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259. " or like him (ezra) who passed by a town and it
had fallen on its roofs, he said:
` how shall allah bring this to life again after its death? '
so allah made him die a hundred years, then he raised him up and said:
` how long have you tarried? '
he said, ` (perhaps) i have tarried a day or a part of a day.'
he said: ` nay, you have tarried (thus) a hundred years.
but look at your food and your drink ö they show no effect of age;
and look at your ass; and that we may make of you a sign for people; and
look at the bones, how we assembled them together and then
clothed them with flesh.' so, when it became clear to him, he said:
` i know that allah is all-powerful over all things."
commentary:
the previous verse stated the dispute of abraham (a.s.) with
nimrod around the subject of unity. that statement, indeed, was a
guidance through logical reasoning. now, this holy verse speaks about
resurrection, wherein guidance is accomplished through illustration of
some sensible things.
" or like him (ezra) who passed by a town and it
had fallen on its roofs, ..."
some islamic narrations and commentary books denote that the
name of the man referred to in this verse has been `uzayr (ezra). they
also said that he must be a prophet whom, as the verse indicates, allah
has spoken to.
explanations
1. illustration is the best way of reasoning.
"...but look at your food and your drink ö they show no effect of age; ..."
2. it is appropriate to die one hundred years to recognize one
important point.
3. increase your knowledge by experience, inquiring, and so on,
although you know the fact.
"... he said: ` how shall allah bring this to life again after its death? '..."
4. we should take new lessons from old ruined towns and ancient
civilizations, too, and ask qnestions.
5. everybody will be raised with the same feature the one has at
the time of death.
"...then he raised him up..."
6. the past of time, however much long may be, does not affect
on the might of allah.
"...so allah made him die a hundred years, them he raised him up..."
7. with allah's will, the firm bones rot, but fresh food, which
becomes rotten in a short time, remains one hundred years fresh.
"... and said: ` how long have you tarried? '
he said, ` (perhaps) i have tarried a day or a part of a day.'
he said: ` nay, you have tarried (thus) a hundred years. ..."
8. the exposition of allah`s power is for guiding and leading
people.
"... and that we may make of you a sign for people; ..."
9. allah has brought a scene of the hereafter in this world. the
verse says:
"...and look at the bones, how we assembled them together and then
clothed them with flesh.'..."
10. the resurrection is a resurrection of the body, because if it
were a mere spiritual resurrection, the statement of bone, dead and
grave wauld not come forth.
"...and look at the bones..."
11. a handful of a thing is a sample of a ton of that thing.
" so when it became clear to him, he said: ` i know that allah is
all-powerful over all things."
12. the dead returning to life again is also admissible in this very
world and before that the final resurrection day happens.
"...so allah made him die a hundred years, then he raised him up ..."
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