Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayah 56 (2:56)

ٱلْبَقَرَة

ثُمَّ بَعَثْنَٰكُم مِّنۢ بَعْدِ مَوْتِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ

Quran 2:56 is ayah 56 of Surah Al-Baqarah (“The Cow”), a Medinan surah of 286 ayahs. It is in Juz 1, on page 8 of the Madani Mushaf.

2:56
ثُمَّبَعَثْنَٰكُممِّنۢبَعْدِمَوْتِكُمْلَعَلَّكُمْتَشْكُرُونَ٥٦
thumma baʿathnākum min baʿdi mawtikum laʿallakum tashkurūna

Then We revived you after your death that perhaps you would be grateful.(56)

Word by word

  1. ثُمَّthummaThen
  2. بَعَثْنَٰكُمbaʿathnākumWe revived you
  3. مِّنۢminfrom
  4. بَعْدِbaʿdiafter
  5. مَوْتِكُمْmawtikumyour death
  6. لَعَلَّكُمْlaʿallakumso that you may
  7. تَشْكُرُونَtashkurūna(be) grateful

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