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Roots <strong>of</strong> Man in the World<br />
As soon as a male sperm enters the womb, a mineral spirit arrives to coagulate the blood. <strong>The</strong> botanical<br />
spirit helps it grow. After four months <strong>of</strong> pregnancy, the bio-spirit (animal spirit) enters the womb, which<br />
enables the embryo to move. <strong>The</strong>se spirits are known as the terrestrial spirits. Soon after the baby is<br />
delivered, the human soul along with its subtleties is inserted in the baby. <strong>The</strong>se are known as the celestial<br />
souls.<br />
If the baby expires within the womb <strong>of</strong> the mother before the delivery takes place, a funeral ceremony is<br />
not necessary, as it was yet to become a human being. A funeral ceremony is a must in the event the baby<br />
dies just moments after the delivery. Because by then, it would have become a human being owing to the<br />
arrival <strong>of</strong> the human soul in him, and the Self (Nafs), along with its auxiliaries had settled at the naval<br />
point. A man with a stronger mineral spirit likes to live in the mountains. Man's fondness for trees and<br />
flowers is due to the botanical spirit in him. Due to the dominance <strong>of</strong> the bio-spirit, a fondness <strong>of</strong> animals<br />
and behaviour like that <strong>of</strong> animals develops. <strong>The</strong> Nafs (a Satanic Jinn) resembles a dog in appearance.<br />
With its dominance, man develops dog-like behaviour and affection for dogs. With the awakening <strong>of</strong> the<br />
faculty <strong>of</strong> the heart, a human becomes like an angel.<br />
After death, the celestial souls return to the paradise, they (celestial souls) are assigned to one particular<br />
body, whereas, the terrestrial spirits including the Nafs are left behind in this world. <strong>The</strong> terrestrial spirits<br />
(after death) are transferred into another (newly born) human body, and they continue to be re-allocated to<br />
different human beings. <strong>The</strong> terrestrial spirits are exempt from the Day <strong>of</strong> Judgement and accountability.<br />
<strong>The</strong> cleansed spirits <strong>of</strong> the Nafs (<strong>The</strong> Self) stay in the graves to continue to worship <strong>God</strong>, and also<br />
facilitate humanity with spiritual grace. As Prophet Mohammad, on (the Night <strong>of</strong> Ascension) passed by<br />
the grave <strong>of</strong> Prophet Moses, he saw him engaged in worship in his grave. When Prophet Mohammad<br />
reached the Celestial Sphere, he saw Prophet Moses was present there too. <strong>The</strong> dominant Nafs <strong>of</strong><br />
"sinners" join the Groups <strong>of</strong> Satans for their survival. <strong>The</strong>y enter the bodies <strong>of</strong> human beings to harm<br />
them. <strong>The</strong>y are called Evil Spirits (Such subtleties <strong>of</strong> the Self," Nafs" are thus known as Evil Spirits).<br />
According to the Bible, Jesus used to cast out Evil Spirits (from those who were possessed). After death,<br />
the terrestrial spirits and the Nafs remain in this world, the human soul enters either in ‘Il’liyeen or Sij’jeen<br />
and the Lata'if (<strong>The</strong> Faculties <strong>of</strong> the human breast), provided they are enlightened, they too go to<br />
‘Il’liyeen, otherwise they (Lata’if) are wasted in the grave. Due to the Nafs, man became impure.<br />
Bullhay Shah said, “<strong>The</strong> Self (Nafs) brought along with it impurities in me, otherwise, I had not been<br />
impure originally.”<br />
For acquisition <strong>of</strong> the Self-mortification, the celestial books were revealed and the Prophets and the Saints<br />
were sent. <strong>The</strong> Self was made subject to fear <strong>of</strong> hellfire, and was incited with the pleasure <strong>of</strong> the paradise.<br />
Efforts were made through austerities, worship, and lent, so as to tame it; the successful contenders<br />
became deserving claimants <strong>of</strong> the paradise. <strong>The</strong> elite, however, were able to purify the Self by virtue <strong>of</strong><br />
mystical knowledge, thus becoming <strong>God</strong>'s Friends.