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ETERNITY HAS ALREADY BEGUN

tion, it is not possible to talk of the concepts of past and present.
Everything, all people, all living beings live simultaneously. All
ages, minutes, seconds and even all days, hours and moments occur
at the same time. Though man is unable to see this due to the limit-
ed capacity of his sensations, this fact is evident. In the section "Rel-
ativity of the Qur'an", many examples were given to explain the dif-
ference between the time man is bound by and time in the Sight of
Allah. Allah draws our attention to this issue in the following verse:

A day with your Lord is equivalent to a thousand years in the way
you count. (Surat Al-Hajj: 47)
Allah, the al-Hasib, knows in detail the account of things people
do throughout their lives. If one remembers that nothing that is expe-
rienced and that exists ever disappears, one will have a better grasp
of this attribute of Allah. That Allah knows everything, every detail of
every event that is experienced is stressed in the following verse:
Truly Allah has knowledge of the Hour and sends down abundant
rain and knows what is in the womb. And no self knows what it
will earn tomorrow and no self knows in what land it will die.
Allah is All-Knowing, All-Aware. (Surah Luqman: 34)
This is the main reason why believers appreciate the glory of
Allah, submit to Him and put their trust in Him. His Majesty
simply reminds one how prone one is to weakness and how
one is in need of Him. They are aware how weak they
are next to His might. This superior moral attribute dis-
played by believers is referred to in the Qur'an:
Say: 'Nothing can happen to us except what Allah has
ordained for us. He is Our Master. It is in Allah that the
believers should put their trust.' (Surat at-
Tawba: 51)
Say: "I possess no power to harm or help
myself except as Allah wills." (Surah
Yunus: 49)

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