Firman Allah Yang Maha Kuasa:

Almighty Allah said:

Tidakkah engkau (wahai Muhammad ﷺ) memikirkan orang-orang yang keluar dari kampung halaman mereka dalam jumlah ribuan kerana takut mati? Allah berfirman kepada mereka, "Matilah kamu." Kemudian Dia menghidupkan mereka semula. Sesungguhnya Allah benar-benar mempunyai kurniaan yang melimpah kepada manusia, tetapi kebanyakan manusia tidak bersyukur. (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:243, Al-Quran).

"Did you (O Muhammad) not think of those who went forth from their homes in thousands, fearing death? Allah said to them, "Die." And then He restored them to life. Truly, Allah is full of Bounty to mankind, but most men think not. (Ch 2:243 Quran).

Muhammad Ibn Ishaaq meriwayatkan daripada Wahb Ibn Munbah, bahawa apabila Allah mengambil Kalih Ibn Yofra (Jephtha) selepas Joshua, Ezekiel Ibn Buzi menggantikannya sebagai nabi kepada Bani Israel. Orang ramai telah melarikan diri dari Palestin kerana takut akan wabak penyakit, lalu menetap di sebuah dataran tinggi. Allah berfirman kepada mereka:

Mohammad Ibn Ishaaq stated of Wahb Ibn Munbah said that when Allah took Kalih Ibn Yofra (Jephtha) after Joshua, Ezekiel Ibn Buzi succeeded him as the prophet to the Israelites. The people had fled from Palestine for fear of the plague and settled on a plateau. Allah said to them:

"Matilah kamu semua," maka mereka semua pun mati. Beberapa abad berlalu, kemudian Yehezkiel, ketika melintas, berhenti di dekat mereka sambil merenung. Lalu terdengar suara: "Apakah engkau mahu Allah menghidupkan mereka sementara engkau menyaksikannya?" Dia menjawab: "Ya." Kemudian dia diperintahkan untuk memanggil tulang-belulang itu agar bersambung satu sama lain dan diselimuti daging. Maka dia pun memanggil mereka dengan kekuasaan Allah, dan orang-orang itu bangkit serta memuji Allah dengan satu suara.

"Die you all," and they all perished. A few centuries passed, and then Ezekiel, passing by, stopped over them, wondering. There came a voice: "Do you want Allah to resurrect them while you watch?" He said: "Yes." Then he was commanded to call those bones to join one to the other and to be covered with flesh. So he called them by the power of Allah, and the people arose and glorified Allah in the voice of one man.

Menurut Ibn Abbas, tempat ini dinamakan "Damardan." Penduduknya ditimpa wabak taun, lalu mereka melarikan diri, manakala sekumpulan dari mereka yang tinggal di kampung itu binasa. Malaikat Maut menyeru kepada mereka yang masih hidup: "Matilah kamu semua," lalu mereka pun binasa. Setelah sekian lama, seorang nabi bernama Yehezkiel melintasi mereka dan berdiri dalam keadaan kagum memandang mereka, sambil memintal rahang dan jari-jemarinya. Allah mewahyukan kepadanya: "Adakah engkau mahu Aku tunjukkan kepadamu bagaimana Aku menghidupkan mereka semula?" Dia berkata: "Ya." Maksudnya ialah untuk kagum dengan kekuasaan Allah ke atas mereka. Satu suara berkata kepadanya: "Serulah: 'Wahai tulang-tulang, Allah memerintahkan kamu supaya berhimpun.'" Tulang-tulang itu mula bergerak, sebahagian terbang kepada sebahagian yang lain, sehingga menjadi rangka-rangka. Kemudian Allah mewahyukan kepadanya supaya berkata: "Serulah: 'Wahai tulang-tulang, Allah memerintahkan kamu supaya memakai daging dan darah serta pakaian yang mereka mati dengannya.'" Dan satu suara berkata: "Allah memerintahkan kamu supaya menyeru jasad-jasad itu untuk bangkit." Maka mereka pun bangkit. Apabila mereka kembali hidup, mereka berkata: "Maha Suci Engkau, wahai Tuhan kami, dan segala puji bagi-Mu." Ibn 'Abbas meriwayatkan bahawa orang mati yang dibangkitkan itu berjumlah empat ribu, manakala Ibn Salih pula berkata jumlahnya sembilan ribu.

According to Ibn Abbas, this place was called "Damardan." Its people were inflicted with plague, so they fled, while a group of them who remained in the village perished. The Angel of Death called to the survivors: "Die you all," and they perished. After a long time a prophet called Ezekiel passed by them and stood wondering over them, twisting his jaws and fingers. Allah revealed to him: "Do you want Me to show you how I bring them back to life? He said: "Yes." His idea was to marvel at the power of Allah over them. A voice said to him: "Call: 'O you bones, Allah commands you to gather up.'" The bones began to fly one to the other until they became skeletons. Then Allah revealed to him to say; "Call: 'O you bones, Allah commands you to put on flesh and blood and the clothes in which they had died.'" And a voice said: "Allah commands you to call the bodies to rise." And they rose. When they returned to life they said: "Blessed are You, O Lord, and all praises is Yours." Ibn 'Abbas reported that the dead who were resurrected were four thousand, while Ibn Salih said they were nine thousand.

Mengenai taun, Abu Ubaidah Ibn Al-Jarrah meriwayatkan bahawa 'Umar Ibn Al-Khattab sedang dalam perjalanan ke Syam dan telah sampai ke Sarg apabila ketua tentera Islam, Abu Ubaidah Ibn Al-Jarrah, bersama sahabat-sahabatnya menemuinya dan memberitahunya tentang wabak penyakit yang telah merebak di Syam. 'Umar teringat sabda Nabi ﷺ: "Jika ia (taun) berlaku di sebuah negeri yang kamu sedang berada di dalamnya, janganlah kamu keluar lari daripadanya, dan jika kamu mendengar ia berlaku di sebuah negeri, janganlah kamu memasukinya." 'Umar memuji Allah kemudian beredar pergi.

Regarding plague, Abu Ubaidah Ibn Al-Jarrah related that 'Umar Ibn Al-Khattab was on his way to Syria and had reached Sarg when the leader of the Muslim army, Abu Ubaidah Ibn Al-Jarrah, and his companions met him and told him of a pestilence that had broken out in Syria. 'Umar remember the Prophet's (pbuh) saying: "If it (plague) be in a country where you are staying, do not go out fleeing it, and if you hear it is in a country, do not enter it." Umar praised Allah and then went off.

Muhammad Ibn Ishaaq menyatakan bahawa kita tidak mengetahui berapa lama Yehezkiel (a.s.) tinggal di kalangan Bani Israil sebelum Allah mengambilnya. Selepas beliau, Bani Israil menyimpang daripada jalan hidup yang benar, sebagaimana kebiasaan mereka, dan meninggalkan perjanjian Allah dengan mereka. Mereka menyembah banyak berhala, antaranya Ba'al, maka Allah mengutuskan kepada mereka Nabi Ilyas (a.s.).

Muhammad Ibn Ishaaq stated that we do not know how long Ezekiel (pbuh) stayed among the Israelites before Allah took him away. After him, the Israelites deviated from the right way of life, as they usually did, and deserted Allah's covenant with them. They worshipped many idols, among them Ba'al, so Allah sent to them the Prophet Elijah (pbuh).