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Surah Al-Ahqaf, Verse 33

سورة الأحقاف، الآية ٣٣

46:33 Juz 26 Hizb 51 Page 506 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 46:33

أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَلَمْ يَعْىَ بِخَلْقِهِنَّ بِقَٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يُحْـِۧىَ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ بَلَىٰٓ إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ۝٣٣

Transliteration

awalam yaraw anna l-laha alladhī khalaqa l-samāwāti wal-arḍa walam yaʿya bikhalqihinna biqādirin ʿalā an yuḥ'yiya l-mawtā balā innahu ʿalā kulli shayin qadīrun

Translation

Do they not see that Allāh, who created the heavens and earth and did not fail in their creation, is able to give life to the dead? Yes. Indeed, He is over all things competent.

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Verse 33 of Surah Al-Ahqaf (46:33), a Meccan surah, is in juz 26, on page 506 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 74 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 33

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Do these idolaters who deny the resurrection not understand that Allah Who created the heavens and created the earth, and did not tire in creating them despite their hugeness and vastness, is able to give life to the dead for reckoning and recompense? Indeed, He is able to bring them to life. He, (may He be glorified), is able to do all things and He is not incapable of bringing the dead to life.

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Other translations of verse 33

Do they not see that Allah, Who created the heavens and earth, and was not wearied by creating them14, is able to bring the dead to life? Yes indeed! He is the Most Capable of all things.

Notes

[14] Or did not fail in creating them.

Do they not see that Allâh, Who created the heavens and the earth, and was not wearied by their creation, is Able to give life to the dead? Yes, He surely is Able to do all things.

Have they not seen that Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth and was not wearied by their creation, is Able to give life to the dead? Aye, He verily is Able to do all things.

See they not that Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth, and never wearied with their creation, is able to give life to the dead? Yea, verily He has power over all things.

Have they not considered that Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth and was not tired by their creation, is able to give life to the dead? Aye! He has surely power over all things.

And have they not seen that Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth and did not falter by their creation, is (always) Determiner over giving life to the dead? Yes indeed, surely He is The Ever-Determiner of everything.

Verse 33 word by word

  1. أَوَلَمْ awalam Do not
  2. يَرَوْا۟ yaraw they see ر أ ي
  3. أَنَّ anna that
  4. ٱللَّهَ l-laha Allah
  5. ٱلَّذِى alladhī (is) the One Who
  6. خَلَقَ khalaqa created خ ل ق
  7. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ l-samāwāti the heavens س م و
  8. وَٱلْأَرْضَ wal-arḍa and the earth أ ر ض
  9. وَلَمْ walam and (was) not
  10. يَعْىَ yaʿya tired ع ي ي
  11. بِخَلْقِهِنَّ bikhalqihinna by their creation خ ل ق
  12. بِقَٰدِرٍ biqādirin (is) able ق د ر
  13. عَلَىٰٓ ʿalā to give life
  14. أَن an to give life
  15. يُحْـِۧىَ yuḥ'yiya to give life ح ي ي
  16. ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ l-mawtā (to) the dead م و ت
  17. بَلَىٰٓ balā Yes
  18. إِنَّهُۥ innahu indeed He
  19. عَلَىٰ ʿalā (is) on
  20. كُلِّ kulli every ك ل ل
  21. شَىْءٍ shayin thing ش ي أ
  22. قَدِيرٌ qadīrun All-Powerful ق د ر

Verses related to verse 33

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  • Nuh 71:4

    يَغْفِرْ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَيُؤَخِّرْكُمْ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى إِنَّ أَجَلَ ٱللَّهِ إِذَا جَآءَ لَا يُؤَخَّرُ لَوْ كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

    He [i.e., Allāh] will forgive you of your sins and delay you for a specified term. Indeed, the time [set by] Allāh, when it comes, will not be delayed, if you only knew."

  • Ghafir 40:57

    لَخَلْقُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ أَكْبَرُ مِنْ خَلْقِ ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

    The creation of the heavens and earth is greater than the creation of mankind, but most of the people do not know.

  • At-Tariq 86:17

    فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًۢا

    So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.

  • Yunus 10:45

    وَيَوْمَ يَحْشُرُهُمْ كَأَن لَّمْ يَلْبَثُوٓا۟ إِلَّا سَاعَةً مِّنَ ٱلنَّهَارِ يَتَعَارَفُونَ بَيْنَهُمْ قَدْ خَسِرَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِلِقَآءِ ٱللَّهِ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُهْتَدِينَ

    And on the Day when He will gather them, [it will be] as if they had not remained [in the world] but an hour of the day, [and] they will know each other. Those will have lost who denied the meeting with Allāh and were not guided.

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  • Al-Qiyamah 75:40

    أَلَيْسَ ذَٰلِكَ بِقَٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يُحْـِۧىَ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ

    Is not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?

  • Al-Isra 17:99

    أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ قَادِرٌ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يَخْلُقَ مِثْلَهُمْ وَجَعَلَ لَهُمْ أَجَلًا لَّا رَيْبَ فِيهِ فَأَبَى ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ إِلَّا كُفُورًا

    Do they not see that Allāh, who created the heavens and earth, is [the one] Able to create the likes of them? And He has appointed for them a term, about which there is no doubt. But the wrongdoers refuse except disbelief.

  • Hud 11:4

    إِلَى ٱللَّهِ مَرْجِعُكُمْ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

    To Allāh is your return, and He is over all things competent."

  • Ali ’Imran 3:189

    وَلِلَّهِ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

    And to Allāh belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and Allāh is over all things competent.

  • Al-Mulk 67:1

    تَبَٰرَكَ ٱلَّذِى بِيَدِهِ ٱلْمُلْكُ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

    Blessed is He in whose hand is dominion, and He is over all things competent -

  • Al-Ma’idah 5:120

    لِلَّهِ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا فِيهِنَّ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌۢ

    To Allāh belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is within them. And He is over all things competent.

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