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EVER THOUGHT ABOUT THE TRUTH?

The only real absolute being is Allah. That means that only
Allah exists; matter is not absolute being. The material world
on the outside is one of the works of Allah's sublime creation.
Allah is surely "everywhere" and encompasses all. This reality
is explained in the Qur'an as follows;
Allah! There is no god but He, – the Living, the Self-sub-
sisting, Eternal. Neither slumber nor sleep can overtake
Him. His are all things in the heavens and on earth. Who
can intercede in His Presence except as He permits? He
knows what (appears to His creatures as) before or after
or behind them. Nor shall man grasp anything of His
knowledge except as He wills. His Throne extends over
the heavens and the earth, and He feels no fatigue in
guarding and preserving them, for He is the Most High,
and the Supreme (in glory). (Surat al-Baqara: 255)
The facts that Allah is not bound by space and that He en-
compasses everything are stated in another verse as follows:
To Allah belong the east and the West: Wherever you
turn, there is the Presence of Allah. For Allah is all-
Pervading, and all-Knowing. (Surat al-Baqara: 115)
The fullness of faith consists of understanding this truth,
avoiding the mistake of associating others with Allah and ac-
knowledging Allah as the One Absolute Being. Someone who
knows that, apart from Allah, everything is a shadow existence,
will say with certain faith (at the level of Haqq-al yakin – truth of
certainty) that only Allah exists and there is no other deity (or
any being with strength) besides Him.

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