Allah the Exalted says in Surat Yasin: And he set forth for us a parable and forgot his own creation. He said, “Who will give life to bones when they are in decay?” [Yasin
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Question: Allah the Exalted says in Surat Yasin: [Yasin: 78]. What is the meaning of this verse?
Answer: The meaning of this verse is the mention of the disbeliever’s denial of the Resurrection.And before that, Allah the Exalted said: [Yasin: 77 - 79]. This disbeliever denies the Resurrection and disbelieves in it, and he considers it unlikely that Allah would restore the bones after they have crumbled, been lost in the earth, and turned to dust. He considers it unlikely that Allah has the power to restore them a second time. This is due to his ignorance. The evidence for the power of Allah the Exalted is rooted in this human being, if he reflects upon it. Indeed, the One who was able to create him the first time from a drop of sperm, which is weak water, meaning weak fluid, and who was able to create a strong human being from this weak fluid, is even more capable of restoring him. For whoever is able to begin creation is even more capable of restoring it. Thus, he denies a sign within himself and rejects the power of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, to restore
the bones when they are in decay and to give them life a second time.For this reason, Allah the Exalted said: [Yasin: 79]. If He brought them into existence the first time, after they did not exist, then He is even more capable of restoring them.
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 مَنْ يُحْيِي الْعِظَامَ وَهِيَ رَمِيمٌAnswer: The meaning of this verse is the mention of the disbeliever’s denial of the Resurrection.And before that, Allah the Exalted said:
(77) Does man not consider that We created him from a [mere] sperm-drop - then at once he is a clear adversary? (78) And he presents for Us an example and forgets his [own] creation. He says, "Who will give life to bones while they are disintegrated?" (79) Say, "He will give them life who produced them the first time; and He is, of all creation, Knowing."
أَوَلَمْ يَرَ الْإِنْسَانُ أَنَّا خَلَقْنَاهُ مِنْ نُطْفَةٍ فَإِذَا هُوَ خَصِيمٌ مُبِينٌ وَضَرَبَ لَنَا مَثَلًا وَنَسِيَ خَلْقَهُ قَالَ مَنْ يُحْيِي الْعِظَامَ وَهِيَ رَمِيمٌ قُلْ يُحْيِيهَا الَّذِي أَنْشَأَهَا أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ خَلْقٍ عَلِيمٌthe bones when they are in decay and to give them life a second time.For this reason, Allah the Exalted said: