Tafsir of Ghafir 40:57

Life after Death Allah tells us that He will bring back His creation on the Day of Resurrection. That is very easy for Him, because He created the heavens and the earth, and creating them is greater than creating mankind, the first time and when He creates them again. The One Who is able to do that is able to do anything that is less than that. As Allah says:

أولم يروا أن الله الذى خلق السموت واﻻرض ولم يعى بخلقهن بقادر على أن يحى الموتى بلى إنه على كل شء قدير

Do they not see that Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth, and was not wearied by their creation, is able to give life to the dead! Yes, He surely is able to do all things. (46:33) And Allah says here:

لخلق السماوات واﻻرض أكبر من خلق الناس ولكن أكثر الناس ﻻ يعلمون

The creation of the heavens and the earth is indeed greater than the creation of mankind; yet, most of mankind know not. hence they do not think about or ponder this proof. Similarly, many of the Arabs recognized that Allah had created the heavens and the earth, but they denied and rejected the idea of the resurrection; they acknowledged something which was greater than that which they denied. Then Allah says:

وما يستوي اﻻعمى والبصير والذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالحات وﻻ المسيء قليﻼ ما تتذكرون