Refutation of the Doctrine of Transmigration — Page 11
Refutation of the Doctrine of Trasmigration 11 Belief in transmigration implies the futility of medical science. Because if we believe that all the diseases from which men and animals suffer are the result and consequence of their previous deeds and punishment of their evil deeds, why would the doc - tors and natural philosophers take pains to discover their natural causes? Belief in transmigration entails that enduring punishment is imperative and cannot be averted from God’s court. So, what is the use of treatment, and how can the grace and blessings of Allah absolve us from justice in the court of providence? And what ben - efit could be derived from investigating the causes and treatment of diseases? Eighth Answer— According to Aryas following Pandit Dayanand, the traits [ gun ], deeds [ karam ], and dispositions [ subhaw ] are essential and eternal parts of the soul. According to them, the Exalted Creator has not granted these characteristics of the soul. The disbeliever of the speculative transmigration may respond by saying: certain souls by their dispositions [ subhaw ] and traits [ gun ], should inhabit a body of defective particles, lead life in mis - ery, and should not be born into a well to do family. This factor should not be caused by reward or punishment of the deeds of a previous life cycle; rather, this miserable plight of the soul should be due to its eternal wretchedness and disposition. Some souls may naturally have the disposition to assume a feminine body, whereas others, by virtue of their disposition, may prefer mascu - linity; previous deeds play no part in it, nor are they the cause of the reward or punishment of a previous life cycle. Indeed, it is true that: