Jesus ’ friend Martha apparently had in mind restoration to life on earth when she said of her deceased brother: “I know he will rise in the resurrection on the last day. ” True, the Sadducees of the time denied the resurrection.
وَفِي ٱلْقَرْنِ ٱلْأَوَّلِ ،‏ كَانَ يُهُودٌ كَثِيرُونَ لَا يَزَالُونَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهذَا ٱلرَّجَاءِ عَيْنِهِ .‏