History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v3.c38.s4.7

v3.c38.s4.7

Others of his opinions were equally novel. "God," he held, "is a *material* substance according to the Jews, and His materiality is symbolized by a human figure and body. At times He diffuses Himself like the separate rays of the Sun....The reward of good deeds and the punishment of sins take place in *this* world. A man's soul is born again after a period of sleep exactly as long as his last life; life in the world and repose in the grave alternate exactly like day and night....Every element that exists in the universe, is present in the human body....There ought to be, according to the Jewish religion, a living Prophet always present in the world to give currency to the Law of Moses.''