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HARUN YAHYA (ADNAN OKTAR)

universe, is held by many people. (Allah is beyond that) The
fact is, however, that Allah is anywhere, encompassing
everything. He is the actual and the only absolute being, to

Whom all beings are subjected:
Allah , there is no god but Him, the Living, the Self-
Sustaining. He is not subject to drowsiness or sleep.
Everything in the heavens and the earth belongs to
Him. Who can intercede with Him except by His
permission? He knows what is before them and what is
behind them but they cannot grasp any of His
knowledge save what He wills. His Footstool
encompasses the heavens and the earth and their
preservation does not tire Him. He is the Most High, the
Magnificent. (Surat al-Baqara: 255)

Allah has everything within His grasp at any given
moment. There is no creature He does not hold by the
forelock. He has power over all things and is exalted high
above any weakness or inability.
As the sole absolute being, Allah enfolds the whole
universe, all people and places, the heavens and everywhere.
And Allah is manifested in the whole universe. According to
the hadith, our Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him

peace) said that someone who said that Allah was in the sky
was telling the truth. But this account in no way conflicts
with the fact that Allah is everywhere. Because if someone at
your location on earth raises his hands and prays to Allah
and thinks that Allah is in the sky, while someone at the
South Pole turns to Allah in the same way, while someone

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