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BASIC TENETS OF ISLAM

The resurrection is a re-creation of life after death. Death
is not the cessation of existence. The world, which Allah has
created to put man to test, will serve to determine his lot in
the Afterlife. After death, every soul will be re-created in a
new body, and begin its life in the , where Allah will place

him either in hell or paradise, depending on his deeds in the
world. The resurrection of humanity is easy to accomplish
for Allah. In a verse, the rising of the people all together on
the Day of Judgment is described as follows:
It is We Who give life and cause to die and We are their
final destination. The Day the earth splits open all
around them as they come rushing forth, that is a
gathering, easy for Us to accomplish. (Surah Qaf: 43-44)
Some people doubt that Allah could raise man from the

dead. However, it is Allah Who first created man out of
nothing, and therefore, certainly has the power to bring him
back to life again. Allah informs us of this fact in the Qur'an:
Mankind! If you are in any doubt about the Rising,
know that We created you from dust then from a drop
of sperm then from a clot of blood then from a lump of
flesh, formed yet unformed, so We may make things
clear to you. We make whatever We want stay in the
womb until a specified time and then We bring you out
as children so that you can reach your full maturity.
Some of you die and some of you revert to the lowest
form of life so that, after having knowledge, they then
know nothing at all. And you see the earth dead and
barren; then when We send down water onto it it

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