al-Dukhān

إِنَّ هَؤُلاءِ لَيَقُولُونَ

إِنْ هِيَ إِلَّا مَوْتَتُنَا الْأُولَی وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُنْشَرِينَ

فَأْتُوا بِآبَائِنَا إِنْ كُنْتُمْ صَادِقِينَ

34. Indeed these [polytheists] are [always] saying:
35. “There is nothing but our first death and we will not be resurrected.”
36. “Then bring back our [deceased] forefathers if you [prophets] speak the truth.

Belief in Resurrection draws a distinction between faith in Divine Unity and polytheism. It is worthy of note that polytheists believed in God but did not acknowledge Resurrection:

According to these three blessed Verses, the Quraysh in reply to believers who said unto them that they would be resurrected after death:

However they were too ignorant or pretended ignorance to acknowledge Resurrection. Any wise person may perceive that the world and its systematicity it not in vain but they bear abundant fruits. All prophets let humanity know that the Hereafter awaits them and their sayings as well as Divine Guidance bear witness to the truth of their words to the effect that whatever is sown in this life will be reaped in the world to come. There remains no room for any doubt concerning Resurrection until the dead will be raised to let them know that there is an afterlife and they will be recompensed for their deeds.

In reply to believers who aimed to let them know of the Day of Judgment they said that if they were in the right their forefathers could be raised to inform them of the Judgment so that they could acknowledge the veracity of believers’ claims. However, such ignorant people did not know that the advent of Resurrection would be at the end of this world since it is parallel with this world rather than beginning at the expiry of the mundane world. It is reported that Abu Jahl asked the Noble Prophet (S) to give life to their forefather, Qusayy ibn Kilab, so that we could ask him about the Hereafter since he was a truthful man and we may believe you upon his acknowledgement.