16:21
أَمْوَٰتٌغَيْرُأَحْيَآءٍ ۖوَمَايَشْعُرُونَأَيَّانَيُبْعَثُونَ٢١
amwātun ghayru aḥyāin wamā yashʿurūna ayyāna yub'ʿathūna
They are [in fact] dead, not alive, and they do not perceive when they will be resurrected.(21)
Surah An-Nahl, Ayah 21 (16:21)
ٱلنَّحْل
أَمْوَٰتٌ غَيْرُ أَحْيَآءٍ ۖ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ أَيَّانَ يُبْعَثُونَ
Quran 16:21 is ayah 21 of Surah An-Nahl (“The Bee”), a Meccan surah of 128 ayahs. It is in Juz 14, on page 269 of the Madani Mushaf.
- Juz 14
- Hizb 27
- Page 269
- Ruku 2
- Revealed Mecca
Word by word
- أَمْوَٰتٌamwātun(They are) dead
- غَيْرُghayrunot alive
- أَحْيَآءٍ ۖaḥyāinnot alive
- وَمَاwamāAnd not
- يَشْعُرُونَyashʿurūnathey perceive
- أَيَّانَayyānawhen
- يُبْعَثُونَyub'ʿathūnathey will be resurrected
Tafsir (commentary) of 16:21
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This commentary explains ayahs 16:19–21 together.