Refutation of the Doctrine of Transmigration — Page 12
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 12 1 ْمُهْنِمَف ٌّيِقَش َّو ٌدْيِعَس Some of them are unfortunate and others fortunate Ninth Answer— Aryas following Pandit Dayanand believe that all souls are finite and non-created. They have always suffered and will continue suffering due to a w a - gawan , that is, the cycle of birth and death. Even if they remain free for some period, the evil remains embedded in their blueprint like a minute seed for which the souls are destined to be reborn. And those believers of trans - migration who believe the souls to be created must also accept that souls are ancient and uncreated. Because if the deeds, actions, and utterances are the consequence of the previous birth, then regarding the soul that is to be created, to which life cycle will the deeds, actions, utterances, and mutual difference of the first birth of the souls belong? Thus, if the dogma of transmigration or a w a - gawan is accepted, souls must be deemed uncreated and liable to undergo the cycle of birth and death eternally. If the soul is deemed eternal and uncreated and God Almighty does not vouchsafe its existence, it should not depend upon Allah the Exalted for its survival. But we see that just as our body depends upon eating, drinking, clothing, etc. , the soul is no less depend - ent than the body. Apart from other dependencies, imagine how dependent the soul is on acquiring knowledge! The Holy Quran has referred to this argument and stated: 2 اَهُّيَاٰۤي ُساَّنلا ُمُتْنَا ُءٓاَرَقُفْلا ىَلِا ِهّٰللا١ۚ َو ُهّٰللا َوُه ُّيِنَغْلا ُدْيِمَحْلا 1. S u rah H u d , 11:106 [Publisher] 2. S u rah F at ir, 35:16 [Publisher]