Surah Al-Baqarah

Surah Al-Baqarah 2:259

This is verse 259 of Surah Al-Baqarah (2:259) of the Holy Quran, shown in Arabic with its translation.

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أَوْ كَٱلَّذِى مَرَّ عَلَىٰ قَرْيَةٍۢ وَهِىَ خَاوِيَةٌ عَلَىٰ عُرُوشِهَا قَالَ أَنَّىٰ يُحْىِۦ هَـٰذِهِ ٱللَّهُ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا ۖ فَأَمَاتَهُ ٱللَّهُ مِا۟ئَةَ عَامٍۢ ثُمَّ بَعَثَهُۥ ۖ قَالَ كَمْ لَبِثْتَ ۖ قَالَ لَبِثْتُ يَوْمًا أَوْ بَعْضَ يَوْمٍۢ ۖ قَالَ بَل لَّبِثْتَ مِا۟ئَةَ عَامٍۢ فَٱنظُرْ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِكَ وَشَرَابِكَ لَمْ يَتَسَنَّهْ ۖ وَٱنظُرْ إِلَىٰ حِمَارِكَ وَلِنَجْعَلَكَ ءَايَةًۭ لِّلنَّاسِ ۖ وَٱنظُرْ إِلَى ٱلْعِظَامِ كَيْفَ نُنشِزُهَا ثُمَّ نَكْسُوهَا لَحْمًۭا ۚ فَلَمَّا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُۥ قَالَ أَعْلَمُ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ قَدِيرٌۭ ٢٥٩

Translations

English
Or ˹are you not aware of˺ the one who passed by a city which was in ruins. He wondered, “How could Allah bring this back to life after its destruction?” So Allah caused him to die for a hundred years then brought him back to life. Allah asked, “How long have you remained ˹in this state˺?” He replied, “Perhaps a day or part of a day.” Allah said, “No! You have remained here for a hundred years! Just look at your food and drink—they have not spoiled. ˹But now˺ look at ˹the remains of˺ your donkey! And ˹so˺ We have made you into a sign for humanity. And look at the bones ˹of the donkey˺, how We bring them together then clothe them with flesh!” When this was made clear to him, he declared, “˹Now˺ I know that Allah is Most Capable of everything.”
اردو
یا تو نے اس شخص کو نہیں دیکھا جو ایک شہر پر گزرا اور وہ اپنی چھتوں پر گرا ہوا تھاکہا اسے الله مرنے کے بعد کیوں کر زندہ کرے گا پھر الله نے اسے سو برس تک مار ڈالا پھر اسے اٹھایا کہا تو یہاں کتنی دیر رہا کہا ایک دن یا اس سے کچھ کم رہا فرمایا بلکہ تو سو برس رہا ہے اب تو اپنا کھانا اور پینا دیکھ وہ تو سڑا نہیں اور اپنے گدھے کو دیکھ اور ہم نے تجھے لوگوں کے واسطے نمونہ چاہا ہے اور ہڈیوں کیطرف دیکھ کہ ہم انہیں کس طرح ابھار کر جوڑدیتے ہیں پھر ان پر گوشت پہناتے ہیں پھر اس پر یہ حال ظاہر ہوا تو کہا میں یقین کرتا ہو ں کہ بے شک الله ہر چیز پر قادر ہے
Bahasa Indonesia
Atau seperti orang yang melewati suatu negeri yang (bangunan-bangunannya) telah runtuh hingga menutupi (puing-puing) atap-atapnya, dia berkata, "Bagaimana Allah menghidupkan kembali (negeri) ini setelah hancur?" Lalu Allah mematikannya (orang itu) selama seratus tahun, kemudian membangkitkannya (menghidupkannya) kembali. Dan (Allah) bertanya, "Berapa lama engkau tinggal (disini)?" Dia (orang itu) menjawab, "Aku tinggal (disini) sehari atau setengah hari." Allah berfirman, "Tidak! Engkau telah tinggal seratus tahun. Lihatlah makanan dan minumanmu yang belum berubah, tetapi lihatlah keledaimu (yang telah menjadi tulang belulang). Dan agar Kami jadikan engkau tanda kekuasaan Kami bagi manusia. Lihatlah tulang belulang (keledai itu), bagaimana Kami menyusunnya kembali, kemudian Kami membalutnya dengan daging." Maka ketika telah nyata baginya, dia pun berkata, "Saya mengetahui (yakin) bahwa Allah Mahakuasa atas segala sesuatu
Türkçe
Yahut altı üstüne gelmiş bir kasabaya uğrayan kimseyi görmedin mi? "Allah burayı ölümünden sonra acaba nasıl diriltecek?" dedi. Bunun üzerine Allah onu yüz yıl ölü bıraktı, sonra diriltti, "Ne kadar kaldın?" dedi, "Bir gün veya bir günden az kaldım" dedi, "Hayır yüz yıl kaldın, yiyeceğine içeceğine bak, bozulmamış; eşeğine bak ve hem seni insanlar için bir ibret kılacağız, kemiklere bak, onları nasıl birleştirip, sonra onlara et giydiriyoruz" dedi; bu ona apaçık belli olunca, "Artık Allah'ın her şeye Kadir olduğuna inanmış bulunuyorum" dedi
বাংলা
তুমি কি সে লোককে দেখনি যে এমন এক জনপদ দিয়ে যাচ্ছিল যার বাড়ীঘরগুলো ভেঙ্গে ছাদের উপর পড়ে ছিল? বলল, কেমন করে আল্লাহ মরনের পর একে জীবিত করবেন? অতঃপর আল্লাহ তাকে মৃত অবস্থায় রাখলেন একশ বছর। তারপর তাকে উঠালেন। বললেন, কত কাল এভাবে ছিলে? বলল আমি ছিলাম, একদিন কংবা একদিনের কিছু কম সময়। বললেন, তা নয়; বরং তুমি তো একশ বছর ছিলে। এবার চেয়ে দেখ নিজের খাবার ও পানীয়ের দিকে-সেগুলো পচে যায় নি এবং দেখ নিজের গাধাটির দিকে। আর আমি তোমাকে মানুষের জন্য দৃষ্টান্ত বানাতে চেয়েছি। আর হাড়গুলোর দিকে চেয়ে দেখ যে, আমি এগুলোকে কেমন করে জুড়ে দেই এবং সেগুলোর উপর মাংসের আবরণ পরিয়ে দেই। অতঃপর যখন তার উপর এ অবস্থা প্রকাশিত হল, তখন বলে উঠল-আমি জানি, নিঃসন্দেহে আল্লাহ সর্ব বিষয়ে ক্ষমতাশীল।
Français
Ou comme celui qui passait par un village désert et dévasté: «Comment Allah va-t-Il redonner la vie à celui-ci après sa mort?» dit-il. Allah donc le fit mourir et le garda ainsi pendant cent ans. Puis Il le ressuscita en disant: «Combien de temps as-tu demeuré ainsi?» «Je suis resté un jour, dit l'autre, ou une partie d'une journée.» «Non! dit Allah, tu es resté cent ans. Regarde donc ta nourriture et ta boisson: rien ne s'est gâté; mais regarde ton âne... Et pour faire de toi un signe pour les gens, et regarde ces ossements, comment Nous les assemblons et les revêtons de chair». Et devant l'évidence, il dit: «Je sais qu'Allah est Omnipotent»

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