Surah 56 · verse 48
Al-Waqi'ah 56:48
Sign in to listenأَوَآبَاؤُنَا الْأَوَّلُونَ
a-aba'una al-awwalun
And our forefathers [as well]?"
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُتْرَفِينَ
Indeed they were, before that, indulging in affluence,
Verse 46وَكَانُوا يُصِرُّونَ عَلَى الْحِنثِ الْعَظِيمِ
And they used to persist in the great violation,
Verse 47وَكَانُوا يَقُولُونَ أَئِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَامًا أَإِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ
And they used to say, "When we die and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?
أَوَآبَاؤُنَا الْأَوَّلُونَ
And our forefathers [as well]?"
قُلْ إِنَّ الْأَوَّلِينَ وَالْآخِرِينَ
Say, [O Muhammad], "Indeed, the former and the later peoples
Verse 50لَمَجْمُوعُونَ إِلَىٰ مِيقَاتِ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍ
Are to be gathered together for the appointment of a known Day."
Verse 51ثُمَّ إِنَّكُمْ أَيُّهَا الضَّالُّونَ الْمُكَذِّبُونَ
Then indeed you, O those astray [who are] deniers,
