The Souls of Saints In the Quran and Islam

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Quoted from the book (An Hour with Ghosts) ByMohammed-Ali Hassan Al-Hilli
It is asserted in the heavenly books that when prophets, saints and martyrs depart from their bodies by death, they will ascend up to the paradises in the ethereal heavens and will not remain on earth.

While as regards the rest of people, they will stay on earth till they receive fully the punishment of their sins, then they will be gathered together for judgment and recompense.

This is confirmed by His saying – be glorified – in the Quran 3: 169, about martyrs:

وَلا تَحْسَبَنَّ الّذينَ قُتِلُوا في سَبيلِ اللهِ أمْواتاً ، بَلْ أحْياءٌ عِندَ ربِّهِم يُرْزَقُون
The explanation:
(Think not of those who are slain in the way of God as dead. Not so, but they are living, in the neighborhood of their Lord [in the heavenly paradises], having provision [from the fruit of these paradises, and drinking of their rivers.])

It means: in His neighborhood, in the ethereal paradises.

Moreover, God - be exalted - said in the Quran 3: 55 – about the story of Jesus, the son of Mary::
إِذْ قَالَ اللّهُ يَا عِيسَى إِنِّي مُتَوَفِّيكَ وَرَافِعُكَ إلَيَّ
The explanation:
(And when God said, "O Jesus, I will make you die and take you [to Me] and raise you up to Me)

It means: He took him up to the paradises.


And He said – be glorified – in the Quran 4: 158
بَل رَّفَعَهُ اللّهُ إِلَيْهِ وَكَانَ اللّهُ عَزِيزًا حَكِيمًا
The explanation:
(But God raised his [soul] up to Himself; and God is All-Mighty, All-Wise.)

Moreover, God – be glorified – said in the Quran 19: 57, in the story of Idries [Elia]:
وَرَفَعْنَاهُ مَكَانًا عَلِيًّا
The explanation:
(And we raised him up to a high place.)

It means: He raised him up to the paradises.

In addition, God – be exalted – said in the Quran 36: 26-27
قِيلَ ادْخُلِ الْجَنَّةَ قَالَ يَا لَيْتَ قَوْمِي يَعْلَمُونَ . بِمَا غَفَرَ لِي رَبِّي وَجَعَلَنِي مِنَ الْمُكْرَمِين
The explanation:
(It was said [to him]:"Enter Paradise." He said: "Would that my people knew,"

"That my Lord has forgiven me, and that He has made me one of the honored.")

Therefore, prophets and saints ascend up to the heavens when they die, and they will not stay on the earth.
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