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"And when Abraham said, 'My Lord, show me how You give life to the dead.' He said, 'Do you not believe?' He said, 'Yes, but I wish to be more assured in my heart.' He said, 'Take four birds and make them inclined to you. Then place on each hill a portion of them. Then call them; they will come to you in haste. And know that Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.'" Surah Al-Baqarah (2:260)
In this context, the Prophet Abraham asked his Lord to show him how He gives life to the dead. Some interpreters have strayed far from the profound meaning, suggesting that Abraham slaughtered the birds and cut them into pieces, implying that he killed them after they were alive. However, the Prophet Abraham was asking his Lord about the first resurrection mentioned in Surah Al-Baqarah (28): "How can you disbelieve in Allah when you were dead and He brought you to life?" He did not inquire about the second resurrection, which states, "Then He will cause you to die; then He will bring you to life again" [Surah Al-Baqarah: 28]. Thus, the Prophet Abraham believed that Allah is the One who gives life and causes death, but to reassure his heart, he asked about the method of the first resurrection.
"And (I am) a Messenger to the Children of Israel (who said), 'Indeed, I have come to you with a sign from your Lord. Indeed, I design for you from clay (that) which is like the form of a bird; then I breathe into it, and it becomes a bird with permission of Allah.'"Surah Al-Imran (49)
The Prophet Jesus created from clay a form resembling a bird, then breathed into it, and it became a bird. The clay before the breath is lifeless; both clay and mountains are lifeless. Here, we say that resurrection can only occur when the mountain and the bird meet. The mountain represents the body, while the bird represents the spirit.
"And (mention) when your Lord said to the angels, 'Indeed, I am creating a human being from clay, like (that of) pottery. And when I have fashioned him and breathed into him of My [created] soul, then fall down to him in prostration.'"Surah Al-Hijr (28-29):
When the Prophet Abraham brought the birds together with the mountains, he united the spirits with the bodies. "Then call them; they will come to you in haste," meaning the mountains are moving with the rush of life from the abundance of spirits, contrary to what the interpreters claim.
There is a vision from someone who said, "I saw myself climbing a high mountain searching for something I had lost, and at the summit, I found you. After the meeting, we parted ways, and it seemed as though you disappeared in the crowd descending from above."
The interpretation of this vision is that the mountain's peak is the center of meeting between bodies and spirits. Moses passed by the valley:
"Has the story of Moses come to you? When his Lord called to him in the sacred valley, 'Go to the people of the transgressors'" [Surah An-Nazi'at: 15-16]. He reached the mountain's peak where the meeting occurred: "And We called to him from the side of the right side of the mountain and brought him near, to speak." [Surah Maryam: 52].
The spring flows from the heights of the mountains to pour into the seas, and we said that the sea represents the "Nun" (the letter N). Noah's son said, "I will take refuge on a mountain that will protect me," as he trusted in material things to protect him from the flood, which is a punishment for all poisonous creatures.
"And Solomon inherited David and said, 'O mankind, we have been taught the speech of birds and have been given from all things.' Indeed, this is evident favor."Surah An-Naml (16):