Body and Soul

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Excerpt from Yusuf Kandhlawi (rah)’s speeches and notes.

A human being consists of two elements: the body and the soul.

(1) Body:

Many events and processes in the universe are set in motion to create the body. Allah causes movements in the heavens and the earth. The sun, moon, clouds, land, wood, boats, human beings, factories, and so on work in unison to create provision. When humans take their provisions, their internal machinery begins its processes. This makes blood, which eventually becomes a dirty drop of fluid.

“Did We not create you from a dirty fluid?” (77:20)

The true origin of the body is a dirty drop of fluid. When the body is of little value in its true origin, how will it gain value by associating and accumulating other materials? If fluid is presented to someone, they would be repulsed by it. If it were mixed with clothes and gold, they would get dirty.

By creating the body from a dirty drop of fluid, Allah is teaching us that human beings will not gain value from pursuits that are related to the body solely.

(2) Soul:

The second part of the human being is the soul, it’s true essence. Allah didn’t use any material from the physical world to create the soul—not the sun, moon, earth, etc.

Instead, Allah sent an angel to put the soul in the body.

Prophet (saw) said, “Allah sends an angel who breathes the life into it…”
(Riyad as-Salihin 396)

Later, Allah will send an angel to retrieve the soul from the body. The body will perish while the soul will continue to exist.

Thus, when it comes to the soul, the human being is invaluable, while the body is ultimately insignificant. Allah is teaching us that human beings will gain value through pursuits in relation to the soul.

 

[cunug3aad]

(2) Soul:

The second part of the human being is the soul, it’s true essence. Allah didn’t use any material from the physical world to create the soul—not the sun, moon, earth, etc.

The human's ruux being the crux of humanity and not the actual skin and bones is one of the tenets of the religion Quraysh had difficulty accepting. They did believe in Allaah, but along with abandoning their taaghuut they also couldn't accept that the human will come to life after death for yawmil aakhir cos a dead mans dead innit. This is why a lot of response verses in the Quraan addresses this issue "Are we really actually gonna come back to life" "Yes no matter what" "Nah fr doe"

Excerpt from suuratul Israa
وَقَالُوٓا۟ أَءِذَا كُنَّا عِظَـٰمًۭا وَرُفَـٰتًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ خَلْقًۭا جَدِيدًۭا (٤٩) ۞ قُلْ كُونُوا۟ حِجَارَةً أَوْ حَدِيدًا (٥٠) أَوْ خَلْقًۭا مِّمَّا يَكْبُرُ فِى صُدُورِكُمْ ۚ فَسَيَقُولُونَ مَن يُعِيدُنَا ۖ قُلِ ٱلَّذِى فَطَرَكُمْ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍۢ ۚ فَسَيُنْغِضُونَ إِلَيْكَ رُءُوسَهُمْ وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هُوَ ۖ قُلْ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَكُونَ قَرِيبًۭا (٥١) يَوْمَ يَدْعُوكُمْ فَتَسْتَجِيبُونَ بِحَمْدِهِۦ وَتَظُنُّونَ إِن لَّبِثْتُمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلًۭا (٥٢)

And they say, "When we are bones and crumbled particles, will we [truly] be resurrected as a new creation?" (49) Say, "Be you stones or iron*, (50) Or [any] creation of that which is great* within your breasts." And they will say, "Who will restore us?" Say, "He who brought you forth the first time." Then they will nod their heads toward you* and say, "When is that?" Say, "Perhaps it will be soon - (51) On the Day He will call you and you will respond with praise of Him and think that you had not remained [in the world] except for a little." (52)

1. i .e., even if you should be stones or iron.
2. Such as the heavens and earth.
3. In disbelief and ridicule.