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Gems of Qur'anic Knowledge and Wisdom - Part 22

Part 22

Tags: Khalq-i jadid, New creation, Subtle body

By the Name of Allah, the most Compassionate, the most Merciful.

The wise Qur'an mentions the new creation (khalq-i jadid) at eight places. See Qur'anic Index.8

Question: What is the new creation?
Answer: It is the subtle body, i.e., the luminous body. If God wills, He can bestow a dead person with the luminous body; they enter paradise and from there they can also come to this world because planet earth is a part of the Universal Paradise. We cannot see that spiritual being [of that deceased person] just like we cannot see a jinn, a pari and an angel. However, that deceased one certainly sees us since every bounty is possible for the people of paradise while this law is not applicable in this world.

Surah-yi Ibrahim: "Do you not see that Allah created the heavens and the earth with truth? If He will, He can take you off and bring a new creation." (14:19). Ta'wili purport: Don't you see with the inner eye that Allah has created the heavens and the earth for good. If He wishes, He can take you and bring [you back] in a new creation, i.e., in subtle body. God bestows paradise in this way.

Thursday 27 January 2005

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