Qur'ān/An-Nahl/Āyah 40

An-Nahl 16:40

النَّحۡلِ
The Bee Meccan Āyah 40 of 128
16:40

إِنَّمَا قَوْلُنَا لِشَىْءٍ إِذَآ أَرَدْنَٰهُ أَن نَّقُولَ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ

Indeed, Our word to a thing when We intend it is but that We say to it, "Be," and it is.

Translation · Saheeh International

Tafsir

Ibn Kathīr (abridged)

The Resurrection after Death is true, there is Wisdom behind it, and it is easy for Allah

Allah tells us that the idolators swore by Allah their strongest oaths, meaning that they made oaths swore fervently that Allah would not resurrect the one who died. They considered that to be improbable, and did not believe the Messengers when they told them about that, swearing that it could not happen. Allah said, refuting them:

بَلَى

(Yes), meaning it will indeed happen,

وَعْدًا عَلَيْهِ حَقًّا

(a promise (binding) upon Him in truth,) - meaning it is inevitable,

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