Transliteration:( Fanzur ilaaa aasaari rahmatil laahi kaifa yuhyil arda ba'da mawtihaa; inna zaalika lamuhyil mawtaa wa Huwa 'alaa kulli shai'in Qadeer )
"Look on the effects of the Mercy of Allah, how He gives life to the earth after its death [113]. No doubt He will give [114] life to the dead. And He has power over everything."
Here, the "death of the earth" signifies its complete dryness and barrenness, while "life" refers to its renewal and greenness after rain. This transformation is described in accordance with the state of the earth.
From this analogy, we understand that just as Allah revives the dead earth, He will likewise resurrect the dead on the Day of Judgment. This accepted analogy strengthens one's faith and belief in resurrection.
The verse concludes by emphasizing that Allah has complete power over all things, affirming His absolute control over creation and resurrection.
The tafsir of Surah Ar-Rum verse 50 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Rum ayat 48 which provides the complete commentary from verse 48 through 51.
(30:50) See, then, the tokens of Allah’s Mercy: how He revives the earth after it is dead.[73] Verily He is the One Who will revive the dead. He has power over everything.
73. There is a subtle allusion in the mention of the Prophethood and the rain, one after the other, to the reality that the advent of a Prophet is a blessing for man’s moral life even as the coming of the rain proves to be a blessing for his material life. Just as the dead earth awakens to life by a shower of the rain from the sky and starts blooming and swelling with vegetation, so is the morally and spiritually desolate human world quickened to life at the coming down of divine revelation and starts blossoming with moral excellences and virtues. This is the disbelievers’ own misfortune that they show ingratitude, and regard the blessing of Prophethood as a portent of death for themselves instead of a good news of life.
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