or as he who passed by a town deserted by its people with its roofs caved in said how could god bring all this back to life after its death? thereupon god caused him to be dead for a hundred years where after he brought him back to life said how long hast thou remained thus? he answered i have remained thus a day or part of a day. said nay but thou hast remained thus for a hundred years! but look at thy food and thy drinkuntouched is it by the passing of years and look at thine ass! and how we put them together and then clothe them with flesh! and when became clear to him he said i know that god has the power to will anything!
أو كالذي مر على قرية وهي خاوية على عروشها قال أنى يحيي هذه الله بعد موتها فأماته الله مائة عام ثم بعثه قال كم لبثت قال لبثت يوما أو بعض يوم قال بل لبثت مائة عام فانظر إلى طعامك وشرابك لم يتسنه وانظر إلى حمارك ولنجعلك آية للناس وانظر إلى العظام كيف ننشزها ثم نكسوها لحما فلما تبين له قال أعلم أن الله على كل شيء قدير