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  • Is Reincarnation Possible In Islam.?

    Posted by Nadeem on August 27, 2024 at 9:15 pm

    To my knowledge reincarnation is not a belief in Islam, but it seems to be that people are reincarnated in a different body at a different time.

    There are the following reasons it might be true.

    1.There have been many people around the world who remember part of their past life and upon investigation it has been proven that what they remember is true.

    2. Allah knew in advance what every person will do in future even before creation. Then why would Allah send people to Earth for a test to prove themselves. Perhaps so that people wouldn’t complain that they never had a chance to prove themselves.

    So if Allah send humans to Earth to prove themselves so that they wouldn’t be able to complain that they did not get a chance to prove themselves, still people would still complain that if they were richer or poor or healthy or sick or in different environment or circumstances, such situations would have helped them pass the test. And since Allah never tested them in various situation they had not had a fair chance to prove themselves in all different circumstances and situations.

    So to avoid this complaining, wouldn’t Allah put them in all sort of situations. Thus, people will require reincarnation to experience all sort of test scenarios.

    3. When young children die, they never had a chance to prove themselves. If they go to hell based on Allah’s advance knowledge then they will complain that they never had a chance to prove themselves. On the other hand, If young children go to Paradize, then other people will complain why they are getting a free pass to paradise without a test.

    For the above reasons, it might be possible that people do reincarnate in a different body at different time in history to go through various environment and circumstances.

    So is reincarnation possible in Islam?

    Dr. Irfan Shahzad replied 1 month ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  • Is Reincarnation Possible In Islam.?

    Dr. Irfan Shahzad updated 1 month ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
  • Dr. Irfan Shahzad

    Scholar August 27, 2024 at 10:22 pm

    The Quran is explicit on this topic. There is no incarnation.

    God has told us that we die and live only twice: once we did not exist, then we exist, then we die, then we will be resurrected

    40: 11

    قَالُوا رَبَّنَا أَمَتَّنَا اثْنَتَيْنِ وَأَحْيَيْتَنَا اثْنَتَيْنِ فَاعْتَرَفْنَا بِذُنُوبِنَا فَهَلْ إِلَىٰ خُرُوجٍ مِّن سَبِيلٍ

    They will say: “Lord! Twice you gave us death and twice you gave us life. [100] So, [no doubt remains now on being resurrected after death. Consequently,] We confess our sins; so, is there also a way to get out from here?”

    Further, God has told us that the wish to go back to relive will not be granted, as the people would do the same:

    6: 27-28

    وَ لَوۡ تَرٰۤی اِذۡ وُقِفُوۡا عَلَی النَّارِ فَقَالُوۡا یٰلَیۡتَنَا نُرَدُّ وَ لَا نُکَذِّبَ بِاٰیٰتِ رَبِّنَا وَ نَکُوۡنَ مِنَ الۡمُؤۡمِنِیۡنَ ﴿۲۷﴾

    بَلۡ بَدَا لَہُمۡ مَّا کَانُوۡا یُخۡفُوۡنَ مِنۡ قَبۡلُ ؕ وَ لَوۡ رُدُّوۡا لَعَادُوۡا لِمَا نُہُوۡا عَنۡہُ وَ اِنَّہُمۡ لَکٰذِبُوۡنَ

    If you could see the time when they would be made to stand beside Hell, then they will say: “Would that we are sent back so that we can testify and not deny the revelations of our Lord [34] and become believers.”

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