Verse 62
The Inevitable • makkah
View Aspects
76:29.
Commentary:
The disintegration of man’s physical tabernacle does not mean the end of his life. Death is only a change of state or form. After its flight from the body the human soul is given another body, which, it is not possible for man to conceive. The verse may also imply a warning to disbelievers that they should not remain lulled into a false state of complacency that they would continue to enjoy power, prestige and prosperity. The time was fast approaching when all their power would be broken and their glory would depart and another people—the Muslims—would take their place, and they could not conceive of this great change in their present prosperous condition. The fulfilment of this prophecy will constitute an argument in support of life after death.
The disintegration of man’s physical tabernacle does not mean the end of his life. Death is only a change of state or form. After its flight from the physical habitat human soul is given another body, which grows and develops and takes forms which it is not possible for man to know or even to conceive of.