47 Preface وَكانوا يَقولونَ أَئِذا مِتنا وَكُنّا تُرابًا وَعِظامًا أَإِنّا لَمَبعوثونَYusuf AliAnd they used to say, “What! when we die and become dust and bones,1 shall we then indeed be raised up again?-Their want of belief and ridicule of God’s Message contrasts with the stern reality which they see around them now.