Ghafir 40:11
The Forgiver · Meccan · Juz 24 · Page 468
Two Deaths, Two Lives
قَالُواْ رَبَّنَآ أَمَتَّنَا ٱثۡنَتَيۡنِ وَأَحۡيَيۡتَنَا ٱثۡنَتَيۡنِ فَٱعۡتَرَفۡنَا بِذُنُوبِنَا فَهَلۡ إِلَىٰ خُرُوجࣲ مِّن سَبِيلࣲ ١١
They say: Our Lord! Twice hast Thou made us die, and twice hast Thou made us live. Now we confess our sins. Is there any way to go out.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
“Our Lord, You made us lifeless twice and gave us life twice.”
Insight
According to Elmalılı, the punishment of the grave has been inferred from this; the first death is in the world, the second in the grave.
Reflect
Prepare from today for the life of the grave.
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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