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The Little Man in the Tower

On the other hand, anyone who understands that we can only have the
knowledge of original matter in the outside world as a perception in our
minds is saved from all these errors and understands the batin aspect of the
life of this world.

One important aspect of this is the disappearance of the concept of place.

Eliminating the Concept of Location

The only knowledge we have of everything we think of as material—our
own bodies, the objects around us, the ground we walk on, the Sun, stars,
and planets—is their perception in our brains, just like our dreams.
Therefore, we cannot have direct knowledge of the original forms of these
materials.

Anyone who comprehends this truth is saved from the mistakes that most
people fall into. Heading the list of these errors is the question, "Where is
Allah?" which stems from a belief in the concept of space. Most people
imagine that Allah is in outer space, up in the sky, or resides in some other
part of the universe (Allah is surely beyond that).

This ignorant belief is described in the Qur’an, in the story of Pharaoh,
who claimed in a most ignorant way that he himself was the Lord of Egypt
(Allah is surely beyond that), and maintained that Allah was in the sky.
Allah reveals this in the verses:

Pharaoh said, "Haman, build me a tower so that perhaps I may
gain means of access, access to the heavens, so that I can look on
Moses’ Allah…" (Surah Ghafir: 36-37)

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