or the like of him who passed by a town and it had fallen down upon its roofs he said when will allah give it life after its death? so allah caused him to die for a hundred years then raised him to life. he said how long have you tarried? he said i have tarried a day or a part of a day. said he nay! you have tarried a hundred years then look at your food and drink years have not passed over it and look at your ass and that we may make you a sign to men and look at the bones how we set them together then clothed them with flesh so when it became clear to him he said i know that allah has power over all things.
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