Skip to content
Assabile
English

Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 28

سورة البقرة، الآية ٢٨

2:28 Juz 1 Hizb 1 Page 5 of the mushaf Medinan surah

Text of verse 2:28

كَيْفَ تَكْفُرُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَكُنتُمْ أَمْوَٰتًا فَأَحْيَٰكُمْ ثُمَّ يُمِيتُكُمْ ثُمَّ يُحْيِيكُمْ ثُمَّ إِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ ۝٢٨

Transliteration

kayfa takfurūna bil-lahi wakuntum amwātan fa-aḥyākum thumma yumītukum thumma yuḥ'yīkum thumma ilayhi tur'jaʿūna

Translation

How can you disbelieve in Allāh when you were lifeless and He brought you to life; then He will cause you to die, then He will bring you [back] to life, and then to Him you will be returned.

Translation in another language
Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary Read in the surah

Verse 28 of Surah Al-Baqarah (2:28), a Medinan surah, is in juz 1, on page 5 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 69 reciters.

Listen to verse 28 of Surah Al-Baqarah

75 recitations by 69 reciters: pick one and it plays in the player.

All voices (75)

Tafsir of verse 28

Al-Mukhtasar

Strange is the situation of the disbelievers. How can you disbelieve the Oneness of Allah when you can see the signs of His power in your own existence? You were nothing, and He brought you to life; then you will die, and you shall be brought to life again. Then you will return to Him and be held accountable.

Tafsir of the whole Surah Al-Baqarah

Other translations of verse 28

How can you disbelieve in Allah, when you were lifeless then He gave you life, then He will cause you to die, then He will bring you back to life again, then to Him you will be returned?

How can you disbelieve in Allâh? seeing that you were dead and He gave you life. Then He will give you death, then again will bring you to life (on the Day of Resurrection) and then unto Him you will return (See V.40:11)

How disbelieve ye in Allah when ye were dead and He gave life to you! Then He will give you death, then life again, and then unto Him ye will return.

How can ye reject the faith in Allah?- seeing that ye were without life, and He gave you life; then will He cause you to die, and will again bring you to life; and again to Him will ye return.

How do you deny Allah and you were dead and He gave you life? Again He will cause you to die and again bring you to life; then you shall be brought back to Him.

How do you disbelieve in Allah and you were dead, then He gave you life, thereafter He (causes) you to die, (and) thereafter He gives you life (again), (and) thereafter to Him you will be returned?

Verse 28 word by word

  1. كَيْفَ kayfa How ك ي ف
  2. تَكْفُرُونَ takfurūna (can) you disbelieve ك ف ر
  3. بِٱللَّهِ bil-lahi in Allah
  4. وَكُنتُمْ wakuntum While you were ك و ن
  5. أَمْوَٰتًا amwātan dead م و ت
  6. فَأَحْيَٰكُمْ fa-aḥyākum then He gave you life ح ي ي
  7. ثُمَّ thumma then
  8. يُمِيتُكُمْ yumītukum He will cause you to die م و ت
  9. ثُمَّ thumma then
  10. يُحْيِيكُمْ yuḥ'yīkum He will give you life ح ي ي
  11. ثُمَّ thumma then
  12. إِلَيْهِ ilayhi to Him
  13. تُرْجَعُونَ tur'jaʿūna you will be returned ر ج ع

Verses related to verse 28

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • At-Tur 52:35–36

    أَمْ خُلِقُوا۟ مِنْ غَيْرِ شَىْءٍ أَمْ هُمُ ٱلْخَٰلِقُونَ …

    Or were they created by nothing, or were they the creators [of themselves]? …

  • Al-Insan 76:1

    هَلْ أَتَىٰ عَلَى ٱلْإِنسَٰنِ حِينٌ مِّنَ ٱلدَّهْرِ لَمْ يَكُن شَيْـًٔا مَّذْكُورًا

    Has there [not] come upon man a period of time when he was not a thing [even] mentioned?

  • Ghafir 40:11

    قَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَآ أَمَتَّنَا ٱثْنَتَيْنِ وَأَحْيَيْتَنَا ٱثْنَتَيْنِ فَٱعْتَرَفْنَا بِذُنُوبِنَا فَهَلْ إِلَىٰ خُرُوجٍ مِّن سَبِيلٍ

    They will say, "Our Lord, You made us lifeless twice and gave us life twice, and we have confessed our sins. So is there to an exit any way?"

Verses with similar wording

They share a sequence of words with this verse: useful for telling them apart when memorising.

  • Al-Hajj 22:66

    وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَحْيَاكُمْ ثُمَّ يُمِيتُكُمْ ثُمَّ يُحْيِيكُمْ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَكَفُورٌ

    And He is the one who gave you life; then He causes you to die and then will [again] give you life. Indeed, mankind is ungrateful.

  • Ar-Rum 30:40

    ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكُمْ ثُمَّ رَزَقَكُمْ ثُمَّ يُمِيتُكُمْ ثُمَّ يُحْيِيكُمْ هَلْ مِن شُرَكَآئِكُم مَّن يَفْعَلُ مِن ذَٰلِكُم مِّن شَىْءٍ سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

    Allāh is the one who created you, then provided for you, then will cause you to die, and then will give you life. Are there any of your "partners" who does anything of that? Exalted is He and high above what they associate with Him.

All similar verses of Surah Al-Baqarah

Go further

English
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 17 جمادى الأولى 1448 هـ

About Privacy