Tenth point:

The Qur'an, a matchless miracle with 40 aspects, announces the Resurrection and the coming of eternal happiness. It unveils creation's mystery and offers uncountable rational arguments for the Resurrection. Such verses as: He created you by stages (71:14) and Say: "He Who has originated them the first time shall bring them to life again" (36:79) contain a comparison and an analogy. And, Your Lord does not wrong His servants (41:46) indicates God's justice. These provide us with a view of the Resurrection and everlasting happiness. I have discussed the proofs within these verses in my treatise Nukta (The Point) as follows:

Each human being undergoes ordered and systematic changes during the process of development. Each sperm, blood-clot, tissue, bone, and flesh that develops (in stages) into another (distinct) human-shaped being must adhere to precise principles that, particular to the successive stages of development, indicate the exercise of purpose, will, and wisdom. The All-Wise Creator, Who creates human beings by these stages, also causes the body to renew itself each year. This renewal demands the replacement of decomposed cells by new ones produced by the All-Provident One's provision of food according to the needs of each bodily part.

If we observe the atoms used to renew or repair the body, we see them come together from the atmosphere, soil, and water. Their motions are so precise that it seems they have received marching orders to go to a certain place. In addition, their manner of going indicates the operation of the Real Agent. Starting from the inanimate world of elements and chemical substances, they pass into the animated world of vegetables and animals. Having developed into sustenance in agreement with definite principles, they enter the body as food. After being "cooked" in different "kitchens" and transformed and passed through some "filters," they are distributed to the body's parts according to need.[1]

All of these processes take place in accordance with the All-Provident One's laws and without the intervention of blind chance, lawless coincidence, deaf nature, and unconscious causes. They display perfect knowledge, wisdom, and insight. At whatever stage an atom enters the body's cell from the surrounding element, it does so in an orderly fashion and conforms to that stage's specified laws. To whichever level it travels, it steps with such order that it appears self-evidently to be proceeding at an All-Wise Mover's command. Never deviating from its aim and object, it gradually advances from stage to stage and from level to level until, at the command of its Sustainer, it reaches its appropriate position. Once there, it establishes itself and begins to work.

The provision of food and its reaching the cells for which it is destined show Divine Will and Divine Determination. So perfect is this process' order and arrangement that each particle seems to have its final destination written on its "forehead." Is it conceivable that the Majestic Creator, Who exercises Lordship over creation with boundless power and all-encompassing wisdom, from particles of matter to planets, and spins them with order and balance, could fail to revive creation? Qur'anic verses open our eyes to this revival by comparing it with our first creation:

Say: "He Who has originated them the first time (with definite purpose) will bring them to life again (in the Hereafter)." (36:79)

He originates creation, then brings it back again, and it is easier for Him. (30:27)

Soldiers of a battalion come together again at a bugle call more rapidly than when they had dispersed to rest. Such a feat is as easy and possible for a body's essential particles, which had established mutual close relations and familiarity during their worldly life, when the angel Israfil blows his trumpet. In fact, they can do so more readily than at the first creation. Not all of the component parts even have to be present; rather, the fundamental parts and essential particles, which are like nuclei and seeds and which a Prophetic Tradition calls "the root of the tail" (the os coccyx), may suffice for the second creation's basis and foundation. The All-Wise Creator will rebuild the human body upon this foundation.

The following section summarizes the truth expressed by the analogy of justice in such verses as: Your Lord does not wrong His servants.

We observe that cruel, sinful, and tyrannical persons usually lead a comfortable and luxurious life while godly, oppressed people live in poverty and difficulty. Death makes them equal, for both would have departed forever with their deeds unquestioned if there were no supreme tribunal. Divine Wisdom and Justice, which allow no wrongdoing to go unnoticed and forbid injustice, require the establishment of a supreme tribunal to punish evil and reward good.

As this world is not exactly propitious for a complete development of human potentialities, we are destined to find realization in another world. Our essence is comprehensive and is bound for eternity. As our nature is basically sublime, we can accomplish important things, whether good or evil. Order and discipline are essential, and we should not be left to ourselves to deteriorate into non-existence. Hell is waiting for us with a wide-open mouth, and Paradise is expecting us with open arms.

Study the verses like the two mentioned above, which contain rational arguments for the Resurrection, and see what a great truth is contained in eternal life. The Ten Points you have been following also give you a clear insight and strong evidence for the Resurrection. Moreover, the Majestic Creator's Beautiful Names (e.g., All-Wise, All-Compassionate, All-Preserver, and All-Just) actually require that the Resurrection should occur, that eternal life should come, and that eternal happiness should be realized. Consequently, the Resurrection's necessity and requirement is so strong that there is no room for doubt or uncertainty.

[1] A reference to the organs and systems involved in digesting, breathing, and filtering what is consumed. (Tr.)

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