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dependent on the laws of the universe
that go beyond the material world.
....While our physical bodies pass
through phases like infancy, childhood, youth, and maturity, the
spirit stays the same. The spirit is not affected by the changes
in the physical body, such as puberty.
....The spirit of a 90 year-old man
is the same as the spirit of the same man at the age of 20.
....However, there is a difference.
In the same way that a young man cannot show off in an old, broken
down jalopy, with burst tires, as he does in a brand new sports
car, he cannot do all that he used to do in his youth with his
now-quaking hands.
....My dear brothers!
....Our bodies, dependent on the
laws of this transitory world are temporary, yet, our spirits,
which are our essence, our identity, and our personality, are
permanent. We see with our spirit, hear with our spirit, and feel
pleasure or pain through our spirit.
....When the angel of death, Azrail,
separates our souls from our bodies, our bodies remain merely
as bones and flesh, known as the corpse, and this decays under
the ground; our soul becomes like a person lost, their house in
ruins. According to how the person believed and lived, the soul
goes to the grave, which is either the gardens of Paradise or
a pit of fire. It waits for the Day of Judgment, enjoying spiritual
abundance, or suffering greatly.
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