Baʿth (from the root ب-ع-ث) literally means to awaken, to raise up or to send. For people who question whether we can really be raised up again, God Almighty asks in the Qur’an: 'Do they not see that God, who created the heavens and earth and did not fail in their creation, is able to give life to the dead? Yes. Indeed, He is over all things competent.' (Qur’an, 46:33) Is it more difficult to create something from nothing, or to bring something a...
Anas b. Mâlik narrates that the Prophet (saws) said: 'Allah, Mighty and Majestic, appointed an Angel in the womb who says: ‘O my Lord, a drop of semen; O my Lord, a clinging clot; O my Lord, a lump of flesh.’ Then when He wishes to decree its form, the Angel asks: ‘Male or female? Doomed or prosperous? What is its provision? What is its lifespan?’ He then writes it down in the womb of its mother.' [Agreed upon: Narrated by al-Bukhari (6595), and ...