section 35

how the dead are again raised by allah

abraham's argument against nimrod ö illustration of how
the dead are again raised by allah ö abraham directed
to an experiment to see how allah raises the dead.

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258. " have you not seen him who disputed with abraham about his lord,
because allah had given him the kingship? when abraham said:
` my lord is he who gives life, and causes to die.' he said:
` i (too) give life and cause to die.' abraham said:
` verily, allah brings the sun from the east;
so you bring it from the west ',
whereupon the one who disbelieved was confounded.
and allah does not guide the unjust people."

commentary:
it is said in history and the islamic narrations that it happened
that nimrod (namrood), the king of babylon, disputed with abraham
(a.s.) about the lord.

" have you not seen him who disputed with abraham about his lord,
because allah had given him the kingship?..."

abraham (a.s.) said that his lord is he who gives life and causes
to die.

"... when abraham said:` my lord is he who gives life,
and causes to die.' ..."

in response, nimrod said that he, too, gave life and caused to die.
then, he ordered to fetch two prisoners and let one of them go and
commanded his men to kill the other,

"...he said: ` i (too) give life and cause to die.'..."

when abraham (a.s.) saw the wrong concept of nimrod from
giving life and causing death and how he tried to pervent the thoughts
of others, he (a.s.) immediately told him that allah raises the sun from
the east, so if he claimed that he governed the world of existence and
every thing was under his order and power, as he claimed, he would
bring the sun up from the west.

"... abraham said: ` verily, allah brings the sun from the east;
so you bring it from the west.'..."

at that time nimrod astonished and could say nothing save
keeping silent.

"... where upon the one who disbelieved was confounded. and allah
does not guide the unjust people."