Man Know Thyself by Maulana Wahiduddin Khan - page 13

Man Know Thyself
Life After Death
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takes on the form of a human being as it grows in
the mother’s womb. This process continues until, in
the outside world, it develops into a full-fledged
human being. The metamorphosis of an insensate,
valueless substance, imperceptible to the naked-eye,
into a six-foot tall human being, is an everyday
event, so why should there be any difficulty in
understanding how the minute particles of our
bodies, after being scattered in the ground, will
once again take on a human form?
Every individual one sees walking around is, in
fact, an accumulation of countless atoms, previously
dispersed in unknown dimensions throughout the
earth and atmosphere. Presently the forces of nature
brought these atoms together in one meaningful,
sensate pattern, so that we are now able to observe
these same scattered atoms in the form of a human
being capable of thought, feeling and movement.
The very same process will be repeated when,
subsequent to our death, our particles are diffused
in the air, water and earth. Afterwards, at God’s
command, they will be reassembled and once again
assume the form of a human-being. What is so
extraordinary about the re-occurrence of an event
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