There was always confusion about how dead would be
resurrected on the Day of Judgement or before that Day people who were dead for
some time, were revived by the Will of Allah. There are many examples in human
history. Some of them are mentioned below:
1. In Surah
Kahef, the story of youths who fled from the oppression of the ruler. Along
with their dog, they took refuge in a cave. They supplicated for Allah’s
protection and Allah made them sleep for three hundred years and continued monitoring
them by turning them over to keep them healthy. The story is narrated in the
Surah in detail.
2. Hazrat
Uzair was one of the pious men who was travelling through a village where he
witnessed that the roof of the houses fell upon it. He wondered as to how Allah
would revive the dead. Allah made him die for one hundred years and when he revived,
he was asked by Allah as to how long he
was dead. He replied one day or part of it. He had fig and fruit juice. Allah
asked him to look at the food which was in original form. His donkey was dead
and disintegrated. But Allah recreated his donkey in front of him.
3. In
Bani Israel, a rich man died and his heir was a young man. His cousin was
waiting for his death. After waiting a long time, he killed his cousin and started
shouting of the murder himself. He requested Prophet Musa to help identify the
murderer. In Surah Baqarah, the incident is mentioned in detail. Allah asked
Prophet Musa to ask him to slaughter a specific type of cow and touch a part of
it to the dead body and the dead man became alive and gave the name of the
murderer.
4. In
Surah Ale Imran, Prophet Iesa says, “I cure blinds, sickness and revive the dead.” He
would perform these miracles by the Permission of Allah.
5. Prophet
Musa took seventy people with him to Mount of Toor to listen to the Divine
Message. On reaching the mountain, they insisted on seeing Allah. On receiving
the request, lightning struck them and everyone was dead. Prophet Musa prayed
and Allah revived them all. In Surah Baqarah Ayah 55, “You refused to
believe in Musa unless you see Him by your eyes then you were burn to death by
lightening then We revived you so that you may be thankful.”
6. Prophet
Ibrahim saw that a part of the dead was lying near water and was being eaten by
animals. He wondered as to how Allah will recreate men. In Surah Baqarah
Ayah 260, Prophet Ibrahim asked Allah about recreation. Allah instructed
him to catch four birds, slaughter them and mix their meat and place it on four
hilltops then call them (by the will of Allah). The four birds flew towards him.
7. In
of the factions of Bani Is’raeel, thousands of them fled from their homes to
avoid plague. Allah ordered all of them to die and they died and then Allah
revived them so that they may be thankful to Allah. Surah Baqarah
Ayah 243 refers.
Tafseer Mauzui by Ayatullah Jafar Subhani
