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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Theological Instructions LESSON FORTY-SEVEN: GOD’S PROMISE REGARDING THE RESURRECTION Introduction The Noble Qur’an fulfils its case to mankind by highlighting the issue of Resurrection. It establishes Resurrection through intellectual arguments so that man furthers his understanding of this concept. The following explanation of Resurrection given by the Qur’an is outlined in the two subsequent sections.

The inevitable promise of God The Noble Qur’an informs us that the Day of Judgement is inevitable: “Indeed the Hour is bound to come” (Ghāfir: 59) In the following verses the Qur’an states: “They swear by Allah with solemn oaths that Allah will not resurrect those who die. Yes indeed, it is a promise binding upon Him, but most people do not know” (al- Nahl:38) “The faithless claim that they will not be resurrected.

Say, ‘Yes, by my Lord, you will surely be resurrected; then you will surely be informed of what you did, and that is easy for Allah’” (al-Taghābun:7) “Raiser of ranks, lord of the Throne, He casts the spirit of His command upon whomever of His servants that He wishes, that he may warn [people] of the Day of Encounter.” (Ghāfir:15) “Rather they deny the Hour, and We have prepared a Blaze for those who deny the Hour” (al-Furqān:11) Whoever recognizes the genuineness of this Divine Book will therefore accept the fact of Resurrection.

The realisation of the Qur’an being the reality is achievable for every man who is in search of truth, unless his mind is deficient or there is some other preventative factor. Examples of intellectual arguments Many Qur’anic verses are written in such a way that they help to establish the necessity of Resurrection and therefore they could be considered as contributing towards an intellectual and wise argument.

Such verses also refute the polytheists and infidels: “Did you suppose that We created you aimlessly, and that you will not be brought back to Us?” (al-Mu’minūn:115) This verse clearly indicates that the entire universe and creation of mankind would be futile without the principle of Resurrection. God is the All-Wise and nothing is made in vain, therefore the return of creation is certain.

This argument is an exclusive syllogism (qiyās), whereby the first premise is a conditional proposition, which indicates that the creation of man in this world is with a wise purpose whereby he returns back to God and receives the outcome of his actions in this world.