The Response to Those Who Deny the Resurrection and the Interpretation of the Saying of Allah the Exalted: “And he gave us an example and forgot his own creation. He said: ‘Who will give life to bones when they are crumbled?’”
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Question:
May Allah reward you and do you good. In her final question, she says: I hope for an interpretation of the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Ya-Sin 36:78]
Answer:
The disbeliever denies the resurrection and objects to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), saying that this is impossible and cannot happen if the bones turn into dust and earth; how can they be restored? Allah (Mighty and Majestic) responded to him because He first created him from nothing. How can he forget His creation from nothing and the beginning of his creation, and deny the restoration of creation? There is no doubt that the One capable of the beginning is capable of the restoration, a fortiori. This is the meaning of His saying:[Ya-Sin 36:78] That is, he brought up this example to argue for the impossibility of the resurrection. Allah (Mighty and Majestic) says: This is not valid regarding Allah (Mighty and Majestic), for He is capable of everything. Just as He began the creation of man, He is capable of restoring him, a fortiori and even more so. Yes.
May Allah reward you and do you good. In her final question, she says: I hope for an interpretation of the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And he presents for Us an example and forgets his [own] creation. He says, "Who will give life to bones while they are disintegrated?"
وَضَرَبَ لَنَا مَثَلًا وَنَسِيَ خَلْقَهُ قَالَ مَن يُحْيِي الْعِظَامَ وَهِيَ رَمِيمٌAnswer:
The disbeliever denies the resurrection and objects to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), saying that this is impossible and cannot happen if the bones turn into dust and earth; how can they be restored? Allah (Mighty and Majestic) responded to him because He first created him from nothing. How can he forget His creation from nothing and the beginning of his creation, and deny the restoration of creation? There is no doubt that the One capable of the beginning is capable of the restoration, a fortiori. This is the meaning of His saying:
And he presents for Us an example
وَضَرَبَ لَنَا مَثَلًا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5342- الرد على منكري البعث وتفسير قوله تعالى: ﴿وضرب لنا مثلا ونسي خلقه قال من يحيي العظام وهي رميم﴾ — youtube.com
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