Saba 34:7
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A Mocking Question
وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ هَلۡ نَدُلُّكُمۡ عَلَىٰ رَجُلࣲ يُنَبِّئُكُمۡ إِذَا مُزِّقۡتُمۡ كُلَّ مُمَزَّقٍ إِنَّكُمۡ لَفِي خَلۡقࣲ جَدِيدٍ ٧
Those who disbelieve say: Shall we show you a man who will tell you (that) when ye have become dispersed in dust with most complete dispersal still, even then, ye will be created anew.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
They said: “Shall we show you a man who tells you that when you are torn apart, you will be in a new creation?”
Insight
According to Elmalılı, the disbelievers of Quraysh said this among themselves, mocking prophethood.
Reflect
Beware of mocking the truth.
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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