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Surah Al-An’am, Verse 36

سورة الأنعام، الآية ٣٦

6:36 Juz 7 Hizb 14 Page 132 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 6:36

إِنَّمَا يَسْتَجِيبُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَسْمَعُونَ وَٱلْمَوْتَىٰ يَبْعَثُهُمُ ٱللَّهُ ثُمَّ إِلَيْهِ يُرْجَعُونَ ۝٣٦

Transliteration

innamā yastajību alladhīna yasmaʿūna wal-mawtā yabʿathuhumu l-lahu thumma ilayhi yur'jaʿūna

Translation

Only those who hear will respond. But the dead301 - Allāh will resurrect them; then to Him they will be returned.

Notes

[301] i.e., the dead of heart, meaning the disbelievers.

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Tafsir of verse 36

Al-Mukhtasar

Only those who listen to the speech and understand it will respond to what you have brought. The disbelievers are dead and worthless because their hearts have died. Allah will raise the dead on the Day of Rising and then they will be returned to Him for Him to repay their actions.

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Other translations of verse 36

Only those who listen will respond. As for the dead9, Allah will resurrect them, then to Him they will be returned.

Notes

[9] i.e., the dead of heart, meaning the disbelievers.

It is only those who listen (to the Message of Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), will respond (benefit from it), but as for the dead (i.e. disbelievers), Allâh will raise them up, then to Him they will be returned (for their recompense).

Only those can accept who hear. As for the dead, Allah will raise them up; then unto Him they will be returned.

Those who listen (in truth), be sure, will accept: as to the dead, Allah will raise them up; then will they be turned unto Him.

Only those accept who listen; and (as to) the dead, Allah will raise them, then to Him they shall be returned.

Surely the ones who will respond are only the ones who hear. And the dead, Allah will make them rise again. thereafter to Him they will be returned.

Verse 36 word by word

  1. إِنَّمَا innamā Only
  2. يَسْتَجِيبُ yastajību respond ج و ب
  3. ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna those who
  4. يَسْمَعُونَ yasmaʿūna listen س م ع
  5. وَٱلْمَوْتَىٰ wal-mawtā But the dead م و ت
  6. يَبْعَثُهُمُ yabʿathuhumu will resurrect them ب ع ث
  7. ٱللَّهُ l-lahu Allah
  8. ثُمَّ thumma then
  9. إِلَيْهِ ilayhi to Him
  10. يُرْجَعُونَ yur'jaʿūna they will be returned ر ج ع

Verses related to verse 36

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Fatir 35:8

    أَفَمَن زُيِّنَ لَهُۥ سُوٓءُ عَمَلِهِۦ فَرَءَاهُ حَسَنًا فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُضِلُّ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ فَلَا تَذْهَبْ نَفْسُكَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَسَرَٰتٍ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌۢ بِمَا يَصْنَعُونَ

    Then is one to whom the evil of his deed has been made attractive so he considers it good [like one rightly guided]? For indeed, Allāh sends astray whom He wills and guides whom He wills. So do not let yourself perish over them in regret. Indeed, Allāh is Knowing of what they do.

  • Ash-Shu’ara 26:3

    لَعَلَّكَ بَٰخِعٌ نَّفْسَكَ أَلَّا يَكُونُوا۟ مُؤْمِنِينَ

    Perhaps, [O Muḥammad], you would kill yourself with grief that they will not be believers.

  • Al-Kahf 18:7

    إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا مَا عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ زِينَةً لَّهَا لِنَبْلُوَهُمْ أَيُّهُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا

    Indeed, We have made that which is on the earth adornment for it that We may test them [as to] which of them is best in deed.

  • As-Saffat 37:171–173

    وَلَقَدْ سَبَقَتْ كَلِمَتُنَا لِعِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ …

    And Our word [i.e., decree] has already preceded for Our servants, the messengers, …

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