Surah Al-Isra (The Night Journey ) 17 : 51
Translations
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Yusuf Ali
Qur'an Dictionary
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| (17:51:2) khalqan a creation |
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| (17:51:4) yakburu (is) great |
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| (17:51:6) ṣudūrikum your breasts |
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| (17:51:7) fasayaqūlūna Then they will say |
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| (17:51:9) yuʿīdunā will restore us |
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| (17:51:10) quli Say |
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| (17:51:11) alladhī He Who |
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| (17:51:12) faṭarakum created you |
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| (17:51:13) awwala (the) first |
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| (17:51:14) marratin time |
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| (17:51:15) fasayun'ghiḍūna Then they will shake |
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| (17:51:16) ilayka at you |
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| (17:51:17) ruūsahum their heads |
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| (17:51:18) wayaqūlūna and they say |
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| (17:51:21) qul Say |
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| (17:51:22) ʿasā Perhaps |
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| (17:51:24) yakūna (it) will be |
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| (17:51:25) qarīban soon |
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Explanatory Note
“They will say: ‘Who is it that will bring us back [to life]?” (Verse 51)
Who is it that brings bones and dust, or even more lifeless objects, back to life? ‘Say:
‘He who created you the first time.” (Verse 51)
The answer puts the whole question into its proper perspective, which is both simple and direct. The One who originated them the first time is able to bring them back to life. Yet this reply is ignored:
“Thereupon they shake their heads [in disbelief’.” (Verse 51)
They simply shake their heads in disapproval, or even in ridicule. They try to make this sound too far fetched by asking:
“When will this be?” (Verse 51)
The Prophet is told to reply: “It may very well be near at hand.” (Verse 51)
The Prophet does not know its exact timing, but it may very well be nearer than they think. They should fear then lest it happen when they are engaged in such opposition and ridicule.
3. Surah Overview
The very first verse indicates that this Surah was revealed on the occasion of the ascension (Mi’raj). According to the narrations (hadith) on the life of the Prophet, this event happened one year before migration (Hijrah). Thus this Surah was revealed in the last stage of Prophethood in Makkah.
The Prophet had been propagating Monotheism (Tawhid) for twelve years now. In spite of all the opposition, Islam had spread to every corner of Arabia and there was hardly a clan which had not been influenced by the invitation. In Makkah itself, the true Believers had formed themselves into a small community. A large number of the people from the Aws and Khazraj tribes (two influential clans of Madinah) had also now accepted Islam. Thus the time had come for the Muslims to emigrate from Makkah to Madinah, at behest of the Aws and Khazraj to establish an Islamic state.
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ابن القيم - تفسير ابن قيّم
السيوطي - الدر المنثور
الشنقيطي - أضواء البيان
ابن الجوزي - زاد المسير
الآلوسي - روح المعاني
ابن عطية - المحرر الوجيز
الرازي - مفاتيح الغيب
أبو السعود - إرشاد العقل السليم
الزمخشري - الكشاف
البقاعي - نظم الدرر
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الماوردي - النكت والعيون
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الشوكاني - فتح القدير
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البيضاوي - أنوار التنزيل
النسفي - مدارك التنزيل
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