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bring the dead to life.’ He asked, ‘Do you not oaths that Allah will not raise up those who die,
then believe?’ He replied, ‘Indeed I do! But so when, on the contrary, it is a binding promise on
that my heart may be at peace.’ He said, ‘Take Him; but most people do not know it. (16:38)
four birds and train them to yourself. Then put a (They will be raised up), so that He can make
part of them on each mountain and call to them; clear to them the things they differed about and
they will come rushing to you. Know that Allah is so that those who disbelieved will know that they
Almighty, All-Wise.’ (2:260) were liars. (16:39)
They say, ‘There is nothing but this life and we Allah sends down water from the sky and by it
will not be raised again.’ (6:29) brings the dead earth back to life. There is cer-
Only those who can hear respond. As for the tainly a Sign in that for people who hear. (16:65)
dead, Allah will raise them up, then to Him they They say, ‘What! When we are bones and crum-
will be returned. (6:36) bled dust, will we then be raised up as a new cre-
It is He Who takes you back to Himself at night, ation!’ (17:49)
while knowing the things you perpetrate by day, That is their repayment for rejecting Our Signs
and then raises you again to life, so that a speci- and saying, ‘What, when we are bones and
fied term may be fulfilled. Then you will return to crumbled dust, will we then be raised up as a
Him. Then He will inform you about what you new creation?’ (17:98)
did. (6:60) That was the situation when we raised them up
Is someone who was dead and whom We (from sleep) so they could question one another.
brought to life, supplying him with a light by One of them asked, ‘How long have you been
which to walk among people, the same as some- here?’ They replied, ‘We have been here for a
one who is in utter darkness, unable to emerge day or part of a day.’ They said, ‘Your Lord knows
from it? That is how what they were doing is best how long you have been here. Send one of
made to seem attractive to the disbelievers. your number into the city with this silver you
(6:122) have, so he can see which food is purest and
He (Satan) said, ‘Grant me a reprieve until the bring you some of it to eat. But he should go
day they are raised up.’ (7:14) about with caution so that no one is aware of
It is He Who sends out the winds, bringing ad- you.’ (18:19)
vance news of His mercy, so that when they have Or have they taken gods out of the earth who can
lifted up the heavy clouds, We dispatch them to a bring the dead to life? (21:21)
dead land and send down water to it, by means Mankind! If you are in any doubt about the
of which We bring forth all kinds of fruit. In the Rising, know that We created you from dust then
same way We will bring forth the dead, so that from a drop of sperm then from a clot of blood
hopefully you will pay heed. (7:57) then from a lump of flesh, formed yet unformed,
He gives life and causes to die and you will be so We may make things clear to you. We make
returned to Him. (10:56) whatever We want stay in the womb until a spec-
It is He Who created the heavens and the earth in ified time and then We bring you out as children
six days when His Throne was on the water, in so that you can reach your full maturity. Some of
order to test which of you has the best actions. If you die and some of you revert to the lowest
you say, ‘You will be raised up after death,’ those form of life so that, after having knowledge, they
who disbelieve will say, ‘This is nothing but then know nothing at all. And you see the earth
downright magic.’ (11:7) dead and barren; then when We send down
He (Satan) said, ‘My Lord, grant me a reprieve water onto it it quivers and swells and sprouts
until the Day they are raised again.’ (15:36) with luxuriant plants of every kind. (22:5)
They are dead, not alive, and they are not aware That is because Allah is the Real and gives life to
of when they will be raised. (16:21) the dead and has power over all things and the
They swear by Allah with their most earnest Hour is coming without any doubt and Allah will
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