Transliteration:( Wa yastanbi'oonaka 'a haqqun huwa qul ee wa Rabbeee innahoo lahaqq; wa maaa antum bimu'jizeen )
149. By this is meant punishment of the world or punishment of the
Hereafter which You are promising for us. This question of theirs was for
the sake of mocking
150. From this verse a few issues emerge:
1. To question the pious in a mocking manner is the habit of the infidels,
because the above question by the infidels was not for the sake of enquiry
2. To answer such nonsensical and absurd questions too is Sunnah of the
Prophet as this too is part of propagation
3. Providing an answer is better than asking a question when this is
beneficial.
151. This means of saving yourself from Divine punishment is obedience to
Him. Here strength and wealth will not help, weeping in awe of Him will
certainly prove beneficial.
53. And they ask you to inform them (saying): “Is it true” Say: “Yes! By my Lord! It is the very truth! And you cannot escape it!” 54. And if every person who had wronged, possessed all that is on the earth and sought to ransom himself therewith (it will not be accepted), and they would feel in their hearts regret when they see the torment, and they will be judged with justice, and no wrong will be done unto them.
Allah said that they ask you to inform them (saying):
(“Is it true”) asking about the return and the Resurrection from the graves, after the bodies become sand.
(Say: “Yes! By my Lord! It is the very truth! And you cannot escape it!”) meaning that becoming sand does not make Allah incapable of bringing you back, since He originated you from nothing.
(Verily, His command, when He intends a thing, is only that He says to it, `Be!’ – and it is!)﴿36:82﴾ There are only two other Ayat in the Qur’an similar to this. Allah commands His Messenger to give an oath by Him to answer those who deny the return. He said in Surah Saba’,
(Those who disbelieve say: “The Hour will not come to us.” Say: “Yes, by my Lord!, it will come to you.”) (34:3) The second is in Surat At-Taghabun, He said:
(The disbelievers claimed that they will never be resurrected. Say: “Yes! By my Lord! you will certainly be resurrected, then you will be informed of (and recompensed for) what you did; and that is easy for Allah.”) (64:7) Then Allah informed us that when the Resurrection is established the disbelievers will wish that they could ransom themselves from Allah’s punishment with the equivalent of the weight of the earth in gold.
(And they would feel in their hearts regret when they see the torment, and they will be judged with justice, and no wrong will be done unto them.)
(10:53) They ask you if what you say is true? Tell them: ‘Yes, by my Lord, this is altogether true, and you have no power to prevent the chastisement from befalling.’
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