Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Distinguishing afterlife from reincarnation

“You have said that part of human personality is repeatable, hence human personality is also repeatable. The concept of avagaman (reincarnation) says the same thing. As Muslims, we do not believe in this theory. How can we distinguish the concept of life after death with the concept of avagaman?”Asked by مسٹر ناصر عزیز, دلی

He answers at 1:04:39 in Life after Death I 22nd · 1 min 22 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:04:39
maulana, agla sawal dilli se hai, mr naseer aziz ka. unhon ne likha hai: you have said that part of human personality is repeatable, hence human personality is also repeatable. the concept of avagaman says the same thing. as muslims, we do not believe in this theory. how can we distinguish the concept of life after death with the concept of avagaman? dekhiye, awa gaman agar simply yeh ho ke maut ke baad zindagi, to woh to samajh mein aati hai. Lekin jo
1:05:17
82 saal ke, pata nahin kitne lakh saal ka chakkar hai, woh to ek illogical baat hai. Awa gaman simply agar yeh ho, life after death ke maano mein to sahi sahi samjhunga is ko. Lekin woh to yeh hai ke ek, pata nahin kitne crore saal aadmi ghoomta rehta hai, ghoomta rehta hai, ghoomta rehta hai. Yeh yeh to bilkul illogical baat hai. Koi is ka na reason mein, koi is ka saboot hai, na mazhab mein koi saboot hai. To awa gaman simply life after death ke maano mein nahin hai. Woh ek ek cycle ke maano mein hai, aur woh cycle ka koi saboot nahin hai. Na mazhab mein, na reason mein, na science mein.
1:06:01
Maulana, agla sawal Bangalore se aaya hai, Maulana Naseerullah Qureshi sahab ka. Unhon ne likha hai:
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