Refutation of the Doctrine of Transmigration — Page 10
M AU L M AU L A A N N A A H AK E E M NO OR-U D -DE E N H AK E E M NO OR-U D -DE E N R A R A 10 SIXth Answer— Natural science [ Pid a rath Widy a ] has proven that there is distinction and disparity between minerals and plants and between human beings and animals. But the believers of transmigration say that there is no such distinction between these things. A human soul, on account of bad deeds, transfers to an animal after death while the animal soul transfers to a human. Some humans turn into trees and stones and vice versa, while the soul remains the same. This belief totally contradicts science. One wonders at the beliefs of Aryas, who follow Pandit Dayanand. According to them, the traits [ gun ], deeds [ karam ], and inclinations [ sabhaw ] of the soul are eternal and non-created, and these features are an essential part of the souls and are never separated from them. May we ask that if the souls have trans - formed into trees or stones, where do these attributes and essen - tials go? What is the proof that these attributes and essentials of the soul remain intact with the souls when the transformation takes place? Seventh Answer— In believing in transmigration, the immense treasure of true medical science, whose validity we observe day and night, will be deemed useless, while our observation cannot regard it useless. And why should it do so? The Creator of nature and its laws Himself claims: 1 َقَلَخ ْمُكَل اَّم يِف ِضْرَاْلا اًعْيِمَج He created for you all that is in the earth 1. S u rah al-Baqarah, 2:30 [Publisher]