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possible,
since it does not require anything except the restoration to life of that part of the body with
which
dialogues are understood. This is possible in itself and neither the apparent stillness of the dead
person's
corpse nor our failure to hear the questions put to him refute it. For the sleeping person is
outwardly still
and motionless, but he perceives inwardly, pains and pleasures the effects of which he feels once
he is
awake.
Furthermore the Prophet heard the voice of Gabriel and saw him while those who were around neither
heard nor saw him. For "and they do not comprehend anything of His Knowledge except what He willed."
(Quran 2:255). Thus if Allah does not create hearing and sight for mankind, they will not know Him.
(iii) The Punishment of the Grave
The third principle: Is the belief in the punishment of the grave which is mentioned in the
prophetic
since it does not require anything except the restoration to life of that part of the body with
which
dialogues are understood. This is possible in itself and neither the apparent stillness of the dead
person's
corpse nor our failure to hear the questions put to him refute it. For the sleeping person is
outwardly still
and motionless, but he perceives inwardly, pains and pleasures the effects of which he feels once
he is
awake.
Furthermore the Prophet heard the voice of Gabriel and saw him while those who were around neither
heard nor saw him. For "and they do not comprehend anything of His Knowledge except what He willed."
(Quran 2:255). Thus if Allah does not create hearing and sight for mankind, they will not know Him.
(iii) The Punishment of the Grave
The third principle: Is the belief in the punishment of the grave which is mentioned in the
prophetic