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up in this very body” that is, to become an immortal… if you die,
everything is finished, so in order to seek to extend life, first, you must

get a body that does not decay so that the spirit or soul will have a place
to abide… Daoism (Taoism) has various methods to accomplish this
purpose. The most basic of these are two sorts? The outer pill and the
inner pill. The outer pill consists of using various minerals, especially
mercury, in order to concoct a potion. It is hoped that by ingesting var-
ious potions one can keep one’s body from decaying, and then the soul
can continue forever in its midst. They claim that if you put a bronze

mud on your feet and soak your feet in water for a very long time, you
will not decay. If you can find the so-called golden pill, once you eat it
your whole body will be able to live forever without decaying. 136
Almost all religions seek to solve the problem of what will happen to
man after his death, but Daoism (Taoism) in China alone chooses belief
in Daoism (Taoism) for “living in eternity” and for “the body of flesh
to become immortal.” Therefore, finding a solution to the question of
life and death, seeking deliverance and immortality, and finally reach-
ing the state of “living in eternity” are characteristics of Daoism

(Taoism). Daoism advocates realizing immortality in the flesh, man can
leave this bitter reality and enter the word of immortality. 137
In reality all these pagan beliefs are nonsensical. As we have pre-
viously stated, it is impossible for any man to acquire immortality in
this life unless Allah wills it. Our Lord has created every human being
as mortal beings, and every one of us will die when the time has come.
No medicine, no healing, no diet or any other method can prevent

death. Allah states the following:
Wherever you are, death will catch up with you, even if you are in
impregnable fortresses. If a good thing happens to them, they say,

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