سورة لقمان

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family)- O sons of Abd al-Muttalib (may Allah have mercy on him), a scout does not lie to his people. By the One who sent me with the truth! Just as you sleep, so you will die, and just as you awake, so you will be raised alive, and after death there is no abode except Paradise or the Fire; and the creation of all creatures and their raising is, for Allah the Mighty and Majestic, like the creation and the raising of a single soul. Allah the Exalted says: ما خَلْقُکُمْ وَ لا بَعْثُکُمْ إِلَّا کَنَفْسٍ واحِدَةٍ [Neither your creation nor your raising is anything but as a single soul].

Imam Baqir (peace be upon him): In the narration of Abu al-Jarud, Imam Baqir (peace be upon him) said regarding the meaning of the verse مَّا خَلْقُکُمْ وَلَا بَعْثُکُمْ إِلَّا کَنَفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ [Neither your creation nor your raising is anything but as a single soul]: "As it has reached us — and Allah knows best — the Jews said: 'O Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family)! As you claim, Allah created us as sperm-drops, then we became clots, and then He fashioned us into another form; and you claim that afterwards we will all be raised in a single hour — is that right?!' Allah answered these questions thus: ما خَلْقُکُمْ وَ لا بَعْثُکُمْ إِلَّا کَنَفْسٍ واحِدَةٍ [Neither your creation nor your raising is anything but as a single soul]."