From Way Back
Souls are troops collected together. Those who familiarised with each other would have affinity with one another (in the world) and those who opposed each other would be divergent (in the world).
Muslim, Book of Virtue, 6376
Very long time ago we were living a life in the world of souls...a life that we have now totally forgotten; a monotonous life far away from darkness, evil, deception, and death. There, some of us were acquainted and were getting along well with each other.
33:72 We did indeed offer the trust to the heavens and the earth and the mountains; but they refused to undertake it, being afraid thereof. But man undertook it; he was indeed unjust and ignorant.
alastu birabbikum, qaaluu balaa shahidnaa
7:172 "Am I not your Lord?" They said: "Yes! We testify."
Then came the offer: To bear the trust. It was indeed a very heavy burden; many of those stronger ones couldn't accept to bear the trust. And yes, we undertook the heavy burden. There were so many dangers on the road, we could slip and fall down. But we didn't mind all those risks, because the road was so beautiful and at the end of the road much more beautiful things were waiting for us.
rabbanaa amattanasnatayni waahyaytanasnatayn
40:11 "Our Lord! You have made us die twice and You have given us life twice"
2:28 How can you disbelieve in Allah? Seeing that you were dead and He gave you life. Then He will give you death, then again will bring you to life and then unto Him you will return.
Allah created death. He created darkness, coldness, troubles and evil. Life, light, mercy, and beneficence have already been within His Esssence; and at our first life we had tasted them a bit. He appointed officers who invite to evil and who remind goodness. He appointed angels for the second death, for the second resurrection.
We don't remember anything about that first life of ours, as we don't know anything about the next one. But sometimes, we meet somebody for the very first time, and we have the feeling that we know this person for a very long time...as if he is one of our old friends. This is the kind of acquaintance mentioned in the hadith above and it is called acquaintance "since qaaluu balaa".
Muslim, Book of Virtue, 6376
Very long time ago we were living a life in the world of souls...a life that we have now totally forgotten; a monotonous life far away from darkness, evil, deception, and death. There, some of us were acquainted and were getting along well with each other.
33:72 We did indeed offer the trust to the heavens and the earth and the mountains; but they refused to undertake it, being afraid thereof. But man undertook it; he was indeed unjust and ignorant.
alastu birabbikum, qaaluu balaa shahidnaa
7:172 "Am I not your Lord?" They said: "Yes! We testify."
Then came the offer: To bear the trust. It was indeed a very heavy burden; many of those stronger ones couldn't accept to bear the trust. And yes, we undertook the heavy burden. There were so many dangers on the road, we could slip and fall down. But we didn't mind all those risks, because the road was so beautiful and at the end of the road much more beautiful things were waiting for us.
rabbanaa amattanasnatayni waahyaytanasnatayn
40:11 "Our Lord! You have made us die twice and You have given us life twice"
2:28 How can you disbelieve in Allah? Seeing that you were dead and He gave you life. Then He will give you death, then again will bring you to life and then unto Him you will return.
Allah created death. He created darkness, coldness, troubles and evil. Life, light, mercy, and beneficence have already been within His Esssence; and at our first life we had tasted them a bit. He appointed officers who invite to evil and who remind goodness. He appointed angels for the second death, for the second resurrection.
We don't remember anything about that first life of ours, as we don't know anything about the next one. But sometimes, we meet somebody for the very first time, and we have the feeling that we know this person for a very long time...as if he is one of our old friends. This is the kind of acquaintance mentioned in the hadith above and it is called acquaintance "since qaaluu balaa".
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