Refutation of the Doctrine of Transmigration — Page 7
Refutation of the Doctrine of Trasmigration 7 He knows all that is before them and all that is behind them but they cannot encompass it with their knowledge. Fourth Answer— It is possible that someone being ill and another being healthy, or someone being born in a rich house - hold, while the other is born in poverty, may be due to some fac - tors other than their deeds. Hence, on account of this possibility, the argumentation of the believers of a w a - gawan is not correct and complete. So, we ask them to come forward with a rational argument to prove that such disparity is only due to earlier deeds and nothing else—that those deeds alone are the cause of this dis - parity. Indeed, in pursuance of the Quranic decree stated below, we say: ‘Furnish any rational argument; do not indulge in conjec - tures and speculations,’ because the truth is, as has been written [in the Holy Quran]: 1 ْلُق ْلَه ْمُكَدْنِع ْنِّم ٍمْلِع ُهْوُجِرْخُتَف اَنَل١ؕ ْنِا َنْوُعِبَّتَت اَّلِا َّنَّظلا َو ْنِا ْمُتْنَا اَّلِا َنْوُصُرْخَت Say, have you any knowledge, then produce it for us. You follow mere conjecture and indulge in speculations. Fifth Answer— If the Aryas ponder over this answer fairly, they will find it rather subtle and admirable. In that which exists, we see a much larger difference than this, which cannot be attrib - uted to a recompense of the previous life cycle. The Aryas who follow Pandit Dayanand will themselves concede to it. Listen: Souls are entities possessing percipient existence [ ch i tan 1. S u rah al-An‘ a m, 6:149 [Publisher]