The Holy Quran 77:26 — Surah Al-Mursalat

Arabic text

أَحْيَآءً وَأَمْوَٰتًا

Translation

...both the living and the dead? (Just as the surface of the earth provides living quarters of the living, the interior of the earth provides a place of rest for the dead as well.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The earth that holds the living and the dead: that is, living creatures pass their lives on this very earth, and the dead too end up in this same soil. Man received life from this very dust, and after death too this became his abode. Why, then, should it be difficult to raise him up again from this same dust?

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