from their saying, “The water was lost in the milk,” when it disappears. “When we have perished, shall we indeed be brought into a new creation?” This is a rhetorical question of denial. Allah says: “Rather, they disbelieve in the meeting with their Lord”—that is, in the resurrection after death.

“Say, ‘The Angel of Death, who has been assigned to you, will take your souls; then you will be returned to your Lord.’” (11)