أَمْوَٰتٌ غَيْرُ أَحْيَآءٍ ۖ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ أَيَّانَ يُبْعَثُونَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- They are [in fact] dead, not alive, and they do not perceive when they will be resurrected.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- அவர்கள் இறந்தவர்களே உயிருள்ளவர்களல்லர் மேலும், எப்பொழுது எழுப்பப்படுவார்கள் என்பதையும் அவர்கள் அறியமாட்டார்கள்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- ඔවුහු ප්රාණය නොමැති මළවුන් ය. තවද ඔවුහු නැවත නැගිටුවනු ලබනුයේ කවදා දැ? යි වටහා නො ගනිති.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- مردے ہیں زنده نہیں ، انہیں تو یہ بھی شعور نہیں کہ کب اٹھائے جائیں گے.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- （かれらは）死んだもので生命はない。何時甦されるかも知らない。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 他们是死的，不是活的，他们不知道崇拜者们将在何时复活。
Tafsir of 16:21
The gods of the Idolators are created; they do not create Then Allah tells us that the idols which people call on instead of Him cannot create anything; they are themselves created, as Al-Khalil (Ibrahim) said: قَالَ أَتَعْبُدُونَ مَا تَنْحِتُونَ - وَاللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمْ وَمَا تَعْمَلُونَ ("Do you worship that which you (yourselves) carve, while Allah has created you and what you make!") (37:-96). أَمْوتٌ غَيْرُ أَحْيَآءٍ ((They are) dead, not alive) means, they are inanimate and lifeless; they do not hear, see, or think. وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ أَيَّانَ يُبْعَثُونَ (and they know not when they will be resurrected.) Meaning, they do not know when the Hour will come, so how can anyone hope for any benefit or reward from these idols? They should hope for it from the One Who knows all things and is the Creator of all things.
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
