Islam As It Is
man, know theyself!
~ 23 ~
like you, they would just be lifeless lumps of flesh,
for “you” do not dwell in them. “You” have, cast off
these old bodies and moulded yourself into a new
frame.
So the drama of construction and destruction is con-
stantly being enacted within you, without there
being any apparent change in you. The entity which
you call ‘yourself’ remains as it has always been.
Supposing you had entered into a contract with
someone ten years ago, “You” would continue to
honour this contract, because “You” had committed
yourself to it, although your previous frame is now
non-existent. The hands which signed the contract
and the tongue which testified to it are no longer
parts of your body. Nevertheless, “You” still exist,
and “You” acknowledge the fact that this ten-year
old agreement was contracted by “You” and that
“You” will continue to abide by it. This is that
internal human being at work which, far from
altering along with body-changes, survives
countless transformations intact.
This proves that the expression, “homo sapiens,” far
from
being a label attached to a certain physical
