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The Nature of Experiencing of Returning… S. Mohammadsadeghipour et al (81
their wrong deeds. They The world after death, the
believed that a life full of sins Day of Counting and
and mistakes and seeing ugly Doomsday (the Day of
deeds at the time of being Resurrection) are real and true
confronted with the non- for all people.
returnable point had caused Also, many NDErs referred
them to become very anxious to the intercession as the most
and by begging and pleading important factor in returning
with God to compensate their to their bodies. One of the
sinful deeds; so they asked to important differences as the
return to their bodies. nature of returning to their
In some other cases, also, bodies is the intercession
some NDErs believed that the theme that distinguishes
reason for their return was to Iranians from other nationalities.
finish an unfinished mission Although in samples of other
and this mission could be the countries, intercessions have
child raising that existed at been referred to, among
that time of life or it could be Iranian NDErs, the qualities
a child that was supposed to and spiritual beliefs were
be born. inferred from Shi'a religion,
Ring (2000) and Van Lommel and believing in innocent
(2011) research findings confirmed Imams, Iranian NDEs pertain
and reported similar incidents. different nature in comparison
Even some NDErs expressed to other world’s NDEs.
that their mission was to send
the message that the
immaterial world was real.