The Holy Quran 27:68 — Surah An-Naml

Arabic text

لَقَدْ وُعِدْنَا هَـٰذَا نَحْنُ وَءَابَآؤُنَا مِن قَبْلُ إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّآ أَسَـٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

Translation

"Our forefathers and us have been promised this (that we will be resurrected) from before (long before you). (However, until now we have not seen anyone rise from his grave. This can therefore not be true. We therefore conclude that) These are merely tales (myths) of the old (ancients) men (that lack truth)."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The disbelievers' objection to the Hereafter: that is, [they say]: “These same promises were made before to our elders. This prophet today is merely repeating what those before him said. But so many ages have passed, and to this day we have neither seen nor heard of any dead person who, after mingling with the dust, came back to life and received punishment.

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