Surah Ash-Shaffat Ayah 16

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• أَءِذَاIs it when
• مِتۡنَاwe are dead
• وَكُنَّاand have become
• تُرَابٗاdust
• وَعِظَٰمًاand bones
• أَءِنَّاshall we then
• لَمَبۡعُوثُونَbe certainly resurrected

Similar ayahs

• قَالُوٓاْ أَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابٗا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبۡعُوثُونَ ٨٢They said, "When we have died and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?Al-Mu'minun 82
• وَكَانُواْ يَقُولُونَ أَئِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابٗا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبۡعُوثُونَ ٤٧And they used to say, "When we die and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?Al-Waqi'ah 47
• أَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابٗا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَدِينُونَ ٥٣That when we have died and become dust and bones, we will indeed be recompensed?'"Ash-Shaffat 53
• أَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابٗاۖ ذَٰلِكَ رَجۡعُۢ بَعِيدٞ ٣When we have died and have become dust, [we will return to life]? That is a distant [i.e., unlikely] return."Qaf 3
• أَيَعِدُكُمۡ أَنَّكُمۡ إِذَا مِتُّمۡ وَكُنتُمۡ تُرَابٗا وَعِظَٰمًا أَنَّكُم مُّخۡرَجُونَ ٣٥Does he promise you that when you have died and become dust and bones that you will be brought forth [once more]?Al-Mu'minun 35

Repeated phrases

• أَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابٗا

  This phrase also appears in:

  • Al-Mu'minun 82
  • Ash-Shaffat 53
  • Qaf 3