27. THE TRUTHS OF RESURRECTION
The Tabayun’ claim that the essence of creation is made of water, earth, fire and air, and on the Day of Judgment these essences will be vanished and then Allah will bring life into it again so it becomes known that it happened due to His Power (qudra) and not because of the effect of the overall substances. I say in response: ‘He who questions the resurrection is subsequently questioning the divine wisdom (hikmah).’
And whoever claims that the soul is a mere consequence is actually denying resurrection! This is because the consequence does not last after bodies turn into dust, so if anything is found it will be the beginning of creation.
Nay, by Allah, He resurrects both the soul (mb) and body (Jasd) of the self, which is evident in the verse,
“A speaker among them will say, ‘Indeed, I had a companion [on earth].’” [al-Saffat (37): 51]
wherein it mentions that even what accompanied the self shall be resurrected too.
By His Glory, His Mercy, in the beginning is an evidence of the existence of the end; He implanted in parents love for children, let the breast of the mother produce milk, made foods grow, and made the mind able to realise the consequences. How then is it possible after all this planning and organising to say He neglects the world after death and so He resurrects none?
He created the creation to be known for He was an unknown treasure; hence how can anyone think He will resurrect none and be unknown again?
Exalted be He, Who blinded most of the hearts from knowing Him.
(Source: al-Hafiz Abu’l-Faraj ibn al-jawzl [d. 597AH] “CAPTURED THOUGHTS being” a translation of his masterpiece ‘Sayd al-K hatir)
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