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Qaf (The Letter Qaf)

Verse 3of 45

أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًۭا ۖ ذَٰلِكَ رَجْعٌۢ بَعِيدٌۭ﴿٣

Translation (Sahih International)

When we have died and have become dust, [we will return to life]? That is a distant return."

Word-by-word meaning

أَءِذَاa-idhāWhat! When
مِتْنَاmit'nāwe die
وَكُنَّاwakunnāand have become
تُرَابًۭا ۖturābandust
ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThat
رَجْعٌۢrajʿun(is) a return
بَعِيدٌۭbaʿīdunfar

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Which was revealed in MakkahThe Beginning of the Mufassal Section of the Qur'anThis Surah is the first Surah in the Mufassal section of the Qur'an, according to the correct view. It is said that the Mufassal starts with Surat Al-Hujurat. Some common people say that the Mufassal starts with Surah `Amma An-Naba, (chapter 78), however, this is not true because none of the respected scholars ever supported this opinion.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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