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Allah do not have any authority
to explain the divine secrets; this is the reason why they have
spoken and written about it so little.
....However, as a general statement
they have said: "Huwa jawharun basitun mujarradun," and
explained this in detail. In short,
....1. Huwa: a pronoun meaning
it, which here means the spirit.
....2. Jawharun: all things
that exist are either jawhar or 'arad.
....Jawhar is not dependent
on any other being, any material, or being that can subsist by
itself is called jawhar.
....'Arad is dependent on
other beings, and cannot subsist or exist by itself. It has the
properties of color, smell and taste.
....According to this explanation,
the spirit is jawhar. Spirit can subsist by itself. It
is not dependent on any other thing or person, including flesh
and bones, except Allah Almighty. Although bodies die, decay,
and return to dust, the spirit remains and continues to exist.
....3. Basitun means what is pure,
and is the opposite of a compound.
....Our physical body is created
from atoms, elements from the soil, air, and water that combine
to make up complex cells, tissues, and organs. So it is very natural,
even inevitable, for the body to decay and return to its original
form. The spirit, on the other hand, is pure. So, again, it is
natural and inevitable for it to continue to exist and not to
decay.
....4. Mujarradun: purified
of material, superior to the material world.
....The spirit is superior to the
material world. It is not dependent on the laws of the material
world, but rather is
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