحِنثِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ

    56:46And they used to persist in the great violation

  4. وَكَانُواْ يَقُولُونَ أَئِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابٗا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبۡعُوثُونَ

    56:47And they used to say, "When we die and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected

  5. أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَ

    56:48And our forefathers [as well]

  6. قُلۡ إِنَّ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ وَٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ

    56:49Say, [O Muhammad], "Indeed, the former and the later peoples

  7. لَمَجۡمُوعُونَ إِلَىٰ مِيقَٰتِ يَوۡمٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ

    56:50Are to be gathered together for the appointment of a known Day

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