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Personal Identity in… Sh. Vahidi Mehrajardi et al (57
In this respect, Almighty level of creation and the
Allah said: preceding levels.
“Certainly, We created Tabataba'i argues that this
man from an extract of word implies that this new
clay. Then We made him a level should possess
drop of [seminal] fluid fundamentally different qualities
[lodged] in a secure abode. and virtues. Specifically, he
Then We created the drop asserts that the essence of the
of fluid as a clinging mass. soul is fundamentally distinct
Then We created the from that of the body.
clinging mass as a fleshy Consequently, the attributes
tissue. Then We created the and characteristics attributed
fleshy tissue as bones. Then to the body should differ from
We clothed the bones with those ascribed to the soul in
flesh. Then We produced all aspects. (Tabataba'i, 1972,
him as [yet] another Vol. 15: 21)
creature. So blessed is Allah, Misbah Yazdi, in his work,
the best of creators”. has also referenced this point
(The Qur’an, 23: 12-14) in various instances, which
will be further elaborated
Respecting the interpretation upon.
of the mentioned verses,
Allamah Tabataba'i, who was How Does a Person to Persist
the teacher of Misbah Yazdi, from One Time to Another?
highlights an important aspect In the broadest sense of the
regarding a verse. He term 'possible', one may
emphasizes that God's use of wonder about the types of
the word 'Ansh`anaa' (lit; We adventures that can be
produced) signifies the creation survived and the events that
of something entirely new and would inevitably lead to the
distinct. This indicates a clear termination of one's existence.
distinction between this new
