Transliteration:( 'A-izaa mitnaa wa kunnaa turaaban zaalika raj'um ba'eed )
"What! When we are dead and have become dust, shall we return (to life)? That return is far-fetched!" [4]
The infidels express disbelief in the possibility of resurrection, questioning how they could return to life after being reduced to dust. They see such a return as impossible or far-fetched.
The remoteness they mention may refer either to the occurrence of resurrection, which they deem implausible, or to their inability to comprehend the process. The vast distance between sand (symbolizing their perceived physical limitations) and human beings emphasizes the difficulty they have in accepting the concept of resurrection.
Their rejection of resurrection reveals their lack of faith in the divine power of Allah, who alone has the ability to bring life from death.
The tafsir of Surah Qaf verse 3 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Qaf ayat 1 which provides the complete commentary from verse 2 through 5.
(50:3) What! When we are dead and reduced to mere dust, (shall we be raised to life)? Such a return is far-fetched.”[3]
3. This was the second cause of their surprise, the first being that a member of their own kind and clan had arisen with the claim that he had come as a warner to them from God. They were further surprised that the person was warning them to the effect that all men will be raised back to life after death and they will be produced all together in the court of Allah where their deeds will be subjected to accountability and they will be rewarded and punished accordingly.
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