The Dead are Aware of the Living
بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ The attribute of hayy , living, belongs to the soul, not the body. As such, the prophets and pious, are alive in their graves. سُوۡرَةُ البَقَرَة وَلَا تَقُولُواْ لِمَن يُقۡتَلُ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ أَمۡوَٲتُۢۚ بَلۡ أَحۡيَآءٌ۬ وَلَـٰكِن لَّا تَشۡعُرُونَ ( ١٥٤ ) And say not, of those who are slain in the way of Allah, “They are dead.” Nay, they are living, though you perceive (it) not. (Surah al-Baqarah:154) سُوۡرَةُ آل عِمرَان وَلَا تَحۡسَبَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ قُتِلُواْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ أَمۡوَٲتَۢاۚ بَلۡ أَحۡيَآءٌ عِندَ رَبِّهِمۡ يُرۡزَقُونَ ( ١٦٩ ) Think not of those who are slain in Allah’s way as dead. Nay they, live finding their sustenance in the Presence of their Lord. (Surah Ali ‘Imran:169) The prophets Swalih ( a.s. ), and Shu’ayb ( a.s. ) addressed the kuffar among their people after they had died. This would not be possible if they knew that the dead had no awa...