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Being a Favorite [of God] may not hinder the execution of Divine Ordainments like death: (“Verily you will die”). Proceeding with the foregoing discussion on monotheism and polytheism, the blessed Verse in question treats of the consequences of monotheism and polytheism on the Day of Resurrection.

The Verse begins with the question of death, the gate to Resurrection, and treats of the general applicability of the law to all humanity, saying: “you will die and they will die too.” Death is one of the questions as to which all men are alike. That is the way of all the flesh. There is neither any exception nor any difference in death.

“You will die and they will die” apparently indicates the death of everyone in the present tense, but is in the real present tense that is at times used in the senses of past and present. Some exegets maintain that the Noble Prophet’s (S) foes awaited his death and were happy that he would die some day.

The Holy Qur’an raises a question to them, “Put the case that he dies, will you be stay alive?” Verse 31 treats of the Last Judgment depicting servants’ disputations on the Day of Resurrection, saying: “Then on the Day of Resurrection, you will be disputing before your Lord.” The verbal form: takhtasimun (“they dispute”) is taken from ikhtisam denoting “disputation” between two individuals or two groups, each of whom makes attempts at the nullification of the words of the other; in which case, either or both of them may err, an instance of which is the disputations of the people in error.

Exegets differ as to the generality of the issue, some of whom maintain that the disputation in question concerns Muslims and disbelievers, but some also hold that the disputation may be between Muslims and the people of their tribes.