Human Mortality

He said, "Therein you will live, and therein you will die, and from it you will be brought forth."

He gives life and causes death, and to Him you will be returned

And indeed, it is We who give life and cause death, and We are the Inheritor.

And they say, "When we are bones and crumbled particles, will we [truly] be resurrected as a new creation?"

Say, "Be you stones or iron

Or [any] creation of that which is great within your breasts." And they will say, "Who will restore us?" Say, "He who brought you forth the first time." Then they will nod their heads toward you and say, "When is that?" Say, "Perhaps it will be soon -

On the Day He will call you and you will respond with praise of Him and think that you had not remained [in the world] except for a little."

They will murmur among themselves, "You remained not but ten [days in the world]."

We are most knowing of what they say when the best of them in manner will say, "You remained not but one day."

O People, if you should be in doubt about the Resurrection, then [consider that] indeed, We created you from dust, then from a sperm-drop, then from a clinging clot, and then from a lump of flesh, formed and unformed - that We may show you. And We settle in the wombs whom We will for a specified term, then We bring you out as a child, and then [We develop you] that you may reach your [time of] maturity. And among you is he who is taken in [early] death, and among you is he who is returned to the most decrepit [old] age so that he knows, after [once having] knowledge, nothing. And you see the earth barren, but when We send down upon it rain, it quivers and swells and grows [something] of every beautiful kind.

Then indeed, after that you are to die.

Say, "The angel of death will take you who has been entrusted with you. Then to your Lord you will be returned."

But those who disbelieve say, "Shall we direct you to a man who will inform you [that] when you have disintegrated in complete disintegration, you will [then] be [recreated] in a new creation?

When we have died and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?

And our forefathers [as well]?"

That when we have died and become dust and bones, we will indeed be recompensed?'"

He will say, "Would you [care to] look?"

And he will look and see him in the midst of the Hellfire.

He will say, "By Allah, you almost ruined me.

Then, are we not to die