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In the creation of the heavens and earth, and the permission; and healed the blind and the leper
alternation of the night and day, and the ships by My permission; and when you brought forth
which sail the seas to people’s benefit, and the the dead by My permission; and when I held
water which Allah sends down from the sky–by back the tribe of Israel from you, when you
which He brings the earth to life when it was brought them the Clear Signs and those of them
dead and scatters about in it creatures of every who disbelieved said, "This is nothing but down-
kind–and the varying direction of the winds, and right magic";’ (5:110)
the clouds subservient between heaven and Only those who can hear respond. As for the
earth, there are Signs for people who use their in- dead, Allah will raise them up, then to Him they
tellect. (2:164) will be returned. (6:36)
When Ibrahim said, ‘My Lord, show me how You Allah is He Who splits the seed and kernel. He
bring the dead to life.’ He asked, ‘Do you not brings forth the living from the dead, and pro-
then believe?’ He replied, ‘Indeed I do! But so duces the dead out of the living. That is Allah, so
that my heart may be at peace.’ He said, ‘Take how are you perverted? (6:95)
four birds and train them to yourself. Then put a Even if We sent down angels to them, and the
part of them on each mountain and call to them; dead spoke to them, and We gathered together
they will come rushing to you. Know that Allah is everything in front of them right before their eyes,
Almighty, All-Wise.’ (2:260) they would still not believe unless Allah willed.
(Say, ‘O Allah!) You merge the night into the day. The truth is that most of them are ignorant. (6:111)
You merge the day into the night. You bring out Is someone who was dead and whom We brought
the living from the dead. You bring out the dead to life, supplying him with a light by which to walk
from the living. You provide for whoever You will among people, the same as someone who is in
without any reckoning.’ (3:27) utter darkness, unable to emerge from it? That is
He will teach him (‘Isa) the Book and Wisdom, how what they were doing is made to seem attrac-
and the Torah and the Gospel, as a Messenger to tive to the disbelievers. (6:122)
the tribe of Israel, saying: ‘I have brought you a It is He Who sends out the winds, bringing ad-
Sign from your Lord. I will create the shape of a vance news of His mercy, so that when they have
bird out of clay for you and then breathe into it lifted up the heavy clouds, We dispatch them to a
and it will be a bird by Allah’s permission. I will dead land and send down water to it, by means
heal the blind and the leper, and bring the dead of which We bring forth all kinds of fruit. In the
to life, by Allah’s permission. I will tell you what same way We will bring forth the dead, so that
you eat and what you store up in your homes. hopefully you will pay heed. (7:57)
There is a Sign for you in that if you are believ- Say: ‘Who provides for you out of heaven and
ers.’ (3:48-49) earth? Who controls hearing and sight? Who
Do not suppose that those killed in the Way of brings forth the living from the dead and the dead
Allah are dead. No indeed! They are alive and from the living? Who directs the whole affair?’
well provided for in the very presence of their They will say, ‘Allah.’ Say, ‘So will you not guard
Lord. (3:169) against evil?’ (10:31)
Remember when Allah said, ‘‘Isa, son of Even if there was a Qur’an which moved moun-
Maryam, remember My blessing to you and to tains, or split the earth open or spoke to the
your mother when I reinforced you with the dead...! On the contrary! The affair is Allah’s al-
Purest Spirit so that you could speak to people in together. Do those who believe not know that if
the cradle and when you were fully grown; and Allah had wanted to He could have guided all
when I taught you the Book and Wisdom, and mankind? Those who disbelieve will not cease to
the Torah and the Gospel; and when you created be struck by disaster for what they have done–or
a bird-shape out of clay by My permission, and a disaster will happen close to their homes–until
then breathed into it and it became a bird by My Allah’s promise is fulfilled. Allah will not fail to
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