Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: (We know what the earth consumes of them)
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Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: (We know what the earth consumes of them)]
Allah the Exalted said, making clear His power over that: [Q:4] The earth consumes the human being when he dies, so Allah the Exalted knows what the earth consumes of him, from the parts of his body, atom by atom, even if the earth were to consume him.
And his statement:[Qaf 50:4] It may indicate that it does not consume the entire body, and there is detail in that.
As for the prophets, the earth does not consume them as long as they are in their graves,By the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): (Indeed, Allah has forbidden the earth to consume the bodies of the prophets) .
As for others, the body may remain for a long time without the earth consuming it, until what Allah wills, and the earth may consume it; but if the earth consumes it, the coccyx remains,And the coccyx: which is a small part of the bone at the bottom of the back. This remains by the permission of Allah; the earth does not consume it. It is as if it is the seed of the body when it is resurrected on the Day of Resurrection, for from it the human being is created in his grave. When it is complete, the Trumpet is blown, and then they rise from their graves to Allah Mighty and Majestic.
[Qaf 50:4] And since Allah the Exalted is All-Knowing of what the earth has consumed, He is Able to return what the earth has consumed at the resurrection.
[Q:4] With Allah the Exalted is a preserving book,Meaning: a guardian of every thing,Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Infitar: 9-12] .
Allah the Exalted said, making clear His power over that:
We know what the earth diminishes of them
قَدْ عَلِمْنَا مَا تَنْقُصُ الأَرْضُ مِنْهُمْAnd his statement:
what the earth diminishes of them
مَا تَنْقُصُ الأَرْضُ مِنْهُمْAs for the prophets, the earth does not consume them as long as they are in their graves,By the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): (Indeed, Allah has forbidden the earth to consume the bodies of the prophets) .
As for others, the body may remain for a long time without the earth consuming it, until what Allah wills, and the earth may consume it; but if the earth consumes it, the coccyx remains,And the coccyx: which is a small part of the bone at the bottom of the back. This remains by the permission of Allah; the earth does not consume it. It is as if it is the seed of the body when it is resurrected on the Day of Resurrection, for from it the human being is created in his grave. When it is complete, the Trumpet is blown, and then they rise from their graves to Allah Mighty and Majestic.