The Holy Quran 17:51 — Surah Al-Isra

Arabic text

أَوْ خَلْقًا مِّمَّا يَكْبُرُ فِى صُدُورِكُمْ ۚ فَسَيَقُولُونَ مَن يُعِيدُنَا ۖ قُلِ ٱلَّذِى فَطَرَكُمْ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ ۚ فَسَيُنْغِضُونَ إِلَيْكَ رُءُوسَهُمْ وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هُوَ ۖ قُلْ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَكُونَ قَرِيبًا

Translation

...or any other creation that seems appealing in your hearts (even if you wish to turn into things that seem lifeless, more lifeless than decomposed bone and flesh, Allaah will still resurrect you after death)." Soon they will say, "Who will resurrect us?" Say, "He Who created you the first time (from nothing can certainly create you again from your decomposed matter)." They will then nod their heads to you saying, "When will it (resurrection) be?" Say, "It will probably occur very shortly (you therefore have very little time to prepare)."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The reply of the Prophet ﷺ: that is, these fragments and crushed bits are, after all, from a human body in which there was life before. And even in the particles of earth itself the appearance of signs of life is not so very far-fetched.

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