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Islam: Self, Death and the Afterlife

The Soul, Barzakh and Resurrection

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Recall questions on ruh and nafs and the three states of the nafs, death and burial, Barzakh and the grave, and bodily resurrection including al-Ghazali's reply to the philosophers.

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Key term

Distinguish between ruh and nafs.

Key term

Why is cremation forbidden?

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What brings Barzakh to an end?

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  1. 1

    Distinguish between ruh and nafs.

    Model answer

    Ruh is the spirit God breathes into a person, while nafs is the self or soul as the seat of desire, conscience and identity.

  2. 2

    Why do Muslims say little can be known about the soul?

    Model answer

    The Qur’an states that the spirit is a matter of God’s command and that human beings have been given only a little knowledge of it.

  3. 3

    Name the three states of the nafs described in the Qur’an.

    Model answer

    The soul that incites to evil, the soul that reproaches itself, and the soul at peace.

  4. 4

    Who is believed to take the soul at death?

    Model answer

    The angel of death, appointed by God for that task.

  5. 5

    Describe how a Muslim body is prepared for burial.

    Model answer

    It is washed, wrapped in plain white cloths and prayed over, then buried in a simple grave as soon as possible.

  6. 6

    Why is cremation forbidden?

    Model answer

    The body is a trust from God that will be raised again, so it must be treated with dignity rather than destroyed.

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