What is the true meaning of the Hadith: "Souls are like conscripted soldiers; those among them who recognize one another will become harmonious, and those among them who do not recognize one another will diverge," and are there other Hadiths that confirm this meaning?
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The meaning of the is that souls are of different kinds. Those that resemble each other in good and evil, righteousness and corruption, will harmonize, while those that differ will diverge. This could be an indication of the beginning of creation, where souls were created before bodies and met, or that souls were created in two categories. The hadith also implies that if a person feels aversion towards someone virtuous or righteous, they should eliminate the cause of that aversion.
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