Balance BetweenBalance BetweenBody and SoulBody and Soul

Don’t Transgress Against the Due Don’t Transgress Against the Due Balance. And Establish Balance Balance. And Establish Balance

with Justice and Don’t Fall Short in with Justice and Don’t Fall Short in the Fair Balance (Koran 55:8-9)the Fair Balance (Koran 55:8-9)

And every thing we have And every thing we have created in pairs (Koran 51:49)created in pairs (Koran 51:49)

Surat Sad 32:72 and Al-Hijr 15:29Surat Sad 32:72 and Al-Hijr 15:29 Car = Body, Soul=DriverCar = Body, Soul=Driver Driver doesn’t know how the car Driver doesn’t know how the car

works and doesn't control most of its works and doesn't control most of its operationsoperations

Separation between the body and Separation between the body and the soul during death and sleep the soul during death and sleep Koran Al-Zomor 39:42. Nightmares Koran Al-Zomor 39:42. Nightmares and grave punishmentand grave punishment

Resurrection = Coupling Body and Resurrection = Coupling Body and Soul again. Al-Takweer Koran 81:7Soul again. Al-Takweer Koran 81:7

Condition of resurrection. Taha Condition of resurrection. Taha (20:102); Beauty = deeds. Body is (20:102); Beauty = deeds. Body is naked from all kinds of coversnaked from all kinds of covers

Which is more importantWhich is more importantBody > = < SoulBody > = < Soul

Justice and Equality are not the sameJustice and Equality are not the same Body is from dirt. Dirt is cheep. Soul Body is from dirt. Dirt is cheep. Soul

was breathed from Allah’s spirtwas breathed from Allah’s spirt When did Allah order angels to bow?When did Allah order angels to bow? Where does Allah look? What the Where does Allah look? What the

place of motives and intensions?place of motives and intensions? Container is to serve the contentsContainer is to serve the contents

Needs of the SoulNeeds of the Soul Treatment from Sickness, exercise of spiritual Treatment from Sickness, exercise of spiritual

muscles, and feeding and caring for the soulmuscles, and feeding and caring for the soul The right extreme of denying the rights of the The right extreme of denying the rights of the

bodybody The left extreme of emphasizing the needs of The left extreme of emphasizing the needs of

the body in a materialistic culture; Best clothes, the body in a materialistic culture; Best clothes, best perfume, best health insurance, …best perfume, best health insurance, …

Feeding the soul doubts about the existence of Feeding the soul doubts about the existence of Allah, fictitious attributes about Allah or Allah, fictitious attributes about Allah or materialistic purposes of lifematerialistic purposes of life

Contaminated spiritual food leads to decline in Contaminated spiritual food leads to decline in spiritual health until death. The walking deadsspiritual health until death. The walking deads

Emphasis of Materialistic Emphasis of Materialistic LifeLife

Highest value of the society is Highest value of the society is materialismmaterialism

Focus on individuality; Human is alone Focus on individuality; Human is alone no partner with him. Versus Allah is no partner with him. Versus Allah is alone no partner with himalone no partner with him

Pleasing temptations versus pleasing Pleasing temptations versus pleasing AllahAllah

Submission to temptations versus Submission to temptations versus submission to Allahsubmission to Allah

Some of the Evil Some of the Evil TemptationsTemptations

The characteristics of the Evil Soul, such The characteristics of the Evil Soul, such as excessive selfishness and greedas excessive selfishness and greed

Ego and ArroganceHatred and Grudges

Anger and Revenge

Envy and Jealousy Cowardness

Stinginess and excessive Love of Money Laziness

Evil Desire of RacismEvil Desire of Racism

Excessive Self Admiring

sexual desires outside of Marriage

Three Spiritual MotivationsThree Spiritual Motivations

1.1. Love of God and Love of God and Strong Desire to Please Strong Desire to Please him him Al-Baqra 2:165

2.2. Strong desire to Strong desire to EarnEarn ParadiseParadise

3.3. Fear of God’s Fear of God’s Punishment and Strong Punishment and Strong Desire to Protect Desire to Protect Oneself Against Oneself Against

Analogy:Analogy:What Motivates an What Motivates an

Individual to Go Individual to Go To Work?To Work?

1.1. Love of His jobLove of His job2.2. Desire to Earn the Desire to Earn the

SalarySalary3.3. Fear of Being Fear of Being

Fired, or Fear of Fired, or Fear of PovertyPoverty

Al-Anbia’a 21:90Al-Sajada 32:16 What is the soul Koran 17:85

Al-Rahman 55:1-9Al-Rahman 55:1-9

The Most Gracious. He taught the Quran. He The Most Gracious. He taught the Quran. He has created man. He has taught him speech. has created man. He has taught him speech. The sun and the moon follow courses exactly The sun and the moon follow courses exactly computed. The stars and the trees are computed. The stars and the trees are submissive to his powers. And the heaven. submissive to his powers. And the heaven. He raised it high, and He has establish the He raised it high, and He has establish the balancebalance. In order that you may not . In order that you may not transgress against the transgress against the due balancedue balance. So . So establish establish balancebalance with justice and do not fall with justice and do not fall short in the short in the balancebalance. .

Examples of Balance in Natural Examples of Balance in Natural Laws (And Established the Laws (And Established the

Balanace)Balanace) Consumption of fresh water = Production Consumption of fresh water = Production

from sourcesfrom sources Centrifugal force against gravity forceCentrifugal force against gravity force Distance from sunDistance from sun Consumption of oxygen and its productionConsumption of oxygen and its production Loss of balance will lead to end of lifeLoss of balance will lead to end of life Natural balanced is not subject to the control Natural balanced is not subject to the control

of our free will. It is guarded by Allahof our free will. It is guarded by Allah Balance of life is not guarded by Allah. It is Balance of life is not guarded by Allah. It is

one of our responsibilities as Allah one of our responsibilities as Allah representatives on earth to guard it (Al-representatives on earth to guard it (Al-Hadeed 57:25)Hadeed 57:25)

Mechanics of BalanceMechanics of Balance

Examples of balance in Islamic lawsExamples of balance in Islamic laws Double standard: Al-Motafifeen (Koran 83:1-6)Double standard: Al-Motafifeen (Koran 83:1-6) Balance in marriage and divorceBalance in marriage and divorce Balance in spendingBalance in spending Label of the Muslim nation middle nation (Koran 2:143)Label of the Muslim nation middle nation (Koran 2:143) The three excessive guys who came to the prophetThe three excessive guys who came to the prophet Salam Al-Farsi and Abo-AldardaSalam Al-Farsi and Abo-Aldarda Balance between revenge and forgiveness (Koran Balance between revenge and forgiveness (Koran

42:40) 42:40) Balance between freedom and protection; Allah natural Balance between freedom and protection; Allah natural

laws and Islamic lawslaws and Islamic laws