وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَـٰتُنَا بَيِّنَـٰتٍ مَّا كَانَ حُجَّتَهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوا۟ ٱئْتُوا۟ بِـَٔابَآئِنَآ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ Qur’an Al-Jathiya (45:25)Wai tha tutl a AAalayhim a y a tun a bayyin a tin m a k a na h ujjatahum ill a an q a loo itoo bi a b a in a in kuntum sa diqeen a
Lit., "their argument is nothing but that they say".
Cf. 44:36 and the corresponding note [19].
Cf. xliv. 36. It is no argument to say, "If there is a future life, bring back our forefathers and let us see them here and now!" It is not for a man to raise the dead when and where he pleases. It is for Allah to command. And His promise is about the general Resurrection for the Day of Judgment. In His hands are the keys of life and death.