They regard Divine Omnipotence as limited and falsely...

They regard Divine Omnipotence as limited and falsely conjecture that the world is limited to this mundane world. By saying: “And nothing destroys us except Time” disbelievers mean the passage of time. Surah al-Jathiya - Verse 25 وَإِذَا تُتْلَی عَلَيْهِمْ آيَاتُنَا بَيِّنَاتٍ مَا كَانَ حُجَّتَهُمْ إِلاّ أنْ قَالُوا ائْتُوا بِآبَائِنَا إِنْ كُنْتُمْ صَادِقِينَ 25.

And when Our Clear Verses [concerning Resurrection] are recited to them, their argument is no other than that they say: “Bring back our [deceased] fathers, if you are truthful.” Qur’anic Verses are clear and enlightening. Instead of thinking about Divine Ayat (“Verses, signs, evidence”) disbelievers ask for reviving their ancestors.

“And when” (wa idh) refers to the preceding Verse concerning the disbelievers’ false claims that when the Verses concerning proving Resurrection are recited to them, they fail to provide an acceptable reply saying if the prophets were truthful in proving Resurrection, bring our fathers back to life so that they inform us of the other world and if they accepted your words, we would accept them to be true.

Surah al-Jathiya - Verse 26 قُلِ اللَّهُ يُحْيِيكُمْ ثُمَّ يُمِيتُكُمْ ثُمَّ يَجْمَعُكُمْ إِلَی يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ لا رَيْبَ فِيهِ وَلَكِنَّ أكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لا يَعْلَمُونَ 26. Say: ‘Allah gives you life, then causes you to die, then He will assemble you on the Day of Resurrection about which there is no doubt. The system of creation follows an order dominating the world of existence through the Will of the Wise God denying which stems from ignorance.

The evidence of Divine Omnipotence, Wisdom, and Justice is so clear that there leaves no room for any doubt regarding Resurrection. In the blessed Verse in question God Almighty says: “O Muhammad, say unto these disbelievers denying Resurrection that God makes you see the light out of human seed and will cause you to die after the completion of this mundane life.

Then, He will assemble you on the Day of Resurrection and there is no room for entertaining doubts regarding being assembled on the Last Day; though the majority of people do not know.” The Verse refers to the fact that if they knew, they would recognize the order, harmony, and purpose of their own creation and would be capable of perceiving the qualities of their life and death.

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