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About the words of Allah ‘They swear to Allah earnestly…’ (16:38)

alkafi-14765Vol. 8, p. 50-51

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ قَوْلُهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى- وَ أَقْسَمُوا بِاللَّهِ‌ جَهْدَ أَيْمانِهِمْ‌ لا يَبْعَثُ اللَّهُ مَنْ يَمُوتُ بَلى‌ وَعْداً عَلَيْهِ‌ حَقًّا وَ لكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لا يَعْلَمُونَ‌[1] قَالَ فَقَالَ لِي يَا أَبَا بَصِيرٍ مَا تَقُولُ فِي هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ قَالَ قُلْتُ إِنَّ الْمُشْرِكِينَ يَزْعُمُونَ وَ يَحْلِفُونَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص أَنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَبْعَثُ الْمَوْتَى قَالَ فَقَا

‘I said to Abu Abdullah (asws) the Statement of the Blessed and the High (azwj): “[16:38] And they swear by Allah with the most energetic of their oaths: Allah will not raise up him who dies. Yea! it is a promise binding on Him, quite true, but most people do not know”, he (asws) said: ‘O Abu Baseer! What do you (peopl