Soul

When the soul is out of body then the angels get it to the first layer of the world of Nasoot wherefrom it has to begin its journey hereafter. If this soul is of a person who did not believe in hereafter or meeting Allah etc. or if he was a sinner and was away from straight path then this soul is imprisoned here or it wanders about in the first layer of Naasoot. Chapter An’am verse 31 says: “They are losers indeed who reject the meeting of Allah; until when the hour comes upon them all of sudden they shall say: “Alas, we neglected it.”

Every soul is (in existence) present like an atom in Rooh-i-Baseet. When Allah desires to bring into being any soul He fixes His life enkindling look in it, through whose effect this spiritual atom becoming longer like the shape of a ray (or in the words of the Qur’an, shadow) starts descending towards Alam Asfal, (neither most world) but unlike water the top of this spiritual atom remains stationary at its own place in Rooh-i-Baseet. After passing Rooh-i-Baseet this ray enters Aql-i-Baseet and according to its capacity while absorbing capacity intelligence reaches Nafs-Baseet and takes from it, its destined share. The meaning is that here Nafs is born into it. (What is Nafs? It is unused wish).

The man’s soul is like a ray whose tip, that is, first end is in Rooh-i-Baseet and the other in the body of man. In Chapter Hud it has been said: “There is no living creature but He holds it by its forelock”. By this forelock is meant the first end of soul.

The man’s soul is like a ray whose tip, that is, first end is in Rooh-i-Baseet and the other in the body of man. In Chapter Hud it has been said: “There is no living creature but He holds it by its forelock”. By this forelock is meant the first end of soul.