....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.
....Let us remember an important fact!
....Everything is under the control and command of Allah Almighty. So too is the decay of our bodies; it is neither aimless nor chaotic.
....Allah Almighty says:
...."We know indeed what the earth diminishes of them, and with Us is a writing that preserves." (Qaf, 4)
....As the stages of growth of a baby in the womb are under the control and command of Allah Almighty, so too are the stages of decay. Allah Almighty may allow some bodies to decay. And He may protect some bodies from decay until the Hereafter.
....It has been observed that the bodies of the prophets, great friends of Allah, and martyrs who have died for the sake of Allah have not decayed. For instance, in 1948, the authorities decided to transfer the tomb of Yunus Emre, a great friend of Allah, that was situated near the railway between Ankara and Eskițehir to another place. For this reason, after 700 years they opened his tomb. What those thousands witnessed was that the corpse of Yunus Emre was still fresh; it was as if he were sleeping in his bed with his hand over his chest.
....Let us look at the resurrection of human beings:
....Allah Almighty says:
...."Those who disbelieve think that they shall never be raised. Say: Aye! by my Lord! you shall most certainly be raised, then you shall most certainly be informed of what you did; and that is easy to Allah." (Teghabun, 7)
....Yes, indeed Allah Almighty will inform us of what human beings did and give them what they deserve. Let us look first at the creation of human beings:
....Allah Almighty says:
...."O mankind! if ye have a doubt about the Resurrection, (consider) that We created you out of dust, then out of sperm, then out of a leech-like clot, then out of a morsel of flesh, partly formed and partly unformed, in order that We may manifest (our power) to you; and We cause whom We will to rest in the wombs for an appointed term, then do We bring you out as babes." (Hajj, 5)
....Allah Almighty states that He has created humans out of dust and the materials in the Earth and brought them out as babies after undergoing certain stages of creation.
....Is the creation after the Judgment Day the same as
....the first creation?
....No. Allah Almighty created Prophet Jesus out of a female gamete, Hazrat Eve out of Adam's lower left rib, and Hazrat Adam out of dust. Likewise, He will create all human beings out of dust.
....In the second creation, human beings will be awoken in fright, and they will say: "Who has awoken us up from our sleeping-place?"
....And Allah Almighty says:
...."And your creation or your resurrection is in no wise but as an individual soul: for Allah is He Who hears and sees (all things)." (Luqman, 28)
....Allah Almighty, who has created billions and trillions of plants at the same time, will raise billions and trillions of people at the same time, and gather them all at His Divine State. |