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....THE
RESURRECTION OF HUMAN BEINGS
....Belief in the Day of Judgment
and the fact that all human beings shall be raised from the dead
(walbâ'thu ba'd-al-mawt) is a pillar of faith and a common and
essential belief of monotheistic faiths. Unfortunately, the prophets
encountered the most resistance on this point and disbelievers
of every age have denied belief in the Hereafter.
....Once, Ubayy ibn Khalaf, one of
the pagans of Mecca, took an old bone, crumbling in pieces, to
the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam, and said "Muhammad, do
you allege that Allah can revive this after it has decayed?"
....Allah Almighty said:
...."Say (O Muhammad): He will
revive them Who produced them at the first" (Ya-Seen, 79)
....What is decay?
....Decay is a physical and chemical
phenomenon. It is the reduction of bodies and other formerly living
organisms into simpler forms of matter; most particularly it is
the return of these organisms to their original state; water,
dust, and air.
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