The soul and consciousness

Posted by Ehsan on 24 Sep 2004 at 1:50 in Philosophy | 0 comments

Can there be a heart beat without a heart or blood one may ask.
What is a word if there is no meaning ?
Can the Shape of a Body Function without internal parts, organs etc ?

Allah has Created all things in pairs. He created one thing without cause, but which leads to cause of creation of another. The preceding thought is the cause of another creation. For example the though of satisfying ones hunger before eating, thought of quenching ones thought before drinking. Without the intention to do something, you won’t do anything ! Can you walk without having the intention to do such ?
No!
So the preciding though is a cause of a new creation. Twofold creation one can call it. And now if we go to the origin, what was the first thing to be created then ?
This is where we realize its the Intellect…(such as hadiths from Kitab Kafi etc says that Intellect was the First Creation of Allah and His most beloved one, and through it He would punnish or reward. Another narration says something like Jibriel (A) once decended to Prophet Adam (A) and asked what he wanted to chose, intellect, piety or good manners (I’m not sure of the last). Prophet Adam (A) chose intellect and Jibriel (A) told the other 2 to step back, but they answered we go wherever intellect goes).
This is because Intellect is the Centre of All, its also called the Throne of Allah, and this because its the source of laws, the forbidden etc.
(Allah) Most Gracious is firmly established on the throne (of authority). – Holy Quran 20:5

Now what Seperates Mankind, and puts it in such Exalted Rank, from Angels, Animals etc…is that Mankind have Intellect. The Preceding thought, the intention, the coniouss (For example if you do something right or wrong etc) all lay in the Soul that Allah blew into Mankind. In the Soul also lays Emotions of various kinds.

‘Have breathed into him (man) of My spirit’ (xv:29);

If all these things is Connected to the Soul, and the Soul is not Present in the Body…what happens ?
Your body us basically dead, and you are unconsiouss. While when your Spirit is still Within your body, all these internal functions are there !

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