100.9 So does He not know when that which is in the graves is raised?
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The First Resurrection
أفلا يعلم إذا بعثر ما في القبور
Afala yaAAlamu itha buAAthira ma fee alquboori
100.9 So does He not know when that which is in the graves is raised?
Summary of 100.9:
• 100.9 is a continuation of 100.8, via the copulative conjunction “fa”
• 100.9 extends yet another attribute of the Lord (i.e. Jesus) by utilizing the word “yaAAlamu” and its root “alama”, which refers to His most certain knowledge
• This knowledge that He knows is regarding an event that occurs suddenly (itha)
• Revelation tells us, in the opening chapter, that Jesus is “the First-born out of the dead”
• This refers to Jesus’ Resurrection
• Jesus confirms His Resurrection as truth by stating that even though He died; He lives forever
• Jesus continues by stating that He has the keys to the grave (hades), and death (thanatos)
• Revelation is telling us that Jesus knows the Hour of the Resurrection
• Again, the deity of God and Jesus are completely interchangeable
• 100.9 likewise informs us of the Lord’s (i.e. Jesus) knowledge of the Resurrection via the word “buAAthira”; the raising or bringing forth
• Further, the root “ba’thara” informs us that “he raised what was in a thing, and caused it to come forth” – further strengthening Jesus’ ability as God to bring forth the Resurrection
• Observe that the only other Koranic usage of the root derivative “buAAthirat” occurs in 82.4, and refers to the very same Resurrection event, as does 100.9
• 100.9 also supplies what is being raised via the word “alquboori”, which means the graves
• This is the First Resurrection, as described in Revelation
• Continuing, 82.4 & 5 actually give us the added contextual details of Jesus’ Resurrection event (absent in sura 100) preceding the people’s Resurrection event, via the root “qadama” of “qaddamat”
• Jesus is resurrected before the people, both in Revelation and in the Koran
• More amazing (in the parallel material contained in sura 82.4 & 5) is that the root “akhara” of “akhkharat”, informs us of the delay period (i.e. the 1,000 years) that, when ended, will initiate the First Resurrection of the people
• Revelation tells us that the ones included in the First Resurrection will reign with God and Christ
• The authors of the Koran have firmly established Jesus as God Almighty by repeatedly copying-over His deity attributes (one-by-one) into the pages of the Muslim book of faith
