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Question:
Respected Sir, I read your column Ruḥānī Dāk with deep devotion to quench my thirst for knowledge. May Allah Almighty grant you the grace to continue serving humanity in this manner. A few questions frequently arise in my mind, and I felt inclined to write to you so that I might receive a satisfying response:
1. The soul is an immaterial entity that remains invisible to us, yet at times we do perceive it—for instance, practitioners of spiritual sciences, or when we encounter departed souls in our dreams. Since the soul is immaterial, how does it become visible to us?
2. After death, does the soul remain in this world, or does it ascend to the heavens?
3. I once read in one of your columns that another body accompanies man, referred to as the ethereal body (Hamzād). What is its function?
4. 4. Regarding the punishment that occurs in the grave after death: this too befalls the body, whereas the true essence is the soul, which is free from the constraints of time and space — and it is the soul alone through which man carries out all his actions.
5. After passing away, the saints of Allah (Awliyā Kirām) remain alive in their shrines. Is this true?
I hope you will illuminate these matters with the light of your knowledge.
Answer:
(1) The soul possesses seventy thousand layers, and these layers are composed of light (roshnī) and celestial illumination (nūr). The soul that we perceive is, in fact, a body fashioned of light.
(2) After death, the soul resides in the realm of A‘rāf (the intermediary state), whereas before birth, the soul abides in the realm of Barzakh.
(3) Overlaid upon the physical frame of flesh, skin, and bones is another body composed entirely of lights—possessing hands, feet, head, eyes, and limbs identical to those of the physical body. Qalandar Baba Auliya (RA) termed it the Nasmah, while modern scientists call it the Aura.
(4) Whatever transpires within the grave after death is experienced by this subtle body of light.
(5) If we somehow become acquainted with our subtle body of light, we can transcend time and space to perceive the states and occurrences of both this world and the hereafter.
(6) The saints (Awliyā Allāh) are the intimate friends of Allah. My dear friend, no one ever ceases to exist after death. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) instructed: when you visit a cemetery, say, "As-Salāmu ‘Alaykum Yā Ahl al-Qubūr" (Peace be upon you, O inhabitants of the graves). The Holy Prophet affirmed that the inhabitants of the graves return your greeting of peace, though you do not hear them. If people were utterly annihilated, who hears the greeting, and who returns it? Remember, no declaration of my Master (peace and blessings be upon him) is devoid of profound wisdom.
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