Refutation of the Doctrine of Transmigration — Page 27
Refutation of the Doctrine of Trasmigration 27 TWENTY-Sixth Answer— After committing acts of sin and disobedience, the believers of transmigration will have no helpers to bring them out of these transgressions and disobedience. They do not expect any favour from the Exalted Maker, because they believe that punishment has been ordained from a divine court, and there is no hope of forbearance from that court. But how pleasant is the glad tiding of the Book, which says: 1 ْنَّمَا ُبْيِجُّي َّرَطْضُمْلا اَذِا ُهاَعَد َو ُفِشْكَي َءْٓوُّسلا Who is there besides Allah who accepts the prayer of a dis - tressed person and removes the evil from the one in pain? TWENTY-Seventh Answer— Belief in transmigration entails that sin and rebellion against God should continue forever and evil should never depart from the earth. First, because God Almighty requires evil to be sustained. Second, because the pious and obedient servants of Allah require that it should be sustained. God Almighty requires the evil to be maintained because, according to the believers of transmigration, God Almighty must reward the pious for their piety. What is the reward? Nothing but horses, elephants, bulls, camels, goats, beautiful women, etc. Now, if the sinful do not commit sin, where will all these things come from! So, either it is a great favour of the sinful to Him as they provide such things or, God forbid, He is compelled to make them commit sin so that He may reward the pious under this pretext. The pious require sinfulness. Otherwise, where would they 1. S u rah an-Naml , 27:63 [Publisher]