Page 82 - Eternity Has Already Begun

ETERNITY HAS ALREADY BEGUN

I used to hear that in my childhood. Prove that Allah exists, they
used to say. And then they would say; "Can you show a TV image,
or a radio sound, or your own mind? Can you show us the inside of
your mind?" Then they used to say since you can't show your own
mind, you can't show Allah, either, that was their explanation. It is
true that Allah cannot be seen or touched, and is not an object. He is
not an entity with time and space. He is outside time and space. But
these people's real aim in that is very different. For instance they say
there was a young girl, and the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless
him and grant him peace) came by. He asked "Where is Allah?" She
replied "He is in the sky." "You are right", said the Prophet (may Al-
lah bless him and grant him peace). They show this as a proof and
believe that Allah is in the sky. Alright, Allah is in the sky. When a
child points upward, she points to the skies and she is in Arabia.
Someone at the North Pole raises his hands to the sky and prays to
Allah, or at the South Pole. Someone at the Equator raises his hand.
People all around the whole globe point their hands upwards. Oth-
er entities on Mercury or Uranus and all other plan-
etary systems also point upward. In that event,
a state of affairs arises that actually covers
the whole voids of space, doesn't it? Since
everyone everywhere raises his hand,

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