A081
Surah: 036 - Ayah: 081
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36:81
Arwah (Souls, subtle persons)
Bird, subtle body, angel, a believing jinn, paradisiacal attire, ibdai body, astral body, celestial body, etc., are all names belonging to the same one thing and that is the subtle man as mentioned in verse (36:81): "Is not He Who created the heavens and the earth able to create the likes of them (subtle bodies)?"
Mithlahum (The like of them)
In verse (36:81) it is mentioned: "Is not He Who created the heavens and the earth able to create the like of them", that is, the body of similitude which is the ibdai body. Thus, in paradise there will be the ibdai body and not the physical body.
Q524 In the higher world the soul of every individual is like his physical form, but since that is the subtle world it is on the perfect level of beauty and elegance. Is there any wisdom-filled allusion to this fact in the wise Qur’an?
A524 • Indeed, there is the explanation of everything in the Qur’an (16:89). Reflect on the wisdom of verses (17:99; 36:81) in which by misl (like) is meant the soul: “Is not He who created the heavens and the earth able to create the like (misl) of them?” (36:81) That is, Allah is able to create “likes” of them, taking them from their bodies to their homomorphic souls. • See also verses (56:61; 76:28). This is called jism-i misali (body of similitude) and the same is every individual’s homomorphic soul.
This verse has been referred 4 times.