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LIFE SUPREME 33. And then He retains those against which He has decreed death, and sends back the others till an appointed term. In that are sure signs for a people who reflect. " (39:43). The soul takes permanent leave of the body at the time of death and temporary leave during sleep only to return instantaneously at the moment of waking. The body cannot live without a soul and the soul cannot live without a body. After death the soul is enveloped in a spiritual aura which may be likened to a divine halo of light or a satanic cloud of darkness; and its degree of brightness or gloom would depend upon the spiritual magnetism of the soul from which it emanates. . This aura which surrounds the soul is the womb from which it emerges on the Day of Resurrection as a new spiritual creation. . Through a process of transformation the soul has developed into a spiritual body which in turn possesses a new soul. The new body possesses increased powers of spiritual perception over that of the human body; and similarly the new soul is more subtle than the human soul. . It has been stated that the body cannot live without a soul. The question then arises how does the body continue to live when the soul leaves it during sleep? The answer lies in the fact that although the soul dwells in a region outside the body during sleep both are connected by a spiritual cord. Neither is severed from the other. A space ship escapes from the earth and its magnetic influence as it speeds on into the depth of space; nevertheless, they are linked by a line of radio communication which through remote control can bring the pilotless space craft back to earth. There also exists a spiritual link between the soul and the body when they are separated during sleep. The soul is outside but still attached to it. Both are still united to one another. . Through this link the soul returns to the body. It is the severance of this link which releases the soul from the body permanently; and this is the ultimate cause of death. The body dies as soon as the link is broken while the soul lives on, never to return. . Normally the mind does not remember the experiences of the soul when it is outside the body. The soul can leave the body in wakefulness as well as during sleep. Sometimes an experience is remembered. Fred Rebell, while sailing across the world alone, had the experience of leaving his physical body and rose so high that he could see a ship over the horizon. He observed that his soul body was