What is the "metempsychosis" that the Druze repeat, and what is the argument against its existence in the Qur'an and Sunnah?
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Reincarnation, as understood by the Druze, is the transmigration of the soul from one human body to another. This is a false belief that contradicts the Quran and the . Allah causes souls to die and seizes them, and every soul shall taste death. However, the death of the soul does not mean its annihilation; rather, it remains in a state of bliss or torment until it returns to its body.
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