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present heavens and earth, created with flawless design and unique

harmony, and the cell, building block of all living beings. Nature,

which sustains all living beings, abounds with the signs of Allah's

creation. Any person of sound mind can readily understand that Allah

created all living beings initially and thus He is able to bring them to

life again after their death. Those who refuse to grasp this reality are

described in the Qur’an as follows:

And they say, 'When we are bones and crumbled particles,

will we [truly] be resurrected as a new creation?' Say, 'Be

you stones or iron or [any] creation of that which is great

within your breasts.' And they will say, 'Who will restore

us?' Say, 'He who brought you forth the first time.' Then

they will nod their heads toward you and say, 'When is

that?' Say, 'Perhaps it will be soon - on the Day He calls

you and you will respond with praise of Him and think

that you had not remained [in the world] except for a

little.' 37

The failure of disbelievers to conceive of resurrection after death

and the doubts they harbor about this reality is again a consequence

of their biased materialist beliefs. The materialist sees the distinctive

formation of a human being as a result of interaction among elements.

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