Which surah of the quran talks about the donkey incident where. Allah had take away the soul of a person and his donkey for over hundreds of years and then brought them back to life etc..?
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Don't know.
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Surah Baqarah
it is about Hadhrat Uzair (AS)
2:259 Or (take) the similitude of one who passed by a hamlet, all in ruins to its roofs. He said: “Oh! how shall Allah bring it (ever) to life, after (this) its death?” but Allah caused him to die for a hundred years, then raised him up (again). He said: “How long didst thou tarry (thus)?” He said: (Perhaps) a day or part of a day." He said: “Nay, thou hast tarried thus a hundred years; but look at thy food and thy drink; they show no signs of age; and look at thy donkey: And that We may make of thee a sign unto the people, Look further at the bones, how We bring them together and clothe them with flesh.” When this was shown clearly to him, he said: “I know that Allah hath power over all things.”
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^SubhanAllah......how come I forgot this ayah? JazakAllah Anwaar for posting that.
Here is the tafsir by Ibn Kathir.
Allah's statement,
(Have you not looked at him who disputed with Ibrahim about his Lord) means, "Have you seen anyone like the person who disputed with Ibrahim about his Lord'' Then, Allah connected the Ayah,
(Or like the one who passed by a town in ruin up to its roofs) to the Ayah above by using or'. Ali bin Abi Talib said that the Ayah ﴿2:259﴾ meant
Ibn Abi Hatim recorded thatUzayr. Ibn Jarir also reported it, and this explanation was also reported by Ibn Jarir and Ibn Abi Hatim from IbnAbbas, Al-Hasan, Qatadah, As-Suddi and Sulayman bin Buraydah.
Mujahid bin Jabr said that the Ayah refers to a man from the Children of Israel, and the village was Jerusalem, after Nebuchadnezzar destroyed it and killed its people.
(in ruin) means, it became empty of people. Allah's statement
(up to its roofs) indicates that the roofs and walls (of the village) fell to the ground. Uzayr stood contemplating about what had happened to that city, after a great civilization used to inhabit it. He said, Uzayr) died, and its inhabitants increased and the Children of Israel moved back to it. When Allah resurrected `Uzayr after he died, the first organ that He resurrected were his eyes, so that he could witness what Allah does with him, how He brings life back to his body. When his resurrection was complete, Allah said to him, meaning through the angel,
(Oh! How will Allah ever bring it to life after its death) because of the utter destruction he saw and the implausibility of its returning to what it used to be. Allah said,
(So Allah caused him to die for a hundred years, then raised him up (again).)
The city was rebuilt seventy years after the man (
("How long did you remain (dead)'' He (the man) said: "(Perhaps) I remained (dead) a day or part of a day.'')
The scholars said that since the man died in the early part of the day and Allah resurrected him in the latter part of the day, when he saw that the sun was still apparent, he thought that it was the sun of that very day. He said,
("Or part of a day. '' He said: "Nay, you have remained (dead) for a hundred years, look at your food and your drink, they show no change.'')
He had grapes, figs and juice, and he found them as he left them; neither did the juice spoil nor the figs become bitter nor the grapes rot.
(And look at your donkey!), "How Allah brings it back to life while you are watching.''
(And thus We have made of you a sign for the people) that Resurrection occurs.
(Look at the bones, how We Nunshizuha) meaning, collect them and put them back together. In his Mustadrak, Al-Hakim, recorded that Kharijah bin Zayd bin Thabit said that his father said that the Messenger of Allah read this Ayah,
(how We Nunshizuha.) Al-Hakim said; "Its chain is Sahih and they (Al-Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.'' The Ayah was also read,
"Nunshiruha'' meaning, bring them back to life, as Mujahid stated.
(And clothe them with flesh. )
As-Suddi said, " Uzayr observed the bones of his donkey, which were scattered all around him to his right and left, and Allah sent a wind that collected the bones from all over the area. Allah then brought every bone to its place, until they formed a full donkey made of fleshless bones. Allah then covered these bones with flesh, nerves, veins and skin. Allah sent an angel who blew life in the donkeys' nostrils, and the donkey started to bray by Allah's leave.'' All this occurred whileUzayr was watching, and this is when he proclaimed,
(He said, "I know (now) that Allah is able to do all things,'') meaning, "I know that, and I did witness it with my own eyes. Therefore, I am the most knowledgeable in this matter among the people of my time.''
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The donkey is mentioned in the Qur'an for four times, in Surah Baqarah ayah 259,** then Surah Jumuah ayah 5:**
The likeness of those who were entrusted with the Tawrah, but did not carry it, is as the likeness of a donkey(Himar) which carries huge burdens of books. How bad is the example of people who deny the Ayat of Allah. And Allah does not guide the people who are wrongdoers.)
Surah Luqmaan ayah 19:
(19. "And be moderate in your walking, and lower your voice. Verily, the harshest of all voices is the braying of the asses.'')(Hamir)
Surah Nahl Ayah 8:
And (He has created) horses, mules and donkeys(Hamir) for you to ride, and as an adornment. And He creates (other) things of which you have no knowledge.)
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THANK YOU soooooooooooooooo much! :)
reading these verses revives my spirt
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THANK YOU soooooooooooooooo much! :) reading these verses revives my spirt
same here,
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