The Holy Quran 19:67 — Surah Maryam

Arabic text

أَوَلَا يَذْكُرُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ أَنَّا خَلَقْنَـٰهُ مِن قَبْلُ وَلَمْ يَكُ شَيْـًٔا

Translation

Does man not recall (remember) that We created him before when he was nothing? (In a like manner, We shall create him again after he has died.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The answer to this doubt: that is, though he is a human being, he does not understand even so simple a thing: only a few days ago he was nothing at all. Almighty Allah brought him from non-existence into existence. Is the One who turns nothing into something and sheer non-existence into being not able to destroy a thing and create it anew?

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