Alam-e-Arwah: We Are From It and We Are Returning to It
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https://doi.org/10.58355/maqolat.v4i4.240Keywords:
Alam-e-Arwah, Islamic Metaphysics, Human Consciousness, Cosmology, Divine Simulation.Abstract
The concept of Alam-e-Arwah (The Realm of Souls) occupies a profound and foundational position in Islamic metaphysics. It refers to a pre-material, pre-worldly dimension where all human souls existed in a state of pure consciousness before entering physical bodies. This paper explores the Qur'anic, Hadith-based, and classical Islamic scholarly perspectives on Alam-e-Arwah, examines its ontological status in relation to space-time and the created universe, and discusses its implications for understanding human consciousness, existence, and ultimate return to Allah. The paper also highlights cross-disciplinary insights involving metaphysics, cosmology, and consciousness studies, concluding with reflections on the nature of existence as a possible divine simulation or metaphysical projection.
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The Qur'an: Surah Al-A'raf (7:172), Surah Al-Isra (17:85), Surah Al-Baqarah (2:156), Surah Al-An'am (6:32).
Sahih Muslim – Hadith on souls being like gathered troops.
Al-Ghazali, Ihya Ulum al-Din.
Ibn Arabi, Fusus al-Hikam.
Mulla Sadra, Asfar Arba'a.
William Chittick, The Sufi Path of Knowledge.
Henry Corbin, Creative Imagination in the Sufism of Ibn Arabi.
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