The soul (ruh).
People differ in their opinions on the soul- some call it a body, some an essence, some an accident; some regard it as eternal, others as created. Orthodox Islam declares its existence, but is silent on its nature and quality. God says: if questioned on the soul, say, 'it is from the will of god., Abu Bakr Qahati, however, holds that the soul is beyond the category of created objects. (the author does not subscribe to this view, and enters on a controversy to show its heresy.- trs.)- letter 79.
People differ in their opinions on the soul- some call it a body, some an essence, some an accident; some regard it as eternal, others as created. Orthodox Islam declares its existence, but is silent on its nature and quality. God says: if questioned on the soul, say, 'it is from the will of god., Abu Bakr Qahati, however, holds that the soul is beyond the category of created objects. (the author does not subscribe to this view, and enters on a controversy to show its heresy.- trs.)- letter 79.
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