Tafsir for verse: 57:17
ٱعۡلَمُوٓاْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحۡيِ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ بَعۡدَ مَوۡتِهَاۚ قَدۡ بَيَّنَّا لَكُمُ ٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَعۡقِلُونَ ١٧ ﴿17﴾
17Know well that Allah revives the land after its death. We have made the signs clear for you, so that you may understand.
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Commentary
Know that Allah brings the earth to life after its death. It was said: This is a metaphor for the effect of remembrance in the hearts, and that it revives them just as rain revives the earth.
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