Surah Al-Isra 17:49

سُورَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ · Meccan · Verse 49 of 111

وَقَالُوٓا۟ أَءِذَا كُنَّا عِظَٰمًۭا وَرُفَٰتًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ خَلْقًۭا جَدِيدًۭا

Translation

They also say, ‘What? When we are turned to bones and dust, shall we really be raised up in a new act of creation?’

English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.

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