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Quran-50:4 Surah Qaf English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

Transliteration:( Qad 'alimnaa maa tanqu-sul-ardu minhum wa 'indanaa Kitaabun Hafeez )

4. We know that the earth diminishes for them, and with Us (5) is a preserving Book (6).

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Surah Qaf Ayat 4 Tafsir (Commentry)



  • Tafseer-e-Naeemi (Ahmad Yaar Khan)
  • Ibn Kathir
  • Ala-Madudi

5. This means the earth devours some of the flesh and bones of the corpse, turning it to sand. But all this remains within the knowledge of Allah Almighty. Is it difficult then to change this sand to flesh and bones? Just as you become sand from the human form, you will become human from the sand.

6. It is the Book in which is recorded all their names, and which sand devoured which limbs. Those angels, Prophets, and Saints who possess the book are fully aware of all these things. It is because this Book is not there for the knowledge of Allah Almighty, but is there to provide knowledge to certain of His pious servants.

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Qaf verse 4 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Qaf ayat 1 which provides the complete commentary from verse 2 through 5.

(50:4) (Thus do they imagine, although) We know well what the earth takes away from them. With Us is a Record that preserves everything.[4]

Ala-Maududi

(50:4) (Thus do they imagine, although) We know well what the earth takes away from them. With Us is a Record that preserves everything.[4]

4. That is, if it cannot be comprehended by intellect, it is their own narrow mind to blame. It does not mean that Allah’s knowledge and power also should be narrow. They think that it is in no way possible to collect the scattered particles of the bodies of the countless human beings who have died since the beginning of creation and will die till Resurrection. But the fact is that Allah directly knows each of those particles in whatever form and in whichever place they are. Furthermore, a full record of this is being maintained in the Register of Allah, which has not left out any particle un-recorded.

This verse also is one of those verses which point out that the life Hereafter will not only be a physical lift as it is in this world, but the body of every person also will be the same which he had in this world. If it were not so, it would be meaningless to tell the disbelievers: We know very well whatever the earth consumes of their bodies and We have a Book which preserves everything. For further explanation, see (Surah Ha Mim As-Sajdah, ayat 14) note 25.

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