Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 205
! ! 205 It is the belief of the Aryas that the soul has existed forever, which w ould mean that God is not the Creator of the soul. In Surah Al - Dahr, God describes a child’s development in his mother’s womb as a time whe n he was unknown. F ro m the essence of a few elements, God molded the child into a s eeing and hearing person. Those elements were the extraction from the very foo d which his parents consume d. The birth of a child and his soul is similar to the preparation of vinegar from dates and barley, and then wine from vinegar. This is how the soul is created from the child. The essence of rose is a product of rose petals and is prepared in a unique way. Thus, just as essence is extracted from the petals of a flower and as wine is prepared from vinegar, similarly the soul is created from within the child’s body. There is not much information available in our country, but in Europe , th ey extract perfume from medicines. T hey mix one or two medicines together and a fragrance is created! Thus, just as essence is created from flowers and wine is created from barley, the soul is creat ed from the body. The child ’s body is cre ated first and the n the soul comes into being from within. For Allah Almighty states : ُّﻧ ۡﻄ َﻔ ٍﺔ ِﻣ ۡﻦ ا ِۡﻻ tۡ َﺴ ﺎ َن َﺧ َﻠ ۡﻘ َﻨ ﺎ ِا َّﻧ ﺎ (Holy Qur’ān , Ch. 76: V. 3) Which means, “ We have created the human being from an amalgamation of various foods consumed by the parents, such as meat s , vegetables, water, diverse types of fruits, and all kinds of lentils. ” Man h as been Given the Ability t o Choose Allah says: َﻛ ُﻔ ۡﻮ ًر ا ِا َّﻣ ﺎ َّو َﺷ ﺎ ِﻛ ًﺮ ا ِا َّﻣ ﺎ ا ﻟ َّﺴ ِﺒ ۡﻴ َﻞ َﻫ َﺪ ۡﻳ ٰﻨ ُﻪ ِا َّﻧ ﺎ “ We have shown him the W ay, whether he be grateful or ungrateful. ” (Holy Qur’ān , Ch. 76: V. 4)