The Soul — Selected Writings of the Promised Messiah
Introduction
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS) delves into the nature of the human soul, its subtle connection to the body, and how its innate spiritual faculties develop into everlasting life.
Book Series: Selections from the Writings of the Promised Messiah Author: Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian (AS) Compiler: Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih IV (RH) Section: Human Nature & Soul Navigation: Previous: « Revelation | Book Series Archive | Next: Life After Death »
Excerpt 60
The soul is a subtle light which is generated in the body and is nurtured in the womb. At first it has no distinct existence, but the essence of it is present in the sperm. It is related to the sperm by a subtle divine design and is a part of it. When the frame of the body is prepared, this light begins to shine forth.
[Islami Usul ki Falasafa, Ruhani Khaza’in, Vol. 10, p. 321]
[Selected Writings of the Promised Messiah, p. 74]
Excerpt 61
The soul cannot enjoy any spiritual perception or perform any spiritual action without the aid of the body. Just as the eye is needed to see and the ear is needed to hear, so is the body necessary for the manifestation of the powers of the soul. When the soul departs from the material body, God Almighty provides it with a subtle spiritual body in the realm of the Hereafter.
[Islami Usul ki Falasafa, Ruhani Khaza’in, Vol. 10, p. 390]
[Selected Writings of the Promised Messiah, p. 75]