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Allah says:
"Who will quicken these bones after they have decayed? Say: `He will quicken them Who created them
the first time...'" (Quran 36:78).
Therefore the Ability of Allah to restore the dead to life is deduced from His Ability to perform
the first
act of creation. Allah says:
"Your creation and your resurrection are but as a single soul." (Quran 31:28).
Restoration to life is nothing but a second act of creation, and is possible like the first act of
creation.
(ii) The Inquisition of Munkar and Nakeer
The second principle: Is the belief in the inquisition of the angels Munkar and Nakeer.
This is mentioned in the Prophetic sayings and should, therefore, be accepted, because it is
"Who will quicken these bones after they have decayed? Say: `He will quicken them Who created them
the first time...'" (Quran 36:78).
Therefore the Ability of Allah to restore the dead to life is deduced from His Ability to perform
the first
act of creation. Allah says:
"Your creation and your resurrection are but as a single soul." (Quran 31:28).
Restoration to life is nothing but a second act of creation, and is possible like the first act of
creation.
(ii) The Inquisition of Munkar and Nakeer
The second principle: Is the belief in the inquisition of the angels Munkar and Nakeer.
This is mentioned in the Prophetic sayings and should, therefore, be accepted, because it is