Man’s creation is complete after four months.

Man’s creation is complete after four months. Then, after the blowing of spirit in the body, the baby gets strength to be born physically. Surely We have created man from a small life-germ uniting (itself): We mean to try him, so We have made him hearing, seeing. (76:2) *** *** The last period of attaining strength, as per a narration from Imam Sadiq (‘a), is the age of thirty-three. Perhaps, it is so in most cases.

One who attains the age of thirty-three years is the one for whom it is said: He has reached the age of perfection. It is stagnation from the age of thirty-three to forty years, during which the strength neither increases nor decreases. After this, it is the downward line on graph, the arch showing a marked decline of strength. “Nakasa” in Arabic means returning or coming back. Now one returns to weakness after gaining strength.

Just as his strength was growing year after year upto the age of thirty-three, now after forty, it goes on decreasing. Whatever was given to him is now being taken back: Allah is He Who created you from a state of weakness then He gave strength after weakness, then ordained weakness and hoary hair after strength… (30:54) *** *** The teeth, which grew from childhood, now begin to weaken. “Nakasa” in creation means growing weakness in the body.

It may reach to such an extent that one becomes absolutely senseless knowing nothing. And Allah has created you, then He causes you to die, and of you is he who is brought back to the worst part of life, so that after having knowledge he does not know anything… (16:70) *** *** Weakness shows up year after year or even earlier Some have mentioned that from the age of forty it is declining and taking away of strength and ability, which man can see himself in his appearance year after year.

For example, if one takes his photograph at the age of forty-one and if he looks at his physical features after a year comparing it with the previous year’s photo, he would notice the weakness himself. This decline can be seen every month between fifty and sixty years. By the passing of every month one notices his weakness. This downward trend can then be seen on a weekly basis from the age of sixty to seventy years. Then from seventy to eighty years one can observe this change on a daily basis.

From eighty to ninety years it is noticed every hour. After that there is decline with every breath. Then, if he still remains alive he again becomes like a baby.