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EVER THOUGHT ABOUT THE TRUTH?

Allah informs men that He is "infinitely close" to them with
the verse: "When My servants ask you concerning Me, I am in-
deed close (to them)" (Surat al-Baqara, 186). Another verse relates
the same fact: "We told you that your Lord encompasses
mankind." (Surat al-Isra: 60).
Man is misled by thinking that the being that is closest to
him is himself. Allah, in truth, is closer to us even more than our-
selves. He has revealed this fact in the verse "Why do you not in-
tervene when it (the soul) comes up to the throat, under your very
eyes. We are nearer to him than you, but you do not see it." (Surat
al-Waqia: 83-85). As we learn from the verses, some people live
unaware of this phenomenal fact, because they do not see it with
their own eyes.
Some people are unaware of this great fact. They accept that
Allah created them, but think that the work they do belongs to
them. However, every action performed by a human being is cre-
ated with the permission of Allah. For example, a person who
writes a book writes it with the permission of Allah; every sen-
tence, every idea, and every paragraph is composed because
Allah wishes it. Allah reveals this very important principle in
several verses; one of these verses is, "... Allah created both you
and what you do?" (Surat as-Saffat: 96) In these words "... when
you threw; it was Allah Who threw... ", (Surat al-Anfal: 17) Allah
reveals that everything we do is an act that belongs to Him.
This is the reality. One may not want to concede this; but
this does not change a thing.

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