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Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

speck eludes your Lord, either on Earth or in heaven. Nor
is there anything smaller than that, or larger, which is not
recorded in a Clear Book. (Surah Yunus: 61)
Allah is free from time and place. It is humankind who is de-
pendent on time and place. For this reason, the past, this mo-
ment, and the future are all one moment for Allah. For example,
our next year's birthday is in the future for us. In reality, that
moment has already been lived in Allah's Presence; Allah
knows of that moment. So He already knows what we will wear
on our next birthday, who we will be with, and what we will do
on that day. In the same manner, Allah knows every single de-
tail of what we will do in two, three, ten, or forty years time. Just
as Allah is aware of the days, and even minutes, and seconds of
a single person's life, He is also aware of every second of the
lives of the billions of people that have lived since the Creation
of the universe and that will live till the end of time. Allah has
created infinite time in an infinitesimal period, that is to say, He
has created all of time in a fraction of a second.
To be aware of Allah's infinite knowledge of these events
and realize that people are observers of their destiny are great
blessings and comfort for the believer. A righteous believer who
sincerely submits to Allah, takes the destiny that has been pre-
pared for him as a lesson, and with excitement, thankfulness,
and contemplation watches his destiny unroll with the same
comfort, trust, and happiness as if he were sitting on his couch
and watching a movie.
One who regards Allah as his friend and guardian, and is
happy with the events, sights, and speeches Allah has created is
also happy with his destiny. Allah can create different events
and sights in a person's destiny to try him. These can be seen as

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