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Darwin’s Dilemma: The Soul

Everything they did is in the Books. Everything is record-
ed, big or small. The people who guard against evil are
amid Gardens and Rivers, on seats of honor in the presence
of an All-Powerful King. (Surat al-Qamar, 52-55)

In some verses of the Qur’an, Allah refers to some events
which lie in the future for us, but which have already taken place
in His Sight. For example, certain verses revealing that people will
have to account for themselves to Allah in the Hereafter relate
those events as already over and done with:
The Trumpet is blown, and those in the heavens and those
in the Earth all lose consciousness, except those Allah
wills. Then it is blown a second time and at once they are
standing upright, looking on. And the Earth shines with
the Pure Light of its Lord; the Book is put in place; the
Prophets and witnesses are brought; it is decided between
them with the truth . . . (Surat az-Zumar, 68-69)

Those who disbelieve are driven to Hell in companies . . .
(Surat az-Zumar, 71)

And those who have fear of their Lord are driven to the
Garden in companies . . . (Surat az-Zumar, 73)
Other verses on the same subject read:
[On that Day,] every self came together with a driver and a
witness. (Surah Qaf, 21)

And Heaven is split apart, for that Day it is very frail.
(Surat al-Haqqa, 16)

And [He] rewarded them for their steadfastness with a
Garden and with silk. Reclining in it on couches, they ex-
perienced there neither burning sun nor bitter cold. (Surat
al-Insan, 12-13)

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