How Fitra Actually Constrains Existence

                                                 How Fitra Actually Constrains Existence

​Some may wonder: If the soul is actually waiting in a state of slumber in the Primordial Covenant (Elest Bezmi), how is it that our bodies can move in this world? Could the Creator have created the Multiverse to see what results would emerge from the interaction between fitra (innate nature) and the soul? Why is it that while matter generally tends toward entropy, the soul inclines toward the belief in Oneness (Tawhid)? In what way is the soul connected to the body? If the All-Knowing Creator determined how everything would unfold from the very beginning, why does He confront us humans with a concept like Hell as a result of the decisions we make with our partial free will?

​Let us try to answer these questions to the best of our ability:

​The soul was created based on specific characters from the beginning, and the bond between the soul and our worldly bodies is a quantum entanglement bond. Therefore, although there is a connection between our soul and our body, they are actually distinct things. Our bodies can act like avatars reflecting the character of our soul; there is no need for the soul to rush from place to place like a management system.

​Furthermore, the Creator knows how our soul—whose initial character was programmed by Him—will behave across all worldly possibilities. In this respect, our partial free will, which we call divine decree (qaza), is also under the control of our Lord. In other words, the notion that our partial free will is not "set" or known by the Creator is a fallacy. Those who oppose the belief in destiny (qadar) are mistaken in this regard. In reality, decree, destiny, and all else are known by the Creator.

​In fact, the Creator may have created the Multiverse to see how each soul maintains its existence in different positions. From this perspective, if we consider that there is an indirect connection between every body controlled by our souls, what we do in this universe is related to the actions of our every body in the Multiverse. Because these actions can affect the character of our "source soul," what we do in this world gains an even deeper layer of importance.

​As most of us know, the universe we inhabit tends toward entropy as a reflection of fitra; that is, it is becoming increasingly disordered. We can infer this from the expansion of the universe and the rising absolute temperature. In religious texts, the emphasis on "Order" in the description of Paradise is significant. What can be understood from this is that the afterlife is an environment approaching a state of stability, rather than one tending toward entropy. Along with this, considering the conditions of this world, one could interpret that the soul does not like "speed" (instability) and that Paradise is sufficiently "cool" (stable). When we look at descriptions of Hell, there is an emphasis that it is hotter than all fires and eternal. The conclusion to be drawn here is that the soul suffers immense agony from entropy and inclines toward a stable state much more intensely than we can perceive.

​This text can serve as a guide for those who are deeply curious about religious-Sufi matters and seek their counterparts in modern science, allowing you to draw meaningful conclusions.

​Written by: Emre Pelit