Before we start on discussing the soul, we must first point out that in order to even believe that the soul exist, you must believe in the spiritual aspect of life. This means that you must believe in that that cannot be seen through the physical perception. This should not be a stretch because we believe in many physical phenomena that cannot be seen, such as air, gravity, cold weather, etc. The proof in the unseen is based primarily on belief, however it is founded on insight, as well. To some people, if it cannot be seen, it does not exist. To those who think this way, they will eventually learn that that thought process has a very detrimental end. To understand the unseen in your own life experience, think about sleeping. When you sleep, you are conscious of living in your spiritual state, however, not in your physical state directly. While sleeping you are not conscious of the ‘seen’/physical world, because your spiritual existence is at the helm. So, whether you believe it or not, your life is depends on it.
The Creator is the Owner, the ONLY ONE, who brought the spiritual world into existence. Then He brought the physical world into existence, etc. Everything that we see, or know, or perceive, or imagine, or think about, is because of the Will of The Creator!!! So, let’s start our discussion.
What is the Soul?
What is the soul? The soul is the very essence of the human being. The soul is part of the unseen, hidden creation that exists but is imperceptible by the human’s physical senses. The soul is the life force in each and every human being. It is the basis of the individual, and it is part of the collective of all human souls, in that the ‘soul’ of humanity is as ONE SOUL (reference Al-Qur’an 4:1, 6:98, 10:19, 39:6, 49:13).
O mankind! reverence your Guardian-Lord Who created you from a single ‘soul: model for the best human nature’ , created of like nature his mate and from them twain scattered (like seeds) countless men and women; reverence God through Whom ye demand your mutual (rights) and (reverence) the wombs (that bore you): for God ever watches over you.
GOD (The Creator) Created an essence that He puts in every human being before their physical birth. The essence He created is from one soul, the original soul, that is a template or model, if you will, of the nature of a human. This model soul is neither male nor female, as ‘male’ and ‘female’ are physical expressions on the soul of the person that determine the function of the soul in that person’s life on earth.
The Soul is the main component in the constitution of the human being. The soul was created before its implementation into the human being’s existence. Every human being is, was, and will be created with a soul that has the same constitution as every other soul in every human being. The soul was created to be the subliminal consciousness (subconscious) of the human being. Its purpose is to manage the life subconsciously, directing the human being to the best and right direction, thus giving the human being the foundation to moving the life in the proper direction as instilled in the soul by The Creator. The soul ‘sends’ directions and guidance to the mind and the heart of the human…. it is up to the mental consciousness of the human being to accept the direction/guidance from the soul or reject it, thus making the personal judgment (and responsibility of that judgment) as to right or wrong.
GOD (The Creator) made the soul and fashioned it with some attributes that are reflective, but not equal, to His Own. The Creator has nothing in His creation that is comparable, equal, or any semblance of Himself. Examples: 1.) GOD is Most Compassionate, so He placed compassion onto the human soul, 2.) GOD is Most Generous, so He placed generosity onto the human soul, along with many (but not all) of His Own attributes. This is what is meant by “GOD made man in His own image” in the Bible… (although the word ‘image’ is a REALLY BAD interpretation of the correct revelation. “Image” gives the concept of a physical picture or representation; GOD cannot be represented in Creation). GOD is the Maker, Designer, Originator, Developer, Owner, and Fashioner of Creation. He is High above creation and can never be part of His Creation, and His Dominion and Rule is over ALL Creation! Creation cannot express Him or contain Him; Creation can only express and represent His Works.
GOD (The Creator) formed the soul in perfect balance and in purity, of natural abilities and high moral values…. fully able to distinguish between right and wrong. This is the essence of the soul. So, humanity could not have been created in sin, because GOD (The Creator) formed the human nature and soul. GOD (The Creator) is Perfect, the Highest and Supreme in Purity, Truth, Excellence in every Good, etc. How can The Creator, Who is Supreme in Purity and Goodness, intend to create a human whose essence is sinful and corrupt? It cannot be!!! So, man is not sinful in his original nature. To believe that he is, is to attribute a grave lie to the Creator!!!
How can The Creator, Who is Supreme in Purity and Goodness, intend to create a human whose essence is sinful and corrupt? It cannot be!!! So, man is not sinful in his original nature. To believe that he is, is to attribute a grave lie to the Creator, meaning to denigrate the Creator Himself!!!
The soul of the human operates to guide the human to the best of life. When a human being moves towards an action, the soul’s function is to guide the person to the right and best outcome… one that is based in truth and justice, and operates for the benefit of all things affected. If you don’t believe this, ponder and reflect on any past occasion where you were contemplating doing something you knew was wrong or hurtful. Your inner ‘voice’ told you not to do it. The first time the inner ‘voice’ spoke to you, it was quite noticeable within yourself. But, as you neglected to heed the good advice of your soul’s inner ‘voice’, that ‘voice’ became less and less noticeable and more and more faint and weak. That is how corruption and the increased ability to do wrong grows within the person intent on doing wrong. The very voice that is trying to save you is being extinguished, thus bringing about the failure and demise of the person. However, the human is responsible for maintaining the purity of the soul by living in accord with the purpose that GOD (The Creator) made he or she for. So, if the human follows the natural guidance that is instilled in the soul, the human can attain high levels of excellence, more excellent character, greater utility to humanity and the world, and much higher standards of living. On the other hand, if the human seeks paths diverse from the excellent nature of the soul, the human will corrupt the soul and cause its demise and failure in life. Look at the condition of much of the world today. We want to blame certain people for this bad condition. In fact, it is a reflection of the demise of the human spirit and the loss of respect for the Creation that GOD, Himself, made. Don’t look at everyone else as the culprit if your own spirit is lacking, or the work that you are so proud of is NOT bringing humanity together for the highest purpose. This is the nature of the soul of the human being…. it puts out what you have directed it to.
The soul has been created pure. It will always be pure. However, it will reflect the conditions that the human mind subject it to. It those conditions are in line with the light of GOD’s Will and Purpose, the soul will reflect the beautiful life as GOD intended and by GOD’s definition of beauty. Likewise, if those conditions that the mind subjects the soul to are selfish, cold, indecent, murderous, callous, unfaithful to The Creator, the soul will reflect ugly, horrible, hellish life.
The Creator intended that the human being strive to keep the soul in a state of correctness and purity. As mankind deviates from the moral compass of the individual and collective souls, The Creator’s ‘intent’ to keep mankind focusing on the right direction (thus maintaining the proper condition of the soul) and the purpose of mankind’s life is the reason that Revelation was sent from The Creator to mankind through prophets and messengers… and even inspiration to GOD-conscious people.
The soul, once GOD has created it, does not die. It will maintain a “record” of all of the life’s activities, deeds, thoughts, intentions, etc. incurred by the human during the life here in this physical realm. Therefore, all deeds, actions, inactions, thoughts, motives, etc. will be brought before the person when the person is brought up in the afterlife. Hence, the reality of this is that your soul will be a witness for you or against you depending on the deeds that you choose to do and paths that you elect to take throughout your life.
Reflect on this… the state of your soul at your death determines the condition of your existence in the life after death. At the time of your death, if you are in a good stable state as a believer and faithful trustee of GOD’s Will, you will enter a good condition in your existence, if GOD Wills. If you are in a hateful, harmful, arrogant, disbeliever, and a rebel against GOD’s Will and Plan, you will inherit the punishment of hell and destruction!
This beautiful soul that has been gifted to all of us, all humans, by the One True Creator (who most refer to as ‘GOD’) is pure and innocent from birth and remains the same throughout our existence. This is fact… it is your mind’s choice as to whether or not you accept this fact. It a fact that while you have life, you are being granted the Mercy from GOD to maintain the purity of your soul… which is the essence of your life. GOD grants you His Mercy so that you can rectify errors, failures, and sins, redeem yourself through GOD’s Guidance to rectify these sins, to redirect your life into the path of what GOD Created you for and how He Created you to live. As long as you are alive in this world, you have the opportunity to improve and increase your righteousness. On the contrary, you can also elect to go down the path of disobedience to GOD, and essentially create the force of inertia against the right way to live. Study your chemistry and physics to find out what that means.
What is the Mind?
The Purpose of the Soul
When The Creator made the soul of the human being, He gave it purpose, just as He had given all of Creation. The Creation was created reflecting the perfect order, construction, and purpose as The Creator intended. Every created thing, and class of creation, every object of creation has a purpose that The Creator brought it into existence for. The human being and the soul were Created from the Perfect Creation as GOD (The Creator) intended. Observe and study the Creation. All of the thinkers and scientific observers of all times did exactly that. All learning is based on observation, study, and understanding (as allowed from GOD’s Will and Plan) of the Perfect Creation that GOD , The Creator, Conceived, Designed, Formulated, and Brought into existence by His Will. Following the logic of these facts, it is easy to see that the soul of human that GOD was Created perfect…with no flaws in its nature and creation.
So, what is the purpose that GOD instilled in the soul? GOD Gifted us with this beautiful, powerful resource so that we can express in our lives the wonders of His Creation and to grow and increase through the great compulsion of the natural soul and the best utility of the great intellect He Gifted us to work with the guidance of the wonderful soul. The intertwining of all souls operating as a unit and working to do righteousness under GOD’s Direction would reveal a magnanimous and wondrous reflection of the Genius of GOD and His Will and Plan! So, how do we understand this Purpose? We can understand this purpose through observation, study, and GOD’s Revelations in the Creation and through the Prophets what the whole purpose of the soul is. So, let’s reflect on that.
GOD said that He ‘breathed’ something of His Spirit into the human. This alludes that He gave the human some of His Attributes (the significance of “He created the human in His ‘image'”) and fashioned the human to start life with excellent and high standards. Every human has a soul that GOD placed in them; ALL human life has the same template soul, meaning that ALL human life start with the model of excellent character, high standards, the best of natures, the best potential to satisfy the requirement of goodness, self-leadership, community development capacity and sustainability, excellent human interacts, and the highest potential to the good and orderly affairs that GOD intends for humanity.
The soul is a special creation of GOD. It ALWAYS obeys GOD’s Will. It serves as the guiding ‘light’ for the human being…. at all times directing the human being towards the good and right life that GOD has Willed for creation. The soul sees Creation as the Unitary, Living Organism as GOD Created it. Yes, Living Organism. It takes serious insight and understanding to appreciate this, however if you haven’t gotten to that understanding, you will when you realize that GOD is the Creator of ALL life, and GOD determines what life is. So, the soul is one of the many forms of Living Organisms in GOD,s Creation. The soul was created to guide the human being in life towards the best of behavior, the best of morals, the highest compassion, cooperation, community relations and interaction with all other human, and respect for the dignity of all creation.
The Soul Seeks to Stay ‘Connected’ to The Creator
The Soul Seeks Constant Consciousness of The Creator
The measure of a man or a woman is the level of gratitude and appreciation for GOD’s Mercies and Benevolence that person has for the Blessings and Generosity of The Sovereign, Merciful, Magnanimous Creator!
How does the soul express naturally its consciousness of The Creator? The soul seeks to communicate and receive guidance, direction, closeness, acceptance in the communication, while expressing the appreciation for the infinite Blessings, development, wisdom and understanding, truth, and life force from The Creator.