Prophet Abraham (AS) And Birds
Allah did not show the resurrection of the birds directly nor the birds being made whole (that was not even asked for actually i.e witnessing birds put back into one piece, the request was that to show an event of resurrection). He told Hazrat Ibrahim (AS) that if you want to confirm that God can resurrect dead, he must follow His terms i.e 1. Train the birds come to you. 2. Then sacrifice them on different places with his own hand to confirm they are dead. 3. Now witness how they, despite properly killed into pieces, come back to life and return to him in one piece when he calls them. Thus confirming Hazrat Ibrahim (AS) that God can indeed raise the dead even if we are dead and our remains are scattered into the earth in pieces and how we too will come running towards God when He will call us, just like Hazrat Ibrahim (AS) called the birds and they came running to him, in perfect shape and they came to him as he trained them to show that these were the same birds he pieced with his own hands, as they recognize him and will fly to him when summoned. And remember when Abraham said, “My Lord! Show me how you give life to the dead.” Allah responded, “Do you not believe?” Abraham replied, “Yes I do, but just so my heart can be reassured.” Allah said, “Then bring four birds, train them to come to you, then cut them into pieces, and scatter them on different hilltops. Then call them back, they will fly to you in haste. And so you will know that Allah is Almighty, All-Wise.” (Qur’an 2:260)