Reincarnation is a superstitious belief that the soul passes from one body into another after death. Reincarnation does not imply a belief in the afterlife; in place of this, there is a belief in rebirth into this world with the same soul but in a new body. However, the Qur’an tells us that death and resurrection occur only once. Every one of us has only one life to live in this world; after that life, we die, and after death we are brought to life again. Then we stay in the Garden or in the Fire for eternity, depending on what we have done in this world and whether we have worshipped Allah without associating partners to Him. In other words, we only live once in this world, and then we have an afterlife, which goes on forever. The Qur’an tells us quite clearly that we will not be able to return to this world after death:
"There is a ban on any city We have destroyed; they will not return." (Surat al-Anbiya: 95)
"When death comes to one of them, he says, "My Lord, send me back again. so that perhaps I may act rightly regarding the things I failed to do!" No indeed! It is just words he utters. Before them there is an interspace until the Day they are raised up." (Surat al-Muminun: 99-100)