The Believers (Al-Mu’minun)
Verses 81-83 GROUP_878 23.81-83
81
بَلْ قَالُوا مِثْلَ مَا قَالَ الْأَوَّلُونَ
But they say the same as the ancients said,
82
قَالُوا أَئِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَامًا أَئِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ
‘When we have died and become dust and bones, will we be raised up again?
83
لَقَدْ وُعِدْنَا نَحْنُ وَآبَاؤُنَا هَذَا مِن قَبْلُ إِنْ هَذَا إِلَّا أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ
We and our forefathers were promised this before. This is nothing but fables of the ancients.’
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Commentary
(a) Man has been endowed with wisdom, which gives him the capacity to go deep into matters and discover the underlying reality. But, it seldom happens that man uses his wisdom in the real sense. He forms opinions on the basis of outward appearances. There are very few who consciously and openly deny the existence of the life hereafter. However, many can in fact be said to reject this belief. These are such as only formally accept the existence of the life hereafter, but in practice lead their lives as if they have no belief that they will be resurrected after death and presented before God to account for their deeds.