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Is the soul “breathed into a fetus” at the time of conception ?

Dated: 22/07/1984

Location: The London Mosque

Language: English

Audience: General

Is the soul “breathed into a fetus” at the time of conception ?

Again that is a misconception of the whole thing. The fact is that there is no certain moment in individual life where soul is breathed into any body. The soul is born with the fetus and it reaches a stage of independent existence when body reaches that stage and they are simultaneous in progress. So that one single moment where you can say the soul has come into being cannot be decided until that single moment for the body is decided.

That breathing is completely different. That is where the phenomena of revelation is mentioned. That is what you are referring to. It does not mean that each man when he is born then Allah or before he is born Allah breathes life into him and then if that is the meaning then for each man there is an order to everybody else to bow in submission. While this is not the case. That order is confined to Adam, the caliph of Allah on earth. He is resurgent on earth. So that means when he becomes caliph then bow to him. And how does he become caliph? Not because he is born and he’s all right. He only becomes caliph when Allah breathes into him that is speaks to him and reveals to him. A new life is breathed into him.

There is a life of prophethood and spirituality. So it is only that which is referred to there. Not that individually each boy is breathed soul from outside. There is no soul from outside.

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Updated on November 7, 2024

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