Surah 7. Al-A'raf, Ayah 25
| قَالَ فِيهَا تَحْيَوْنَ وَفِيهَا تَمُوتُونَ وَمِنْهَا تُخْرَجُونَ |
| Transliteration | : | qaala fe -haa tah.yawn wa- fe -haa tamoton wa- min -haa tukhrajon |
| Pickthall | : | He said: There shall ye live, and there shall ye die, and thence shall ye be brought forth. |
| Asad | : | there shall you live" - He added - "and there shall you die, and thence shall you be brought forth [on Resurrection Day]!" |
| Malik | : | He further said: "Therein you shall live and therein you shall die, and therefrom you shall be raised to life." |
| Yusuf Ali | : | He said: "therein shall ye live and therein shall ye die; but from it shall ye be taken out (at last)." 1007 |
Note - 1007Cf. this whole passage about Adam with the passage in ii.
30-39, and with other passages in subsequent Suras. In
places the words are precisely the same, and yet the
whole argument is different. In each case it exactly fits
the context. In S. ii. the argument was about the origin
of man. Here the argument is a prelude to his history on
earth, and so it continues logically in the next section
to address the Children of Adam, and goes on afterwards
with the story of the various prophets that came to guide
mankind. Truth is one, but its apt presentment in words
shows a different facet in different contexts.
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Cf. this whole passage about Adam with the passage in ii. 30-39, and with other passages in subsequent Suras. In places the words are precisely the same, and yet the whole argument is different. In each case it exactly fits the context. In S. ii. the argument was about the origin of man. Here the argument is a prelude to his history on earth, and so it continues logically in the next section to address the Children of Adam, and goes on afterwards with the story of the various prophets that came to guide mankind. Truth is one, but its apt presentment in words shows a different facet in different contexts. |
