| 1 | O you who believe! Let it be said: Al-Ruh; |
| 2 | The Soul; The Immortal Soul; |
| 3 | And the thirty-eighth name of Allah, the One, the Absolute, the Almighty. |
| 4 | The ancient mystery of the Egyptians and the mystery schools; |
| 5 | The power to live beyond a single life; |
| 6 | To live again and to never die. |
| 7 | Thus the soul is Allah and all souls are Allah. |
| 8 | What then of the soul? |
| 9 | Of the Soul, the Maniacs from Persia and the Hindu say: |
| 10 | Only some men and women are borne possessing a divine immortal soul they call ahu-man; |
| 11 | The Rabbi priests of the Maniacs say: |
| 12 | All slaves, the poor and foreigners do not possess a soul and so are less than animals and cannot return to life. |
| 13 | The religion of the Maniacs they call Manes and Aryan say: |
| 14 | Some men possess a second soul called hu-man and few possess a third soul they call ba-man. |
| 15 | Of the Soul, the Jain say: |
| 16 | All living things possess a soul that is separate from its existence and its body. |
| 17 | Every plant, every animal, every man and women possess a soul, the Jain say. |
| 18 | Of the Soul, the Mithrains and Christians say: |
| 19 | All men and women possess souls, but no other living thing. |
| 20 | The Mithrains and Christians say: |
| 21 | Our souls travel down from Heaven into our body at birth and upon death we shall be judged and if we fail we shall be subject to torment in an underworld to atone for our transgressions. |
| 22 | Behold! Only Allah and no other holds the key to the riddle of soul, no other. |
| 23 | Do not be deceived by those who seek to divide you with fear, |
| 24 | Or beguile you with elaborate fantasy. |
| 25 | Can the heart of an animal be separated from its body and the animal survive? |
| 26 | Can the mind of a man be separated from himself? |
| 27 | Soul is but a word designed to separate and control. |
| 28 | Soul is no different to ancient psyche of the Greeks to ego of the Romans and self. |
| 29 | We are but one, yet within one, we are split into parts. |
| 30 | Thus, you are the living paradox. |
| 31 | Verily, you can never die, as all around you is the illusion. |
| 32 | The dream of the Universe of Allah. |
| 33 | Therefore, it is your choice to live in ignorance, or wisdom. |
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Sufa 42 - The Soul (Al-Ruh)