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Comparable Events Mentioned in the Qur'an

The Qur'an mentions similar events, such as a person being
resurrected after being dead for a long time and sleeping for hun-
dreds of years that are comparable to the Prophet Jesus' (pbuh) sit-
uation. Some of these are as follows:

The man resurrected after one hundred years

One of these examples is that of a man who had been dead for
one hundred years:
Or [consider such example as] the one who passed by a
town that had fallen into ruin. He asked: "How can Allah
restore this to life when it has died?" So Allah caused him
to die for a hundred years, and then brought him back to
life. Then He asked: "How long have you been here?" He
replied: "I have been here a day or part of a day." He said:
"Not so! You have been here a hundred years. Look at your
food and drink—it has not gone bad—and look at your
donkey, so We can make you a Sign for all mankind. Look
at the bones—how We raise them up and clothe them in
flesh." When it had become clear to him, he said: "Now I
know that Allah has power over all things." (Surat al-
Baqara, 259)
As we mentioned earlier, Allah reveals in the Qur’an that the
Prophet Jesus' (pbuh) soul was "taken back." In the above verse, on
the other hand, true death (mawt) is revealed. Therefore, Allah re-
veals in the Qur'an that Allah willed the resurrection of someone
who had truly died.