An-Naml 27:64
The Ant · Meccan · Juz 20 · Page 383
Originating and Repeating
أَمَّن يَبۡدَؤُاْ ٱلۡخَلۡقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُۥ وَمَن يَرۡزُقُكُم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۗ أَءِلَٰهࣱ مَّعَ ٱللَّهِۚ قُلۡ هَاتُواْ بُرۡهَٰنَكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ ٦٤
Is not He (best) Who produceth creation, then reproduceth it, and Who provideth for you from the heaven and the earth? Is there any Allah beside Allah? Say: Bring your proof, if ye are truthful.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Is He who originates creation then repeats it, and provides for you from heaven and earth, better?
Insight
According to Elmalılı, He is the One who after this world will also make a Hereafter.
Reflect
Infer the second creation from the first.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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