▁the ▁dead ▁on ▁the ▁Day ▁of ▁Jud g ement . ▁This ▁par able ▁has ▁been ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁in ▁tradition ▁and ▁although ▁Muslim s ▁do ▁indeed ▁believe ▁this ▁story ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁real ▁historical ▁event , ▁the ▁identity ▁of ▁the ▁man ▁involved ▁is ▁unknown ▁and ▁is ▁un important ▁in ▁the ▁narr ative . ▁ ▁The ▁incident ▁is ▁identified ▁by ▁Abd ul lah ▁Y us uf ▁Ali ▁with ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Bib lic al ▁events . ▁One ▁identification ▁is ▁E zek iel ' s ▁vision ▁of ▁dry ▁b ones . ▁Another ▁is ▁Ne hem iah ' s ▁visit ▁to ▁Jerusalem ▁in ▁ru ins ▁after ▁the ▁Capt ivity ▁and ▁to ▁Ez ra , ▁the ▁scri be , ▁priest ▁and ▁reform er , ▁about ▁whom ▁many ▁similar ▁tales ▁have ▁come ▁down ▁in ▁Jewish ▁tradition ▁over ▁time . ▁However , ▁all ▁sch ol ars ▁of ▁Islam ▁agree ▁that ▁the ▁identity ▁of ▁the ▁man ▁is ▁least ▁important ▁as ▁the ▁tale ▁is ▁given ▁in ▁the ▁Q ur ' an ▁as ▁a ▁par able . ▁ ▁N arr ative ▁The ▁Q ur ' an ▁narr ates ▁in ▁ ▁that ▁a ▁man ▁passed ▁by ▁a ▁ham let ▁in ▁ru ins , ▁where ▁the ▁people ▁who ▁lived ▁there ▁had ▁died ▁gener ations ▁earlier , ▁and ▁then ▁asked ▁himself ▁how ▁God ▁will ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁res ur rect ▁the ▁dead ▁on ▁the ▁Day ▁of ▁Jud gment . ▁The ▁Q ur ' an ▁goes ▁on ▁to ▁say ▁that ▁God ▁subsequently ▁caused ▁the ▁man ▁to ▁die ▁for ▁a ▁hundred ▁years , ▁and