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is a kind of sound, which, as has been pointed out earlier, is only a mode of motion ; but 'command' is the injunction, or 'sense' which the word ensouls, and is unperishing, as such. The distinction is time-honoured, and has been well brought out in the Purva Mimansa Sutras of Jaimini, the founder of one of the six schools of Hindu philosophy.
Sounds originate in two different ways : either they arise from the vibrations of material bodies, er are uttered by living beings. In the former case, they convey no 'idea' to the mind beyond that of noise of a pleasant, ụnpleasant or indifferent type, but in the latter, the mind is made aware of an 'idea,' in addition to the sensation of sound. Now, because the speech of a living being is determined by individual motives and is intended to convey an idea to the mind of the hearer, it is expressive of a purport. It is this sense,' ' meaning,' or 'word-purport,' collectively knowledge, which is eternal.
If we now take a step in the direction of mythology and personify knowledge as God, we shall see the Prophet's description of the soul acquiring signification. For, as a soul is the command or injunction, that is to say, the idea underlying the word of command, all the souls taken collectively must be represented in the entirety of knowledge personified as a being. In other words, the relation between God and souls is the same as that between knowledge and ideas. It is interesting to note in this connection that the Sufis hold everything to be an‘ism' (name) of God, and the Bible points out that the Lord God brought all living creatures unto Adam,
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