Quranic stories pt.9 by Sh Tariq Appleby

  The Story of Uzayr:

Or [consider such an example] as the one who passed by a township which had fallen into ruin. He said, "How will Allah bring this to life after its death?" So Allah caused him to die for a hundred years; then He revived him. He said, "How long have you remained?" He [the man] said, "I have remained a day or part of a day." He said, "Rather, you have remained one hundred years. Look at your food and your drink; it has not changed with time. And look at your donkey, and We will make you a sign for the people. And look at the bones [of this donkey] - how We raise them and then We cover them with flesh." And when it became clear to him, he said, "I know that Allah is over all things competent."

A man did not believe that Allah could bring people back from the dead, so Allah killed him, and 100 years later he was resurrected and Allah asked him “How long do you think you slept”, The Man said “Maybe an Hour”, Allah responded with “You have been dead for 100 years, look at your donkey which is now a pile of bones. And your food has not spoiled”.

• There are two options, Jerusalem when Bbukhtanssar was destroyed. And as stated by Walb, Qtadah, and Rabee’ah ibn Anas. The second option is that it is the village of which thousands went out fearing death. This was mentioned by Ibn Zaid, who mentions there of objects passed by it:

• It is permissible to example the slave of this knowledge, for Allah, may He be glorified, says. “How long did you stay”.

• It is permissible to inform a person of what is beyond his estimation, as Allah says “ The man said, ‘I have remained a day or part of a day, ‘ although he had stated for a hundred years.”

It is appropriate to contemplate what Allah has created and innovated in the universe because that increases faith as this is a sign among the signs of Allah as in His saying, “So observe”

The Quran must be said and written as it was written by Allah.

One should not concern themselves with the specific individuals in the story, if it was significant then Allah would have said so.

The term village can refer to dwellings or could be a community which has fallen into ruins upon its roofs. The abandonment of the village indicates  their destruction.

When a person excused but does not doubt Allah’s ability of it, but do you disbelieve it? THis is exemplified by the man who passed by the village and questioned, “How will Allah bring this back after its death?

• Allah may favor his servant by showing theme signs that increase their certainly, as Allah says. “So obbseve your  food”.

• The power of Allah exceeds the natural course of events as evidence by the fact that this food and drink remained unchanged for 100 years.

If you are reading the Quran and you are understanding the meaning behind the words.

Allah provides experiences for His servants to server as lessons for others, As Allah says, “And We will make you sign for the people”.

Allah made flesh cling closely to bones, this arrangement protects them bones from breaking and harm, as bone damage is more severe than flesh.