The Holy Quran 16:65 — Surah An-Nahl

Arabic text

وَٱللَّهُ أَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً فَأَحْيَا بِهِ ٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَآ ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يَسْمَعُونَ

Translation

Allaah sends rain from the sky, by which He revives the earth after its death (after it has become dry and empty). There is certainly an Aayah in this (which proves the reality of resurrection) for those who listen (with the intention of accepting).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

that is, by rain from the sky He made the dry earth green: drying up is, as it were, the death of the earth, and becoming green and flourishing is its life. that is, in the same way, by means of the Quran He will make the ignorant learned and bring dead hearts to life — if they listen with heartfelt attention and fairness.

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