Transliteration:( Minhaa khalaqnaakum wa feehaa nu'eedukum wa minhaa nukhrijukum taaratan ukhraa )
55. We created you from the earth, and into the same We shall bring [64] you back and from the same We shall bring you forth a second time. (Kanzul Imaan Translation)
This tells us that after death, everything will go back into the earth — whether:
Buried,
Burned,
Devoured by a lion, etc.
Then, their original limbs will remain in the earth.
Thus, this verse is not inconsistent at all.
Even those who drown in the sea and are eaten by fish have also returned to the earth,
because even the ocean water is on the earth.
Man has a natural affinity with the earth—it is both his source of temporal and spiritual needs.
The path to Paradise begins from here.
The tafsir of Surah Ta-Ha verse 55 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Taha ayat 53 which provides the complete commentary from verse 53 through 56.
(20:55) From this very earth We created you and to the same earth We shall cause you to return, and from it We shall bring you forth to life again.[28]
28. That is, every man has to pass through three stages: (1) From birth to death. (2) From death to Resurrection, and (3) From the Day of Resurrection to Eternity. According to this verse, all the three stages will take place on this earth.
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