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    Evidence that the deceased are aware of those who visit their graves.

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    Ibn Qayyim controversially uses manāmāt — dreams of righteous Muslims — as supplementary evidence. He argues that truthful dreams are “one forty-sixth of prophecy” (a famous hadith). Critics (e.g., Ibn Taymiyya’s more skeptical followers) note this opens the door to subjective mysticism. But Ibn Qayyim insists on verifying dreams against scripture.

    The book Kitab ar-Ruh (The Book of the Spirit) by the 14th-century scholar Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyya is a foundational Islamic text exploring the nature of the human soul and its journey into the afterlife. Written by a primary student of Ibn Taymiyyah, this work addresses 21 specific queries regarding death, the grave ( Barzakh ), and the relationship between the living and the dead.

    Most Islamic eschatological works focus on Qiyāmah (the Resurrection) — the Trumpet, the Gathering, the Reckoning. Ibn Qayyim’s Kitāb al-Rūḥ , however, dwells on the period the Qur’an calls Barzakh (Qur’an 23:100): a barrier or partition between this world and the next. The core questions it addresses are: