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BASIC TENETS OF ISLAM

sound in. Therefore, no matter how noisy is the outside, the inside
of the brain is completely silent. Nevertheless, the sharpest sounds
are perceived in the brain. In your completely silent brain, you

listen to symphonies, and hear all of the noises in a crowded
place. However, were the sound level in your brain measured by a
precise device at that moment, complete silence would be found to
be prevailing there.
As is the case with imagery, decades of effort have been spent in
trying to generate and reproduce sound that is faithful to the

original. The results of these efforts are sound recorders, high-
fidelity systems, and systems for sensing sound. Despite all of this
technology and the thousands of engineers and experts who have
been working on this endeavor, no sound has yet been obtained that
has the same sharpness and clarity as the sound perceived by the
ear. Think of the highest-quality hi-fi systems produced by the
largest company in the music industry. Even in these devices, when
sound is recorded some of it is lost; or when you turn on a hi-fi you
always hear a hissing sound before the music starts. However, the

sounds that are the products of the human body's technology are
extremely sharp and clear. A human ear never perceives a sound
accompanied by a hissing sound or with atmospherics as does a hi-
fi; rather, it perceives sound exactly as it is, sharp and clear. This is
the way it has been since the creation of man.
So far, no man-made visual or recording apparatus has been as

sensitive and successful in perceiving sensory data as are the eye
and the ear. However, as far as seeing and hearing are concerned, a
far greater truth lies beyond all this.

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