Commentary on Qur’an 36:77–83: Scientific, Philosophical, and Theological Perspectives

Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Abstract: Qur’an 36:77–83 concludes Surah Yā Sīn with a powerful proof of bodily resurrection, intertwining theology, rational argument, and natural analogies. These verses remind humans of their humble origin from a mere drop and challenge the skeptic who doubts revival of…

July 2, 2025

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Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times

Abstract: Qur’an 36:77–83 concludes Surah Yā Sīn with a powerful proof of bodily resurrection, intertwining theology, rational argument, and natural analogies. These verses remind humans of their humble origin from a mere drop and challenge the skeptic who doubts revival of decayed bones thequran.love thequran.love. Classical commentators like al-Ṭabarī, Ibn Kathīr, and Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī emphasize that the Creator who originated life from nothing can surely re-create it thequran.love thequran.love. Philosophically, the passage dismantles the assumption that resurrection is impossible, highlighting that God’s knowledge and power bridge any gap in reassembling our identities thequran.love thequran.love. Scientifically, it draws on observable phenomena – human embryonic development, fire emerging from green wood, the vastness of the heavens – as signs of the divine ability to bring life from death thequran.love thequran.love. The section culminates in a declaration of God’s absolute sovereignty and the inevitability of our return to Him thequran.love thequran.love. Together, these verses provide a holistic argument, engaging heart and mind, for the possibility and certainty of the afterlife in Islamic thought.