Taqavi Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago How is it possible for decayed bones to be revived again? It should be noted that this doubt relates to the principle of denying resurrection. In the Quran, there are many verses that prove the possibility of resurrection, which explain the answer to this doubt with logical reasoning. Some great scholars have categorized these verses into six topics: 1- The first creation, 2- The absolute power of God, 3- Repeated death and life in the plant world, 4- Fetal development, 5- The return of energies, 6- Empirical examples of resurrection. In each of the above titles, they have mentioned several verses in the Quran, the study of which not only explains the issue of the possibility of resurrection but also clarifies the answer to the aforementioned doubt.[1] Here, we will only refer to the topics directly related to the stated doubt: Verses related to the first creation 1- He set forth an example for us and forgot His own creation, and said: "Who will revive these bones when they are decayed?!" Say: "He who created them for the first time, and He is knowing of every creation!" [2] A narration from Imam Sadiq (AS) is mentioned on the occasion of the revelation of this verse, in which he has said: Abi ibn Khalaf came to the Prophet (SAW) with a decayed bone that he had dug out of the wall and said: "O Muhammad! [Will we] have a new creation again when we become decayed and scattered bones?" This verse was revealed from Allah (SWT) in answer to him: "And who will revive the bones when they are decayed? Say: 'He will revive them who created them for the first time, and He is knowing of every creation.'"[3] 2- Have we been exhausted by the first creation? No, they are in doubt about a new creation. [4] 3- He is the one who initiates creation, then returns it, and this is easier for Him; and to Him belongs the best description in the heavens and the earth; and He is the Almighty and Wise! [5] 4- Did they not see how Allah initiates the creation, and then returns it?! This is easy for Allah! [6] 5- (And know) just as He created you in the beginning, (again in the resurrection) you will return! [7] These verses clearly show that the main reason for the denials of resurrection by opponents is their inattention and negligence to the first creation of this world and the first creation of humans, for if they had thought about it a little, they would have found their answer themselves. Is it possible that the creation of man at the beginning from dust is possible, but impossible later?! [8] Verses related to the absolute power of Allah (SWT) With the acceptance of Allah's absolute power, there is no room left for this objection: who can revive decayed bones, and how is it possible for scattered dust to be gathered and clothed in the garment of life?! This is mentioned in numerous verses of the Holy Quran: 1- Surely, the creation of the heavens and the earth is greater [and more magnificent] than the creation of mankind, but most people do not know. [9] 2- Do they not know that He who created the heavens and the earth is able to create the like of them [and return them to a new life]! And He has set for them a definite term–of which there is no doubt; but the wrongdoers refuse nothing but denial and rejection! [10] 3- Do they not know that He who created the heavens and the earth, and was not weary in creating them, is able to give life to the dead? Indeed, He is over all things competent! [11] 4- Does He who created the heavens and the earth not have the power to create the like of them [the dust-turned-humans]?! Yes, [He can] and He is the Knowing Creator! [12] 5- Say, "Travel through the earth and see how He began creation. Then Allah will bring forth the creation of the Hereafter; indeed, Allah is over all things competent!" [13] This section of the verses reminds those who deny the possibility of the resurrection of this truth: Have you accepted the absolute power of Allah or not? If you have not accepted it, take a look at the world of creation: the heavens and the fixed and wandering stars, galaxies, and systems, and look at the earth, with all its wonders and marvels, and with all the order and law that governs them all. Is it possible to observe all these signs of power, and still doubt Allah's absolute power?! And if you have faith in His absolute power, how do you allow doubt and hesitation in the matter of resurrection and the revival of the dead, and consider it strange, wonderful, and unacceptable?! [14] Verses related to death and repeated life in the plant world Have you seen the dead lands come alive? Resurrection is the same! 1- And We sent down from the sky blessed water, and by it We produced gardens and grains which are reaped, and tall palm trees with clustered dates, as sustenance for the servants, and by it We revived a dead land; even so is the resurrection of the dead! [15] 2- He brings forth the living from the dead, and the dead from the living, and He revives the earth after its death; and even so you will be brought forth! [16] The same meaning is expressed in verses: Rum: 50[17], Hajj: 5&6[18], Fussilat: 39[19], Fatir: 9[20], A'raf: 57. [21] These verses explicitly state the fact that the resurrection of humans originates from the same principles as the emergence of plants, flowers, food grains, and trees with their colorful fruits, which we witness every year. However, because we are accustomed to it, we consider it a simple matter, while because we have not seen the resurrection of humans with our eyes, some consider it complicated, and sometimes impossible, while the laws governing both are the same. [22] In a hadith from the Messenger of Allah (SAW), we read that one of his companions said: O Messenger of Allah! "How does Allah revive the dead, and what is the sign of that in His creation?" The Prophet (SAW) said: " Have you not passed by the land which was dry and barren, then you pass by it while it is shaking with greenness?" He said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah! He said: "So, thus does Allah revive the dead, and this is the sign of it in His creation?" [23] Empirical and historical examples of resurrection: In addition to what was mentioned in the previous discussions about the evidence of the possibility of resurrection, the Holy Quran refers to a series of empirical and historical examples of resurrection in various verses, all of which are precisely an example of life after death, and especially relies on them for the issue of the possibility of resurrection. They are: 1- The story of Prophet Uzair (AS), a prophet who died for a hundred years and then came back to life. [24] 2- The story of Prophet Ibrahim (AS) and reviving the birds. [25] 3- The story of the people of the cave. [26] 4- The story of the killing of a man from the Children of Israel and the cow. [27] Conclusion Belief in the resurrection of decayed bones on the Day of Judgment is one of the fundamental principles of Islam; the Holy Quran and the hadiths of the Ahl al-Bayt (AS) clearly explain this issue; reviving decayed bones by Allah is as possible as creating them in the first place, and this shows the absolute power of Allah; which is addressed in many verses. [1]. Payam-e Quran: Makarem Shirazi, Naser, Volume: 5, Pages: 118 to 144. [2]. Yasin: 78-79. «وَ ضَرَبَ لَنَا مَثَلًا وَ نَسِىَ خَلْقَهُ قالَ مَنْ يُحْيِىْ الْعِظامَ وَ هِىَ رَميمٌ قُلْ يُحييْها الَّذى انْشَأَها اوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ وَ هُوَ بِكُلِّ خَلْقٍ عَليمٌ» [3]. Tafsir al-‘Ayyashi: Al-‘Ayyashi, Muhammad ibn Mas‘ud, Volume: 2, Page: 296 / Bihar al-Anwar: Al-‘Allama al-Majlisi, Volume: 7, Page: 42. [4]. Qaaf: 15. «أَفَعَيِينَا بِالْخَلْقِ الْأَوَّلِ ۚ بَلْ هُمْ فِي لَبْسٍ مِنْ خَلْقٍ جَدِيدٍ» [5]. Rum: 27. «وَ هُوَ الَّذى يَبْدَأُ الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعيدُهُ وَ هُوَ اهْوَنُ عَلَيْهِ» [6]. Ankabut: 19. «اوَلَمْ يَرَوا كَيْفَ يُبْدِىءُ اللَّهُ الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعيدُهُ انَّ ذلكَ عَلَى اللَّه يَسيرٌ» [7]. A‘raf: 29. «كَما بَدَأَكُمْ تَعُوْدُوْنَ» [8]. Payam-e Quran: Makarem Shirazi, Naser, Volume: 5, Page: 124. [9]. Ghafir: 57. «لَخَلْقُ السَّمواتِ وَ الْأَرْضِ اكْبَرُ مِنْ خَلْقِ النّاسِ وَلكِنَّ اكْثَرَ النّاسِ لا يَعْلَمُوْنَ» [10]. Isra: 99. «اوَلَمْ يَرَوا انَّ اللَّهَ الَّذى خَلَقَ السَّمواتِ وَ الْارْضَ قادِرٌ عَلَى انْ يَخْلُقَ مِثْلَهُمْ وَ جَعَلَ لَهُمْ اجَلًا لا رَيْبَ فيه فَابَى الظّالِمُونَ الّا كُفُوراً» [11]. Ahqaf: 33. «اوَلَمْ يَرَوا انَّ اللَّهَ الَّذى خَلَقَ السَّمواتِ وَ الْأَرْضَ وَ لَمْ يَعْىَ بِخَلْقِهِنَّ بِقادِرٍ عَلَى انْ يُحْيِىَ الْمَوْتى بَلى انَّهُ عَلى كُلِّ شَىءٍ قَديرٌ» [12]. Yasin: 81. «اوَلَيْسَ الَّذى خَلَقَ السَّمواتِ وَ الْارْضَ بِقادِرٍ عَلَى انْ يَخْلُقَ مِثْلَهُمْ بَلى وَ هُوَ الْخَلّاقُ الْعَليمُ» [13]. Ankabut: 20. «قُلْ سِيْرُوا فِى الْأَرضِ فَانْظُرُوا كَيْفَ بَدأَ الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ اللَّهُ يُنْشِىءُ النَّشْأَةَ الْآخِرَةَ انَّ اللَّه عَلَى كُلِّ شَىءٍ قَديرٌ» [14]. Payam-e Quran: Makarem Shirazi, Naser, Volume: 5, Page: 133. [15]. Qaaf: 9-11. «وَ نَزَّلْنا مِنَ السَّماءِ ماءً مُبارَكاً فَانْبَتْنا بهِ جَنّاتٍ وَ حَبَّ الْحَصيدِ* وَ النَّخْلَ باسِقاتٍ لَها طَلْعٌ نَضيدٌ* رِزْقاً لِلْعِبادِ وَ احْيَيْنا بِهِ بَلْدَةً مَيْتاً كَذلِكَ الْخُرُوجُ» [16]. Rum: 19. «يُخْرِجُ الْحَىَّ مِنَ الْمَيّتِ وَ يُخْرِجُ المَيِّتَ مِنَ الْحَىِّ وَ يُحْيِى الْارْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِها وَ كَذلِكَ تُخْرَجُوْنَ» [17]. «فَانْظُرْ الى آثارِ رَحْمَةِ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ يُحْيِى الْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِها انَّ ذلِكَ لَمُحْيِى الْمَوْتى وَ هُوَ عَلى كُلِّ شَىءٍ قَديرٌ» [18]. «وَ تَرَى الْأَرْضَ هامِدَةً فَاذا انْزَلْنا عَلَيْهَا الْماءَ اهْتَزَّتْ وَ رَبَتْ وَ انْبَتَتْ مِنْ كلِّ زَوْجٍ بَهيجٍ- ذلِكَ بِانَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْحَقُّ وَ انَّهُ يُحْيِى الْمَوْتى وَ انَّهُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَىءٍ قَديرٌ» [19]. «وَ مِنْ آياتِهِ انَّكَ نَرَى اْلَارْضَ خاشِعَةً فَاذا انْزَلْنا عَلَيْهَا الْماءَ اهْتَزَّتْ وَ رَبَتْ انَّ الَّذى احْياها لَمُحْيِى الْمَوْتى انَّهُ عَلى كُلِّ شَىءٍ قَديرٍ» [20]. «وَ اللَّه الَّذى ارْسَلَ الرِّياحَ فُتُثيرُ سَحاباً فَسُقْناهُ الى بَلَدٍ مَيِّتٍ فَاحْيَيْنا بِهِ الْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِها كَذلِكَ النُّشُورُ» [21]. «وَ هُوَ الَّذى يُرْسِلُ الرِّياحَ بُشْراً بَيْنَ يَدَىْ رَحْمَتِهِ حَتّى اذا اقَلَّتْ سَحاباً ثِقالًا سُقْناهُ لِبَلَدٍ مَيّتٍ فَانْزَلْنا بِهِ الْماءَ فَاخْرَجْنا بِهِ مِنْ كُلِّ الثَّمَراتِ كَذلِكَ نُخْرِجُ الْمَوْتى لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ» [22]. Payam-e Quran: Makarem Shirazi, Naser, Volume: 5, Pages: 137-144. [23]. Tafsir al-Zamakhshari (Al-Kashshaf ‘an Haqa’iq Ghawamid al-Tanzil😞 Al-Zamakhshari, Volume: 3, Page: 602. [24]. Baqarah: 259. «أَوْ كَالَّذِي مَرَّ عَلَىٰ قَرْيَةٍ وَهِيَ خَاوِيَةٌ عَلَىٰ عُرُوشِهَا قَالَ أَنَّىٰ يُحْيِي هَٰذِهِ اللَّهُ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا فَأَمَاتَهُ اللَّهُ مِائَةَ عَامٍ ثُمَّ بَعَثَهُ ۖ قَالَ كَمْ لَبِثْتَ قَالَ لَبِثْتُ يَوْمًا أَوْ بَعْضَ يَوْمٍ ۖ قَالَ بَلْ لَبِثْتَ مِائَةَ عَامٍ فَانْظُرْ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِكَ وَشَرَابِكَ لَمْ يَتَسَنَّهْ وَانْظُرْ إِلَىٰ حِمَارِكَ وَلِنَجْعَلَكَ آيَةً لِلنَّاسِ ۖ وَانْظُرْ إِلَى الْعِظَامِ كَيْفَ نُنْشِزُهَا ثُمَّ نَكْسُوهَا لَحْمًا ۚ فَلَمَّا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُ قَالَ أَعْلَمُ أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ» [25]. Baqarah: 260. «وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ رَبِّ أَرِنِي كَيْفَ تُحْيِي الْمَوْتَى قَالَ أَوَلَمْ تُؤْمِنْ قَالَ بَلَى وَلَكِنْ لِيَطْمَئِنَّ قَلْبِي قَالَ فَخُذْ أَرْبَعَةً مِنَ الطَّيْرِ فَصُرْهُنَّ إِلَيْكَ ثُمَّ اجْعَلْ عَلَى كُلِّ جَبَلٍ مِنْهُنَّ جُزْءًا ثُمَّ ادْعُهُنَّ يَأْتِينَكَ سَعْيًا وَاعْلَمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ » [26]. Kahf: 9-22. «أَمْ حَسِبْتَ أَنَّ أَصْحَابَ الْكَهْفِ وَالرَّقِيمِ كَانُوا مِنْ آيَاتِنَا عَجَبًا * إِذْ أَوَى الْفِتْيَةُ إِلَى الْكَهْفِ فَقَالُوا رَبَّنَا آتِنَا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً وَهَيِّئْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًا * فَضَرَبْنَا عَلَى آذَانِهِمْ فِي الْكَهْفِ سِنِينَ عَدَدًا ......وَكَذَلِكَ أَعْثَرْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ لِيَعْلَمُوا أَنَّ وَعْدَ اللَّهِ حَقٌّ وَأَنَّ السَّاعَةَ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهَا» [27]. Baqarah: 72-73. «وَإِذْ قَتَلْتُمْ نَفْسًا فَادَّارَأْتُمْ فِيهَا وَاللَّهُ مُخْرِجٌ مَا كُنْتُمْ تَكْتُمُونَ * فَقُلْنَا اضْرِبُوهُ بِبَعْضِهَا كَذَلِكَ يُحْيِي اللَّهُ الْمَوْتَى وَيُرِيكُمْ آيَاتِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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