The Immortality of the Spirit and the Reality of Resurrection
The presented text and videos are taken from The Words, a work from the Risale-i Nur Collection written by Bediüzzaman Said Nursi, particularly from the section known as The Twenty-Ninth Word.
This source primarily addresses metaphysical subjects such as the immortality of the spirit, the existence of angels, and the reality of the life of the Hereafter.
While arguing that the human spirit is everlasting, the author emphasizes that the connection between this world and the realm of spirits is extremely strong and close.
The text states that experiences such as spiritual discoveries and truthful dreams constitute tangible evidence for the continued existence of the spirit.
It also explains that various arguments will be presented to satisfy both the intellect and the heart, with the aim of removing the doubts created by materialistic philosophy.
Overall, this section serves as a systematic guide explaining the rational and spiritual foundations of life after death.
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THE TWENTY-NINTH WORD
The Immortality of Man’s Spirit,
The Angels, and the Resurrection of the Dead
SECOND AIM
Now, we turn to the Second Aim.
It takes us somewhere deeper.
To the resurrection of the dead.
To the end of this world.
And to the life of the Hereafter.
This Aim contains four fundamental points.
But before we reach them…
there is an introduction.
An introduction that begins with a comparison.
FIRST FUNDAMENTAL POINT
The human spirit is immortal.
This is not merely a possibility.
It is a reality.
A reality supported by many signs.
The same signs that point to the existence of angels…
and other spiritual beings…
also point toward the immortality of the human spirit.
In fact, the matter is so certain…
that further explanation may seem unnecessary.
Consider this.
Around us…
there are countless immortal spirits.
They have passed beyond this visible world.
They now wait…
for the journey into the Hereafter.
Some dwell in what we call the Intermediate World.
Others belong to the World of Spirits.
And the distance between us…
and these countless beings…
may be far smaller than we imagine.
For many people throughout history…
this has not been a distant idea.
It has been a lived experience.
Saints and people of spiritual insight…
have spoken of contact with these beings.
Those who have perceived the mysteries of the grave…
have witnessed signs of their existence.
Even ordinary people…
have sometimes experienced communication with them.
And perhaps most remarkably…
many people have encountered them in true dreams.
Across generations…
these experiences have been repeated.
Across cultures…
similar accounts have emerged.
Together…
they have formed a vast body of testimony.
A testimony that has become part of humanity’s accepted knowledge.
And yet…
in our age…
something has changed.
Materialistic thought has become powerful.
It has influenced the way we see reality.
It has made people doubt…
even what once seemed obvious.
It has placed a veil of uncertainty…
over the deepest questions of existence.
Is the human spirit truly immortal?
Does consciousness continue beyond death?
Is the grave really an ending?
Or is it…
a doorway?
These questions cannot simply be dismissed.
They call for deeper reflection.
And so…
we shall go further.
To remove the doubts…
we will consider an introduction.
Then…
four sources.
Four different paths of insight.
They arise from two remarkable faculties within us.
The intuition of the heart…
and the insight of the intellect.
Together…
they invite us to look beyond what the eyes can see.
Beyond the limits of matter.
Beyond the boundary we call death.
And toward a reality…
that may be far greater…
than this temporary world.
This is where our journey begins.
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Original text and videos
The Twente-Ninth Word
About the Immortality of Man’s Spirit, the Angels, and the Resurrection of the Dead
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Second Aim
The Second Aim is about the resurrection of the dead, the end of the world, and the life of the hereafter. It consists of four fundamental points, and an introduction which is in the form of a comparison.
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FIRST FUNDAMENTAL POINT
The human spirit is definitely immortal. Almost all the indications in the First Aim which point to the existence of the angels and spirit beings also point to the immortality of the human spirit, which is our topic here. In my opinion, the matter is so certain that further explanation would be profitless. Indeed, the distance between us and the caravans of innumerable immortal spirits who are waiting to go to the hereafter in the Intermediate and Spirit Worlds is so fine and slight that there is no need to demonstrate it with proofs. Numberless saints and people of illumination getting in touch with them, and those who discern the secrets of the grave seeing them, and even a number of ordinary people communicating with them, and the mass of people forming relations with them in true dreams, have formed a mass of unanimous reports and have quite simply become part of the commonly accepted knowledge of mankind. However, because materialist thought has stupified everyone this age, it has been able to implant doubts in their minds concerning even the most evident matters. In order to remove these doubts, therefore, we shall set forth an introduction and four sources from the numerous sources springing from the heart’s intuition and the intellect’s insight.
SOURCES
Risale-i Nur Okuma Programı 2.1.0, Words[2021] – 548, email: syesilova72@gmail.com
Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, The Words – The Twenty-Ninth Word – About the Immortality of Man’s Spirit, the Angels, and the Resurrection of the Dead, The English translations of the Risale-i Nur Collection, translated by Şükran Vahide and published by Sözler Neşriyat, are an exact printed version of the original text. (erisale.com)
https://erisale.com/index.jsp?locale=en#content.en.201.534”