Page 99 - The Moral Values of the Qur'an

absolute being is not matter, but Allah. The Qur’an is
quite specific on this point:
“That is because Allah is the Reality; and those besides
Him whom they invoke are but vain Falsehood: verily Allah
is He, Most High, Most Great.” (Surat al-Hajj, 22:62).
In truth, matter has the ability to exist only so
longas it has been created by Allah. Its existence is
preserved only at His wish and by His command.
Consequently, the permanence of the absolute
existence of matter is out of the question: matter can
exist only as a result of the “Be” command of Allah.
Allah states this fact in the Qur’an in the following
verse:

“It is Allah Who sustains the heavens and the earth, lest
they cease to function: and if they should fail, not one can
sustain them thereafter: verily, He is Most Forbearing, and
Oft-Forgiving. (Surat Fat’r, 35:41)
This means the complete world exists only with
the sustanence of Allah and when He so orders, it
shall cease to exist. In fact, this means that the entire
universe is made of illusive matter, which will end
when commanded. This boundless will of Allah is
beyond comprehension, but dreams may be a way of
understanding this creation to a certain extent. For
instance, when someone wakes up from a dream, the

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