Say: He who created you the first time.

Say: He will give life to them Who brought them into existence at first, and He is Cognizant of all creation.” [^3] The above verse alludes to a philosophical proof [^4], which states that if two or more things are similar to each other, then with respect to being possible (in existence) and not being possible (in existence), they are equal.

That is, if one is possible (to exist) the other will also be possible (to exist) and vice-versa, if one is impossible (to exist), the other shall also be impossible (to exist). Thus Allah, Who created man in the first instance would also be Powerful to create him once again, since the second creation is not only possible but, assuming that the words 'difficult' and 'simple' convey their meanings in the Holy Presence of Allah also, the re-creation appears to be simpler.

Since, in the first creation, neither was experience at work, nor did a model-plan exist, whereas in the re-creation, both experience and a model-plan exist[^5] . In any event, from the human point of view, the re-creation must be simpler than the creation of man at the first instance, although, with respect to Allah, both are easy and similar.

The Holy Qur’an, for the purpose of proving the Power of Allah for bringing man to life after death, refers to the coming to life of the earth and the growth of plants, and considers the Resurrection of men similar to the coming to life of the earth which takes place every year in spring.

How is it that every year man himself witnesses the leaves of trees falling off every autumn and then decay and turn to earth, but in the next spring, new leaves clothe the plants and the earth becomes fresh and green, and in spite of all this, when his coming to life after death is propounded, he considers it to be impossible and out of the ordinary and insists on denying it.