Recitation: Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary · 24 voices to choose from
Explanation of the name Al-Muhyi
Al-Muhyi is the Giver of Life Who brings forth a living being from a lifeless drop of fluid, and Who gives life to decayed bodies by returning their souls to them at the resurrection. He gives life to hearts through the light of knowledge (marifa), and He gives life to the earth after its death by sending down rain and causing provision to grow.
Summary translated from the Arabic of al-KhattabiOriginal Arabic text
المحيي المميت: المحيي هو الذي يحيي النطفة الميتة فيخرج منها النسمة الحية ويحيي الأجسام البالية بإعادة الأرواح إليها عند البعث ويحيي القلوب بنور المعرفة، ويحيي الأرض بعد موتها بإنزال الغيث، وإنبات الرزق.
[و] المميت: هو الذي يميت الأحياء ويوهن بالموت قوة الأصحاء الأقوياء (يحيي ويميت وهو على كل شيء قدير). تمدح سبحانه بالإماتة كما تمدح بالإحياء ليعلم أن مصدر الخير والشر والنفع والضر من قبله وأنه لا شريك له في الملك استأثر بالبقاء وكتب على خلقه الفناء.
So observe the effects of the mercy of Allāh - how He gives life to the earth after its lifelessness. Indeed, that [same one] will give life to the dead, and He is over all things competent.
Explanation: Al-Mukhtasar
O Messenger! Look at the effects of the rainfall that Allah sends out of mercy for His servants; how Allah revives the earth with the various plants that grow after it had dried up and become barren. Indeed, the being who revived that dry earth is the one who will resurrect the dead as living; He is capable of everything, nothing is beyond His power and ability.
And of His signs is that you see the earth stilled, but when We send down upon it rain, it quivers and grows. Indeed, He who has given it life is the Giver of Life to the dead. Indeed, He is over all things competent.
Explanation: Al-Mukhtasar
And also from among the signs of Allah that point towards His oneness and power to resurrect, is that you see the earth without any plants on it. Then, when He sends rainwater on it, it begins to move due to the hidden growth of seeds within it and it raises. Indeed, the being who revived this barren earth through growth is the one who will revive the dead and resurrect them to take them to account and requite them. Indeed, He is capable of everything; reviving the earth after it has become barren is not impossible for Him, nor is reviving the dead and resurrecting them from their graves.
