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ETERNITY HAS ALREADY BEGUN

The purpose of this book is to help man before he comes to a
stage of an irreversible remorsee, on "that day" when man will go to
Allah's Presence "all alone just as We created you at first." (Surat al-
An'am: 94)
The real nature of matter is first addressed, therefore, from a sci-
entific perspective. As we have earlier stated, the subjects described
here are definitely not a matter of opinion or a philosophical idea,

but facts proved in many areas of science. Moreover, this subject is
not a complex, incomprehensible or difficult one, as is commonly
supposed. Anyone who does not flinch from thinking and who sin-
cerely reflects upon reality will easily come to a very important con-
clusion in terms of his own life, once he has grasped these facts.
What you will read now will perhaps become the key to many is-
sues which you were hitherto unable to resolve or completely un-
derstand; you will have a fuller comprehension of crucial concepts
in depth and live by acknowledging the meaning of life.

The Long Discussed Question:
What is the Real Nature of Matter?

Those who contemplate their surroundings conscientiously and
wisely realize that everything in the universe—both living and non-
living—must have been created. So the question becomes, "Who is
the Creator of all these things?"
It is evident that the Creation that reveals itself in every aspect of
the universe cannot be an outgrowth of the universe itself. For ex-
ample, no insect could have created itself, nor could the solar system
have created or organized itself. Neither could plants, humans, bac-
teria, red-blood cells, nor butterflies have created themselves. As
this book explains throughout, any possibility that all these could
have originated "by chance" is unimaginable.
Therefore, we arrive at the following conclusion: Everything that
we see has been created, but nothing we see can itself be a "creator."

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