They further claim that God sent to every species a messenger from among its own kind, citing the Almighty’s saying:
{And there was no nation but that there had passed within it a warner.} 1
They also alluded to and hinted at the stories of the ant and the hoopoe in the Quran as evidence.
However, this invites the following questions: Is the gathering (hashr) of animals like the gathering of humans? Is it based on moral obligation (taklif)? Is animal obligation established through the sending of messengers? And are the messengers to animals from their own species, or are they human?
Regarding the first question, it is said that the verse itself provides the answer: {then to their Lord they will be gathered.}
Regarding the second question, it is said that obligation is a necessary accompaniment to resurrection and the bringing forth of deeds for accountability.