It seems that at the resurrection, the original parts of the body will be restored to it, as well as those that were discarded. This is alluded to by the vast bodies of the resurrected,¹and the fact that it is 'disapproved of' (makrûh) to cut the hair or nails when canonically unclean, and that it is 'Sunna' to bury them.² But according to investigations, [a few cells from] the coccyx ('ajb al-dhanab) will be sufficient as a seed and substance for the body's re-formation.³

Now for the proof indicated by the verse, "Nor is your Sustainer ever unjust to His servants'."(41:46) we very often see tyrannical, sinful, and cruel men living in the greatest luxury, passing their lives in affluence and ease. Then we see that poor, oppressed, righteous men of good character live lives of great hardship, degraded and oppressed. Then death comes and makes them equal and this appears to be the ultimate tyranny. Whereas divine justice and wisdom, which are testified to by all the universe, are exempt from such tyranny. There must therefore be a final gathering at which the former will receive his punishment and the latter his reward, so that divine justice may be fully manifested. You can compare other verses of the Qur'an with these two.

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             1 .A Hadith narrated by Abu Huraira says: "The kafir's tooth will be [as huge as] Mount Uhud, and his skin will be of the thickness of three days' journeying." Muslim, iv, 2189. See, Nursi, Ishârât al-I'jâz [Ihsan Qasim], 66, for this and following two Hadiths.

2.al-Suyûti, Kanz al-'Ummâl, vi, 656; al-Suyûti, al-Fath al-Kabir, ii, 375; and others.

3.Hadith narrated by Abu Huraira says: "All the sons of Adam will be consumed by the earth except for [a few cells from] the coccyx. They were created out of that [in the first place] and will be recreated out of it." Muslim, Fitan, 28; Ibni Mâja, Zuhd, 32; and others.