this is very true. When the sustenance in the zygote is nearly finished, Allah Almighty, who has promised to undertake the sustenance of all creatures, activates the placenta, which has formed on the wall of the uterus during the pregnancy; the placenta brings nourishment to the growing fetus while removing the waste products, which would otherwise be harmful to the mother. The placenta, created specifically for the fetus and the mother, provides the growing baby with oxygen and nutrients from the mother's bloodstream.
....The embryo, starting out first as a lining of blood-rich tissue, develops into a fetus after many complex chemical and physical changes, all directed by the will of Allah Almighty. Thus, the journey of the human body that starts from the elements that have been dissolved in the water and soil has been completed.

....THE HUMAN BEING: THE SPIRIT
....Allah Almighty says:
...."They are asking thee concerning the Spirit. Say: The Spirit is by command of my Lord, and of knowledge ye have been vouchsafed but little." (Isra', 85)
....When the pagans of Mecca asked some questions concerning the spirit, Allah Almighty stated that the spirit was created on the command of the Lord, and therefore was a secret; it is for this reason that people have been granted little knowledge of it.
....People throughout the ages have felt that there is some sort of spiritual essence in humans that goes beyond the physical body and mind; they are aware that this is what

constitutes the real and lasting personality. Although scientists throughout the ages have studied the spirit, their knowledge about it has been limited.
....In our time, scientists have examined atoms, the internal structure of cells, the nucleus of cells, its protons and neutrons, chromosomes, and genes, all in great detail; yet, they have not been able to increase what little knowledge they have concerning the spirit; it is beyond the material. But this is not all; today's scientists are lacking in spirituality and thus they have not been able to proceed, lagging behind the people of earlier times.
....Scientists, who have been stuck between the law of gravity and air pressure, and who have no connection to the universe beyond the material world, have little, if any, knowledge about the spirit. It is the prophets and saints of Allah, who are connected to the universe beyond the material world, that have considerably more knowledge. Yet, it is still little, as stated by Allah Almighty.
....Throughout the ages, much has been speculated and written concerning the spirit, based on myths and legends, and most people have been diverted from the true path.
....So, where do we get true knowledge concerning the spirit? ....We can get true knowledge from the books of great Muslim scholars and great awliya (friends of Allah).
....Although these great scholars and awliya, who have overcome their nafs and have reached the spiritual mode, have little knowledge, the extent of what they know for certain (ilm al-yaqin) and the knowledge that they have observed ('ain al yaqin) is inconceivable. The friends of

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

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.