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259. Aw ka
a
llathee marra AAala qaryatin wahiya khawiyatun AAala AAurooshiha qala
anna yuhyee hathihi Allahu baAAda mawtiha faamatahu Allahu mi-ata AAamin thumma
baAAathahu qala kam labithta qala labithtu yawman aw baAAda yawmin qala bal
labithta mi-ata AAamin fa
o
n
th
ur ila taAAamika washarabika lam yatasannah wa
o
n
th
ur
ila himarika walinajAAalaka ayatan li
l
nnasi wa
o
n
th
ur ila alAAi
th
ami kayfa nunshizuha
thumma naksooha lahman falamma tabayyana lahu qala aAAlamu anna Allaha AAala
kulli shay-in qadeer
un
259. Or (take) the similitude of one who passed by a hamlet, all in ruins to its roofs. He
said: "Oh! how shall Allah bring it (ever) to life, after (this) its death?" but Allah caused
him to die for a hundred years, then raised him up (again). He said: "How long didst thou
tarry (thus)?" He said: (Perhaps) a day or part of a day." He said: "Nay, thou hast tarried
thus a hundred years; but look at thy food and thy drink; they show no signs of age; and
look at thy donkey: And that We may make of thee a sign unto the people, Look further
at the bones, how We bring them together and clothe them with flesh." When this was
shown clearly to him, he said: "I know that Allah hath power over all things."
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