التفسير التبليغي
(أَئِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَاباً ذَلِكَ رَجْعٌ بَعِيدٌ) (3)
(أَإِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا) meaning: Shall we return when we die and become dust?!
(ذَلِكَ رَجْعٌ بَعِيدٌ) meaning: Its occurrence is far-fetched, and it does not mean that its time is far away.
The meaning of: (ذَلِكَ رَجْعٌ بَعِيدٌ) is: That is a resurrection that will not happen. And the meaning of this is: that they believe it to be impossible and not feasible.
They considered resurrection after death and the decomposition of bodies into dust to be far-fetched. This deeming it far-fetched stems from their shortsightedness and poor understanding.
Is not re-creation from an existing thing easier than creation initially from nothing?! And re-creation is easier than the initial creation, as Allah the Almighty said: (وَهُوَ الَّذِي يَبْدَأُ الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُ وَهُوَ أَهْوَنُ عَلَيْهِ) [Ar-Rum: 27].
Source: التفسير التبليغي