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We find a new des c r i p tion in the seventh and final verse that says that the Arab hypocrites and polytheists who deny the life after death present an argument without talking about the decayed bones and dust in verse in verses 34 and 35 of Surah Dukhan:

“Verily these people are saying: (35) there is nothing but our first death and we shall not be resurrected.” And if that you are truthful, “then bring our fathers back” The point to note here is that in this verse it says “there is nothing but our first death” while in the beginning it is said, “There is nothing but our first life” why is it so?

Every commentator has given an answer to this question but the best is that we say that no other event will take place after the death of this life. There is no other death. Zamakhshri after dealing with this issue that this verse is connected to verse 28 of Surah Baqarah that says:

“You were lifeless and He brought you to life. He will give you death and again restore you to life.”

Man was dust after the first death and he was made to live and will live again after the second death. But the disbelievers say that death which was followed by life was the first death and that there will be no death after life. (1)

This explanation is very complicated and is not needed; the first interpretation is the most appropriate.

The second question about this verse is that every first must have a second so how can there be the first death without the second?

The answer to this is very clear. It is not compulsory that every first should have a second e.g. a person takes the oath that if God gives him a son he will name him “Mohammad” and it is quite possible that he may have only that one son or a person may dedicate his first book to his father and he may not write a second book. We know that one of the names of God is “Awwal” when He has no second.

 


 

1. Tafsir Kashaf vol4 page 279 for this verse

 

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