Reincarnation
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Salam AhmedBahgat,
I want to know if you know the difference in meaning between the two words 'Mayyit' and 'Mayt'?
Salam Taj
can you please make it a bit clearer to me as i always find it hard to read arabic words in english letters, i tried to pronounce them according to the english letters but could not make work it out
is there any chance you put them an Arabic?
thanks
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Peace be upon you,
I havent gotten caught up but I read the last few posts. I just wanted to add my understanding of the topic
I have "ruh" as Divine Energy and Nafs as "Spirit"
Basically the polarity of energy/matter, keeping in mind that even thoughts are matter.
The matter side will lose form but the energy will always remain.
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Peace Kyle,
Peace be upon you,
I havent gotten caught up but I read the last few posts. I just wanted to add my understanding of the topic
I have "ruh" as Divine Energy and Nafs as "Spirit"
Basically the polarity of energy/matter, keeping in mind that even thoughts are matter.
The matter side will lose form but the energy will always remain.
Do you mean to say that "energy is divine"?
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Sure, Ahmed.
The two words areSalam Taj
That is what I expected that the difference is Tashkil only and the letters are the same
you can't actually use tashkil in indvidual words, as the tashkil is part of the whole sentence and context but i can imagine what sentences and contexts these two identical words mean in each
the first one prnounced as "mayt" means "Dead"
the second one prnounced "mayyat" also means "Dead"
Salam
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What I talked about above is the 'Nafs'. I don't know if 'soul' is the correct match for it.
If you mean man's awareness by soul, yes. Man has it during his waking hours but is deprived of it during sleep until he is woken up again into this life. He is also deprived of it during death until he is resurrected in the afterlife.
It is God that takes the nafs from man at death; and (from) those that die not He takes it during their sleep (3942).
The 'Ruh' is blown into us or sent down...
Yes. It means divine revelation. But the fact that God blows it into us simply means He says "Be!" and we are; in other words, it is simply divine revelation again. It does not mean that God blows something divine into our existence and that we are part human and part divine. No.
The 'Ruh' comes from Allah and it is from 'Amr' Allah so I would conclude that it is not only immortal, as it comes from Allah, but also that we are not given the 3ilm enough to know much about it .
I am not sure that I understand. Do you mean ruh is part of us; so we are partly immortal?
If you are basing the claim on 1785, you are misinterpreting the verse because 1785 is again about Quranic revlelation; not something devine blown into us so that we become partly immortal.
Please read the preceding verses (Muhammed Asad)
Thus, step by step, We bestow from on high through this Quran all that gives health and grace unto those who believe in us, the while it only adds to the ruin of evildoers (83) for (it often happens that) when We bestow Our blessings upon man, he turns away and arrogantly keeps aloof (from any thought of us); and when evil fortune touches himi he abandons all hope (84).
So we have a 'Ruh' Allah inside us...
Sorry I have to disagree, pal. No, we do not have a ruh inside us. We have only nafs, which is our awareness such as our senses, moral values... God takes it form us when we sleep. Plus, He takes life or vitality from us when we die.
Death is the termination of our awaremess (nafs) and vitality.
Peace,
Hasan Ak?ay -
Salam Brook,
In your first post you brought the following ayat
"... and then He forms man in accordance with what he is meant to be and breathes into him His ruh (329).
"... and when I have formed Adam fully and breathed into him My ruh, fall down before him in prostration." (1529; 3872).Then you wrote something opposite to what the Quran says!
The 'Ruh' is blown into us or sent down...
Yes. It means divine revelation. But the fact that God blows it into us simply means He says "Be!" and we are; in other words, it is simply divine revelation again. It does not mean that God blows something divine into our existence and that we are part human and part divine. No.
So we have a 'Ruh' Allah inside us...
Sorry I have to disagree, pal. No, we do not have a ruh inside us. We have only nafs, which is our awareness such as our senses, moral values... God takes it form us when we sleep. Plus, He takes life or vitality from us when we die.
Death is the termination of our awaremess (nafs) and vitality.
Study the creation of Adam from the Ayat. In the case of creation of Adam,, the word 'Be' is not there. Adam was not created by means of 'Be'. Adam's body was 'made'= 'Sawwaituhu'. And after his body was made and his Nafses, the Nafs and it's 'couple'= 'Zawj' , were created, Ruh Allah was blown into Adam. That is what the Quran says.
Sorry I have to disagree, pal. No, we do not have a ruh inside us. We have only nafs, which is our awareness such as our senses, moral values... God takes it form us when we sleep. Plus, He takes life or vitality from us when we die.
Mad, insane, people still have Nafs(es) inside them, no awareness of any values though.
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TAJ,
I said that in all the ayat of the Quran ruh means only one thing divine revelation to convey God?s commands and advice. 329; 1529, and 3872 are no exception. Ruh stands for God?s command in them too.
Take 1529 for example
and when I have formed Adam fully and breathed into him My ruh...
Here the verbatim translation of ezaa nafahto feehe min ruhin is when I have breated into him My ruh, which actually denotes His command "Be!" in order to give Adam vitality on top of his shape.
This part of 1529 then reads like this
and when I have formed Adam fully and given him vitality by issuing my command Be...
In the case of creation of Adam,, the word 'Be' is not there. Adam was not created by means of 'Be'.
It is there. Look at 359; you will see God?s creating Adam and His issuing the command "Be!" there
The nature of Jesus is as the nature of Adam, whom He created out of dust and then said unto him "Be!" And he is.
So we have a 'Ruh' Allah inside us, as well as the 'Nafs' which is coupled inside us .
I am sorry but I have to repeat God?s truth what we have inside us is not an iota of divine ruh but all the human traits of nafs such as our wishes, feelings, senses, values, choices. That is the way we respond to life around us. Or rather that is our awareness.
You don?t need to install any divine piece in man so that he will do good deeds as well as bad; nafs is comprehensive enough to cause both.
Now. Verily, it is We who have created man, and We know what his nafs whispers within him for We are closer to him than his neck-vein. (5016)
Peace,
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Peace Hasan,
If Nafs = awareness, and Ruh = Divine Revelation, and you go on to say
Death is the termination of our awaremess (nafs) and vitality.
then what part of "us" is eternal? And what is the Qur'anic term for "vitality"?
1961 Gardens of Eternity, those which Most Gracious has promised to His servants in the Unseen for His promise must come to pass.
God has promised eternal life. Therefore, some aspect of us must be eternal/immortal. How do you explain this?
Peace,
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what part of "us" is eternal?
Everyone's renewed nafs. With the resurrection it is renewed like a passport, whose term has expired. Now it is held responsible for its past deeds (817), but deprived of the formerly bestowed right to make choices and corrections as a student sitting for a test (3650). God has lifted from it its veil now; as a result sharp is its sight (5022) to the extent that its hands and legs stand witness against itself (3665).
And what is the Qur'anic term for "vitality"?
Haayy (3670). Vitality and awareness coexist during one?s waking hours, but awareness is taken away temporarily at sleep; then one has only vitality by itself (3942).
God has promised eternal life. Therefore, some aspect of us must be eternal/immortal. How do you explain this?
This world is temporary, and we live mortal lives in it; which shows that immortality counts only in the afterlife (22101-102). However, the word haleduun may have a different meaning than eternal in terms of one?s stay in the hell because its dwellers will be transferrred to heaven after they pay for their past sins or if God pardons them .
Peace,
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Peace Hassan,
Thanks for the thoughtful reply. I don't mean to split hairs but I do feel this is important enough to be precise...
Everyone's renewed nafs. With the resurrection it is renewed like a passport, whose term has expired.
Following your example of a passport, we must then assume that one is not issued a new nafs, but more succinctly, the same nafs is given this renewal, and hence, the "pass" into eternity. Agreed?
Vitality and awareness coexist during one?s waking hours, but awareness is taken away temporarily at sleep; then one has only vitality by itself
What of those who remember their dreams, or become conscious during dreams and make decisions within those dreams? Does this not count as awareness?
This world is temporary, and we live mortal lives in it; which shows that immortality counts only in the afterlife
Of course, but it is immortality nonetheless.
the word haleduun may have a different meaning than eternal in terms of one?s stay in the hell because its dwellers will be transferrred to heaven after they pay for their past sins or if God pardons them .
I was not aware of this. Could you please quote the ayah in support of your position.
Thanks for your patience.
Peace,
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Salam Ahmed,
Sure, Ahmed.
The two words areSalam Taj
That is what I expected that the difference is Tashkil only and the letters are the same
you can't actually use tashkil in indvidual words, as the tashkil is part of the whole sentence and context but i can imagine what sentences and contexts these two identical words mean in each
the first one prnounced as "mayt" means "Dead"
the second one prnounced "mayyat" also means "Dead"
Salam
Do you think that the difference in the Tashkeel does not affect the meaning even though the letters are the same?
pronounced Mayt means dead as in corpse, compeletely lifeless.
pronounced Mayyit means that the death is written on the person. Like you and I are Mayyitoon even though I am writing this now and you are reading it. We are Mayyitoon (La Ma7aalah= can't get away from death). Death is written on us, so we are Mayyitoon. We are going to taste death. Another meaning for Mayyit is to be in the state of dying, to be struggling with death but there is life in the body still.
So our bodies will die and our Nafses will be held, of course, sooner or later, regardless of the type of journey, as there an 'Ajalin Musaman'= determined timing.
The Ruh will be blown out of us the same way it was blown inside us. But will the Ruh go back to Allah or will it be blown inside another body? The same question about the Nafs, since we are created from ONE Nafs? -
Salam Hassan,
The word 'Be' is exclusive for Easa in as Easa is a word from Allah. That is said about Easa in other ayat in Quran. The similar thing between Adam and Easa is that both were created from dust. Easa is as human as Adam and both were fatherless. That is the point, I suppose, from .
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Salam Ahmed,
Sure, Ahmed.
The two words areSalam Taj
That is what I expected that the difference is Tashkil only and the letters are the same
you can't actually use tashkil in indvidual words, as the tashkil is part of the whole sentence and context but i can imagine what sentences and contexts these two identical words mean in each
the first one prnounced as "mayt" means "Dead"
the second one prnounced "mayyat" also means "Dead"
Salam
Do you think that the difference in the Tashkeel does not affect the meaning even though the letters are the same?
Salam Taj
Yes in most cases if not all the Tashkil has no effect on the meaning, in fact after the meaning is known from the context the tashkil can be added, but not before the meaning is worked out from the context
pronounced Mayt means dead as in corpse, compeletely lifeless.
it means dead, regardless it is a corpse or not, corpse means in Arabic ?Jotha?
pronounced Mayyit means that the death is written on the person.
not at all, what you said needs and arabic sentence to express what you said not just the words Mayyit
Mayyit also meand dead and can apply to anything even a tree
Like you and I are Mayyitoon even though I am writing this now and you are reading it. We are Mayyitoon (La Ma7aalah= can't get away from death). Death is written on us, so we are Mayyitoon. We are going to taste death. Another meaning for Mayyit is to be in the state of dying, to be struggling with death but there is life in the body still.
sorry bro, there is no such thing in Arabic
So our bodies will die and our Nafses will be held, of course, sooner or later, regardless of the type of journey, as there an 'Ajalin Musaman'= determined timing.
not sure what you are trying to say bro, are you trying to confirm reincarnation using the Quran?
The Ruh will be blown out of us the same way it was blown inside us. But will the Ruh go back to Allah or will it be blown inside another body?
sure but it will be blown back into the same body ?Nofikha Fi Al Sor? not in another body, Allah never said as such neither there is any indication that it can be remotely the case
The same question about the Nafs, since we are created from ONE Nafs?
well being created from one nafs does not mean that there is one nafs really, because my son is coming from me and my wife and each one of us has one nafs
I can see that you are trying to prove reincarnation using the Quran, fine bro but I?m sure you will not be able to because Allah does not play games with us
Peace mate
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Salam Ahmed,
The meanings I wrote for Mayt and Mayyit are known to anyone who knows good enough of Arabic.
I suggest that you speak to an Arabic language professor as well as an Islamic Studies 3allamah before you rush into judgment.
The following is the explanation of Al Qurdubiy" " . " " ; . , ; . , . , ; . " " . ; . . . , . ;
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Just remember, Ahmed, that the Ayah is talking to Muhammad (pbuh) basically, and he was alive upon receiving this ayah, wasn't he!?
Not to mention that the ayah is speaking to us all, and we are fully alive when we are reading !
The Ayah says 'Innaka Mayyitun Wa Innahum Mayyitoon.'
The speaking is in the direct Innaka= YOU ARE dying/death is written on you, and they are dying/death is written on them.You cannot speak to a Mayt, as the Mayt is lifeless. While you can speak loud and clear to a Mayyit, the way Allah is peaking to us in . Can you see the difference now, Ahmed?
I can see that you are trying to prove reincarnation using the Quran, fine bro but I?m sure you will not be able to because Allah does not play games with us
Be careful of the way you speak about Allah!
I am, with the faithful members here, are studying the Quran. Let go of any other thoughts, Ahmed.
Also, I am a sister, in case you have forgotten. Salam -
Salam Ahmed,
The meanings I wrote for Mayt and Mayyit are known to anyone who knows good enough of Arabic.
I suggest that you speak to an Arabic language professor as well as an Islamic Studies 3allamah before you rush into judgment.
The following is the explanation of Al Qurdubiy" " . " " ; . , ; . , . , ; . " " . ; . . . , . ;
Thanks Taj
but Al Qurtoby said that it is hassan to read it Ma'et " ", which is totally different to " "
and what he translated is the word he changed, this is funny indeed by him, lol
well i can't take that bro, but you can
peace be with you