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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Theological Instructions LESSON FORTY-SIX: THE QUR’ANIC RESPONSE RESSURRECTION TO THE DOUBTHS CONCERNING The argumentation that the Qur’an establishes for those who deny Resurrection can be outlined in the following manner.

The argument for the return from non-existence As indicated earlier, the Qur’an has answered those who deny Resurrection in the following way: “The say, ‘When we have been lost in the dust, shall we indeed be created anew?’ Rather they disbelieve in the encounter with their Lord. Say, ‘You will be taken away by the angel of death, who has been charged with you.

Then you will be brought back to your Lord.’” (al-Sajdah:10-11) From this verse we can learn that the reasoning of the infidels is of the argument, which is know in philosophy as ‘the impossibility of the return from non-existence (muhāl). They believe that the human being with its material body which has died and deteriorated returns back to life with its same material body.

This is considered as impossible because the return of something that has been destroyed and become non- existent returns to existence from non-existence, and this is essentially impossible. The Qur’an’s reply to this argument is that the reality of every individual is dependent upon his spirit and Resurrection means the return of the spirit.

The argument for the material body having the ability of new life The previous argument was with respect to the essential possibility of Resurrection; this argument is in regard to its external existence. The return of the spirit to the body is not intellectually impossible, but does this material body to which the spirit is returning have the ability to come to life again? As we know that coming into existence requires certain conditions.

Furthermore these conditions must be created gradually, as the foetus, which is in the womb of a woman, requires the proper conditions for its nourishment and growth, so that it becomes a human being. How can a body that has decomposed have the ability to regain life? The answer to this question is that the appeared order of this universe is not the only possible order or sequence, and the cause and conditions that are found in this, based on experience are not limited causes.

The evidence for this is that there are exceptional phenomena in this universe, such as the coming to life of certain animals and human beings, which have taken place.