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which means, "That is because Allah, He is the Truth, and it is He Who gives life to the dead, and it is He Who is Able to do all things." (Al-Hajj, 22:6)

Allah, the Exalted combines these two matters when He says, poo we d a en ewe nn oo Le gitete i tee GAN ga ngs GLE ol Ue ga Ge VIG pel Ge Call Gal! >

which means, " !s not He, Who created the heavens and the earth Able to create the like of them? Yes, indeed! He is the AllKnowing Supreme Creator." (Yasin, 36:81)

Three: The perfection of His wisdom. Allah says,

which means, "And We created not the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, for mere play.” (Ad-Dukhan,

And He, the Exalted says,

which means, "And We created not the heavens and the earth and all that is between them without purpose!” (Sad, 38:27)

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And He, the Exalted says,

which means, “Does man think that he will be left Suda [neglected without being punished or rewarded for the obligatory duties enjoined by his Lord (Allah) on him]?" (AlQiyamah, 75:36)

And He, the Exalted says,

which means, "Did you think that We had created you in play {without any purpose), and that you would not be brought back to Us?" So Exalted be Allah, the True King." (Al-Mu'mindn,

And He, the Exalted says, Aas 150 eT Lyhaes ke al 2g ol leet LS fe T all LS aly

which means, "Or do those who earn evil deeds think that We shall hold them equal with those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds, in their present life and after their death? Worst is the judgment that they make." (Al-Jathiyah, 45:21)

The resurrection is a reality. It is known by the mind that Allah is perfect His names, and attributes obligate this matter and Allah is in no need of those who deny this truth, and His perfection is free from any defects or faults.

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Allah, the Exalted told mankind that whoever disbelieves, is confused but that they did not gain anything from _ this confusion. Allah says,

which means, “so they are in a confused state (cannot differentiate between right and wrong).” (Qaf, 50:5)

Then in this chapter, Allah invited them to consider the heavens: the way they have been built, their height, straightness, and beauty, and then to look at the earth and how He spread it out, prepared it for its purposes, fixed it with mountains, and provided all the means of life. He produces every good kind of plant with their different shapes, colors, amounts, benefits, and qualities. This indeed provides an insight and a reminder for every servant who turns to Allah, (that is to say, who believes in Allah, obeys His commands, and always begs for His forgiveness). If he ponders on this, he will perceive the meaning, which the Messengers told us about concerning Monotheism and the Resurrection. Whoever looks at the heavens and the earth will firstly meditate and secondly remember, and this will provide deeper insight to the servant who always turns to Allah with his body, heart and soul.

Allah then invited them to think about the source of their subsistence; food, clothing, ships, and gardens. The source is water, which Allah sends down from the sky and blessed it until He produces therewith gardens and grain, different kinds of fruit: black, white, red, yellow, sweet, and sour. Allah shows the difference in their use and kinds, and He also shows the grain and its use, qualities, shapes, and amounts. He then mentions the palm trees as they contain a lesson and meaning, which will not be left a secret for the one who meditates. Allah, the Almighty says,

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which means, “And makes the earth alive therewith after its death." (Al-Baqarah, 2:164)

Then He, the Almighty says,

which means, "Thus will be the resurrection (of the dead)." (Qaf,

It means that just as plants, fruit, and grain are brought out from the earth, you will be resurrected from the earth after having been mixed with it.

We have mentioned this analogy and examples of other analogies mentioned in the Qur'an in the Book entitled A/- Ma‘alim, and we explained some of their lessons.

Then Aliah determines prophethood using the best of determinations, the most concise words, and far removed from all suspicion and doubt. He informed mankind that He sent Messengers to the people of Ndh (Noah, peace be upon him), ‘Ad, Thamdd, the people of Lat (Lot, peace be upon him), and the people of Fir'awn (pharaoh), but they disbelieved in them. So He destroyed them with different kinds of destruction and He proved the truth of what the Messengers had promised them. This is proof of their prophethood and the prophethood of he who informed us about them. This is the prophet who had neither learnt from a teacher nor read from a book. He informed us about it in detail exactly like the people of the Book. Nothing refutes this except the question of those liars who deny the final resurrection. Whoever asks this question is a liar and such is the one who denies what has been proven and what has been passed down through the generations by the prophets and those who follow in their footsteps. Denying such

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a matter is like denying the existence of famous kings, scientists, and remote countries.

The Meaning of Lethargy: Allah, the Exalted again mentions the Resurrection. Allah says,

which means, "Were We then tired with the first creation?" (Qaf,

And He, the Almighty says,

which means, "And was not wearied by their creation.” (Al-

And He, the Almighty says,

which means, "And nothing of fatigue touched Us." (Qf, 50:38) Then He, the Almighty said,

which means, "They are in confused doubt about a new creation (i.e. Resurrection)?" (Qaf, 50:15)

Their point of confusion is that Allah, the Almighty will recreate mankind as a new creation on the Day of Resurrection. Allah drew the attention of such people to His greatest proofs of power, to the evidence of His Divinity, and proof of the

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Resurrection, as it is among the greatest proofs of Monotheism.

There is no greater evidence than the formation of this human being with its organs, abilities, and properties, and the flesh, bones, veins, nerves, ligaments, openings, systems, desires, and insight that it contains. All that is simply a drop in the ocean. The idea of the creation of man is enough to make any person ponder, and if he does, he will remember what the Messengers told us about Allah: His names and _ attributes. Allah, the Exalted then told mankind that His Knowledge encompasses humanity and that He, the Exalted knows what each individual whispers to himself. He informed us that He is close to man through His knowledge and is close to man like a vein that is inside his body. Moreover, He is even closer to him than this vein; He has more power over him and more knowledge of him.

Our sheikh said, "The meaning of "We" here is the Angels. As Allah says,

which means, "And when We have recited it to you [O Muhammad through Jibril (Gabriel)], then follow you its (the Qur'an's) recital." (Al-Qiyamah, 75:18)

So Gabriel recited it to him. Our sheikh said, "The evidence is what Allah says,

which means, "That the two receivers (recording angels) receive (each human being after he or she has attained the age of puberty)." (Qaf, 50: 17)

Writing the Deeds of Man and the Two Resurrections

Allah, the Exalted informed us about the two angels that are on the right and left of each human being and they write his words and deeds. He paid attention to the process of reckoning and writing words more than He did with writing deeds, which are less in amount as actions are the aims of words and their ultimate ends Then He mentioned the minor resurrection which is the stupor of death and that it came with the truth which is meeting with Allah, the Exalted and the soul will be brought to judgment and will have its reward or punishment which will be advanced to it before the major Day of Resurrection. Then He mentioned the major Resurrection as He, the Almighty says,

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which means, "And the Trumpet will be blown, that will be the Day whereof warning (had been given) (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)." (Qaf, 50:20)

After that He, the Exalted told us about the states of all creatures on this Day and that each of them will come to Allah, the Exalted accompanied by an angel that will drive him and an angel that will bear witness against him. This is besides the witness of his limbs, and the earth, which will testify concerning what he has and the rights he has taken from others. This includes the rights of Allah, the Exalted, the rights of the messenger (peace be upon him) and the rights of the believers. Allah, the Exalted will take the testimony of the Guardians, the Prophets, the places on which bad deeds were committed, and the skin and body parts that were used in committing sins. He, the Exalted will not judge them only according to His knowledge even though He is the most Just. That is why He told His Prophet (peace be upon him) that He judges between people according to what He heard from their confession as well as evident testimony and not according to

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His knowledge alone. How can any ruler judge according to his knowledge without neither sign nor confession? Then He, the Exalted mentioned the heedliess state of mankind concerning this matter while they should not be apathetic at all. Allah, the Almighty says,

which means, "Indeed you were heedless of this." (Qaf, 50:22)

In another verse, He, the Almighty says,

which means, "And indeed they are in grave doubt concerning it (this Qur'an)." (Hid, 11:110)

The Companion and his Dispute

Then Allah informed us that every human being has a companion who is constantly with him and that companion is an angel. This angel writes down his words and deeds, whether they are good or bad. When the angel brings him to Allah, he will say, "This is the one that You had appointed me to accompany in life. | brought him to You." This is the saying of Mujahid.”