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then when We send down water on it, it quivers and swells. He
Who gives it life is He Who gives life to the dead. Certainly He
has power over all things. (Surah Fussilat, 39)
Even humanity's creation is in itself an important proof of the

resurrection. Each person was made into a complete being from a
single sperm cell and an egg. The fact that, over time, a single cell
becomes a thinking, seeing, and reasoning being without any
human interference is a clear indication of creation. Allah created
humanity from nothing and so, of course, can easily reassemble
each person's withered bones to re-create him or her. People who
disregard this creation are ignoring their own existence and reason,
and reject their resurrection with a devilish boldness. This is an act
of atrocious impudence, for such people are taking a stance against
Allah and will be confronted by this reality in the Hereafter.
Following the Day of Judgment, of which people will be made
aware of by the trumpet's first sounding, the second sounding will
inform them that the resurrection has arrived. Emerging from their
graves, they will stand waiting at the beginning of their everlasting
lives, as Allah reveals:
The Trumpet will be blown, and those in the heavens and
those in the earth will all lose consciousness, except those

Allah wills. Then it will be blown a second time, and at once
they will be standing upright, looking on. (Surat az-Zumar, 68)

THE DAY OF JUDGMENT'S FEATURES

Allah will bring about the Day of Judgment with the same ease
as He created Earth, the heavens, and humanity. Such an event is
affirmed with such words as "beyond doubt" and "certain." These