Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Our Lord, You caused us to die twice and gave us life twice”
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Question:
What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Ghafir 40:11]?
Answer:
They say, and Allah knows best, that it means they were dead before they were created[Al-Baqarah 2:28]. The first life is that they were sperm, and sperm is dead, so Allah gave it life and breathed into it the soul; this is the first life. The second life is their life in the graves and their rising for the gathering. “You caused us to die twice and gave us life twice.” So the death before their creation, the death on the day of their resurrection, the life at the time of their creation in their mothers’ wombs, and the life while they are in the graves and in the tombs. Yes.
What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted:
Our Lord, You made us lifeless twice and gave us life twice
رَبَّنَا أَمَتَّنَا اثْنَتَيْنِ وَأَحْيَيْتَنَا اثْنَتَيْنِAnswer:
They say, and Allah knows best, that it means they were dead before they were created
How can you disbelieve in Allah 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.
كَيْفَ تَكْفُرُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَكُنتُمْ أَمْوَاتًا فَأَحْيَاكُمْ ثُمَّ يُمِيتُكُمْ ثُمَّ يُحْيِيكُمْ ثُمَّ إِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 336 - ما معنى قوله تعالى { رَبَّنَا أَمَتَّنَا اثْنَتَيْنِ وَأَحْيَيْتَنَا...}؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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