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The Holy Quran states, “The union of seed and power produces all things; the escape of the soul brings about change. Through this we come to know the conditions of outgoing and returning spirits.” Furthermore it states, “And they ask you about the Rooh (Soul). Say: The Rooh is among the affairs of My Lord. And you have not been granted anything of knowledge except a little” (Surah 19, verse 85)

This verse explains that the soul is Divine as it originates from Allah and that not much about the soul is known to mortals. There are several places in the Holy Quran, wherein Allah speaks of the conception of Adam along with the mention of My Rooh; example,  And I blew into him (Adam) part of My Rooh or Soul. (Surah 15)

This strengthens the belief that Soul is Divine. However, there is certainly a difference between Adam’s soul and the soul of other creations by Allah.  Adam’s soul originated directly from Allah while the latter was created elsewhere. The Quran tells that souls were generated from the back of Nabi Adam (Alayhis-salaam). The souls created were later preserved in the sphere of the World of Souls. Following Nabi Adam’s entry into the earth, each human a fetus developed though the soul of the fetus was present millenniums prior to its introduction into the womb.. Once the body dies, the soul discards the body and travels to the place decided by Allah.

Islamic philosophers Ibn Sina and Ibn Rushd have supported the viewpoint of their Greek predecessors who believed that the soul comprises of rational as well as non-rational parts. The soul of plants and animals belongs to the non-rational part whereas the soul of practical intellects belonged to the rational part. The philosophers believed that ultimate happiness of the soul depends on its capability of detaching itself from physical demands in order to acquire the boundless aspects of the universe.

 

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