And who brings forth the living from the dead and brings...
And who brings forth the living from the dead and brings forth the deed from the living ? ..." This is the very issue confronted by scientists and the learned men of the natural sciences as well as biologists, amazing them that how living creatures spring from inanimate objects. The meaning of the above verse includes material as well as spiritual death and life, for one can see intelligent, honest and faithful men sometimes born to parents who are corrupt and faithless, and vice versa.
Then it adds implying that Who is He who rules and regulates all worldly affairs The verse says: "... And, who administrates(every)affair? ..." In fact, the verse at first talks about the creation of the blessings and then it speaks about the guardian and administrator of these blessings. After putting forth these three questions, the holy Qur'an immediately declares that they will soon answer in reply that it is Allah. The verse says: "... They will soon say: 'Allah'.
..." One may infer from the above sentence that even the polytheists, infidels and idol- worshippers during the "Age of Ignorance" considered Allah as the sole Creator, Sustainer, Giver of Life as well as the Administrator and Maintainer of the world of existence. And at the end of the verse the Prophet(p.b.u.h.) has been commanded to ask them: why they did not take the path of virtue. It says: "...
t.)in the heavens and the earth, and through this, appealing to the conscience and intellect of the opponents by which they confessed to it, He decisively declares in this verse that this is Allah, your true Creator, not the idols or other beings you have considered as partners with Allah for the sake of worship in front of which you bow down. The verse says: " Such then is Allah, your true Lord; and what is apart from the Truth but error?
..." Concluding these remarks, the Qur'an implies: now that you have come to clearly know the truth, do you not realize that you are certain of being misled if you take any path other than the truth ?