While concluding one must say that the only way one will...

While concluding one must say that the only way one will form the correct understanding of life after death, is when one understands that the spirit is other than but essential to the material body. Therefore, the existence of the spirit must be accepted and it must be regarded as an essential substance of the body and not an accidental occurrence of the body.

Thirdly it must be understood that the spirit is independent and eternal even after the destruction of the body, unlike those transformed material matters which become destroyed after the outward and bodily destruction. The role of the spirit in the existence of man Another noteworthy point that needs to be remembered is that the composition of man i.e. of spirit and body, is not similar to that of the compositions found in chemistry.

In chemistry two or more elements are proportioned to form a compound element, such as the composition of oxygen and hydrogen, which if separated from each other, the existent of water as an element is destroyed. The spirit is an essential substance of the human being. It forms and preserves the humanity and personality of man, and it is due to this very reason that the transformation and replacement of cells cannot destroy the unity of man.

Hence the true criterion of unity in man is the very spirit of man. The Noble Qur’an while indicating the reality of the spirit answers those who deny the truth of Resurrection and says: “Say, ‘You will be taken away by the angel of death, who has been charged with you.

Then you will be brought back to your Lord.’” (al-Sajdah:11) Hence the perpetuity of personality and humanness is due to that entity which the angel of death seizes, and not due to the thing that becomes scattered or dispersed in the earth. Questions 1- Is the timely transformation of cells in a unit considered as the criteria for unity? Why? 2- What is the criterion of unity in organisms? 3- Explain the famous philosophical viewpoint on the criteria of unity in living existents.

4- What are the differences between the natural ‘form’ and the soul? 5- What is the difference between the mineral soul and the animal soul? What is the effect of this difference upon the issue of Resurrection? 6- What does the correct understanding of Resurrection require? Previous…