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Verse 17of 29

ٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحْىِ ٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا ۚ قَدْ بَيَّنَّا لَكُمُ ٱلْءَايَٰتِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ﴿١٧

Translation (Sahih International)

Know that Allah gives life to the earth after its lifelessness. We have made clear to you the signs; perhaps you will understand.

Word-by-word meaning

ٱعْلَمُوٓا۟iʿ'lamūKnow
أَنَّannathat
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
يُحْىِyuḥ'yīgives life
ٱلْأَرْضَl-arḍa(to) the earth
بَعْدَbaʿdaafter
مَوْتِهَا ۚmawtihāits death
قَدْqadIndeed
بَيَّنَّاbayyannāWe have made clear
لَكُمُlakumuto you
ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِl-āyātithe Signs
لَعَلَّكُمْlaʿallakumso that you may
تَعْقِلُونَtaʿqilūnaunderstand

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

meaning, it is the worthy shelter for you rather than any other residence, because of your disbelief and doubt, and how evil is the Fire for Final Destination.Encouraging Khushu` and the Prohibition of imitating the People of the ScripturesAllah asks, `Has not the time come for the believers to feel humility in their hearts by the remembrance of Allah and hearing subtle advice and the recitation of the Qur'an, so that they may comprehend the Qur'an, abide by it, and hear and obey Muslim recorded...

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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