Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,

As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.  (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)

One of our brothers/sisters has asked this question:

brother Burhan

do we have 3 lives

1. were we born earlier before this life

2. current life

3.eternal life

is this true

pl if u can give any quranic data

-May Allah reward u

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Answer:

Were we born before this life?

In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no person, no grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai, nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad(saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

As far as our physical life and presence on this earth is concerned, the Glorious Quran is absolutely clear that we were nothing and Allah Subhanah gave us life. Thus if your query is if we were born on earth before, or if there is a concept of rebirth in Islam, etc.; then the answer, in light of the clear guidance of the Quran and Sunnah is an Absolute NO.

We have been given by Allah Subhanah this first and only life to live a pre-determined time on earth, and on this earth we will die; and we will be given life again by the All-Mighty on the Day of Resurrection never to die again.

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 19 Surah Maryam verse 9: Thy Lord saith `That is easy for Me: I did indeed create thee before when thou hadst been nothing!' "

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 2 Surah Baqarah verse 28: How can ye (O disbelievers) reject faith in Allah? Seeing that ye were without life and He gave you life; then will He cause you to die and will again bring you to life; and to Him will ye return.

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 23 Surah Muminoon verses 12-16:

12 Man We did create from a quintessence (of clay);

13 Then We placed him as (a drop of) sperm in a place of rest firmly fixed;

14 Then We made the sperm into a clot of congealed blood; then of that clot We made a (foetus) lump; then We made out of that lump bones and clothed the bones with flesh; then We developed out of it another creature: so blessed be Allah the Best to create!

15 After that at length ye will die.

16 Again on the Day of Judgment will ye be raised up.

Thus the Islamic concept and belief is that we have been given this short period of one life as a test to do deeds; and only in the Hereafter will the results of our test be declared in the Presence and Majesty of the Lord of the Worlds. The righteous will be honored in the Hereafter with His Mercy and Grace and the eternal Gardens of Bliss, and the evil ones will deserve His Wrath and His Anger and the everlasting torture of Hell Fire.

Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.

Your Brother in Islam,

Burhan