Page 67 - The Little Man in the Tower

Harun Yahya - Adnan Oktar

Relations of Cause and Effect Determined
by Allah

One who understands that matter and space are illusions grasps yet
another important secret unknown to most people: The cause-and-effect
relationships that apply in this world are not the result of the physical
properties of matter or interactions between people. Since matter is only a
perception, it can have no physical effects. Every physical effect is created
separately as a perception. A stone, for instance, does not break a window;
the images of the throwing of the stone and the breaking of the window are
created separately. The lifting force of water that keeps a ship afloat or the
aerodynamic lift that keeps a plane aloft are created as illusions. All such
"forces" actually belong to Allah. Allah reveals this truth in the Qur’an as
follows:

Have they not looked at the birds above them, with wings
outspread and folded back? Nothing holds them up but the All-
Merciful. He sees all things. (Surat al-Mulk: 19)

Do you not see that Allah has made everything on the earth
subservient to you and the ships running upon the sea by His
command? He holds back the heaven, preventing it from falling to
the earth—except by His permission. Allah is All-Compassionate
to mankind, Most Merciful. (Surat al-Hajj: 65)

Also, a believer who grasps this secret will develop meaningful
relationships with others unlike the superficial cause-and-effect type of
relationships that most people accept. Because Allah has created all people
and their destinies, the various cause-and-effect relationships among people

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