Al-'Ankabut 29:21

<h2>The Evidence for Life after Death</h2><p>Allah tells us that Ibrahim, peace be upon him, showed them the proof of life after death, which they denied, in their souls. For Allah created them after they had been nothing at all, then they came into existence and became people who could hear and see. The One Who originated this is able to repeat it, it is very easy for Him. Then he taught them to contemplate the visible signs on the horizons and the things that Allah has created: the heavens with their stars and planets, moving and stationary, the earth with its plains and mountains, its valleys, deserts and wildernesses, trees and rivers, fruits and oceans. All of that indicates that these are themselves created things, and that there must be a Creator Who does as He chooses, Who merely says to a thing "Be!" and it is. Allah says:</p><div class="arabic uthmani">أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْاْ كَيْفَ يُبْدِىءُ اللَّهُ الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُ إِنَّ ذلِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ يَسِيرٌ </div><p>(See they not how Allah originates the creation, then repeats it. Verily, that is easy for Allah.) This is like the Ayah:</p><div class="arabic uthmani">وَهُوَ الَّذِى يَبْدَأُ الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُ وَهُوَ أَهْوَنُ عَلَيْهِ</div><p>(And He it is Who originates …

He punisheth whom He will and showeth mercy unto whom He will, and unto Him ye will be turned.

"He punishes whom He pleases, and He grants Mercy to whom He pleases, and towards Him are ye turned.

He punishes whom He will, and shows mercy to whom He will, and to Him you will be returned.

He punishes whom He wills, and He grants mercy to whom He wills, and to Him you will be restored.