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The fact that God is not circumscribed by space but embraces all things is
revealed in another verse:

Both East and West belong to God, so wherever you turn, the Face of
God is there. God is All-Encompassing, All-Knowing. (Surat al-Baqara:
115)

In another verse, God explains this reality in this way:

It is He Who created the heavens and the earth in six days, then
established Himself firmly on the Throne. He knows what goes into the
earth and what comes out of it, what comes down from heaven and what
goes up into it. He is with you wherever you are—God sees what you
do. (Surat al-Hadid: 4)

All of this implies that God is the One, True, Absolute Existence. With His
Knowledge, God embraces human beings who are shadow beings and every
other thing. This fact is also pointed out in the following verse:

Your God is God alone, there is no deity but Him. He encompasses all
things in His knowledge. (Surah Ta Ha: 98)

In another verse of the Koran, God warns people against being heedless:

What! Are they in doubt about the meeting with their Lord? What! Does
He not encompass all things? (Surah Fussilat: 54)

Human Actions Also Belong To God

God has created man as a shadow being with no power or will
independent of Himself. This reality is revealed in this verse:

But you will not will unless God wills... (Surat al-Insan: 30)

Some people are unaware of this great fact. They accept that God created
them, but think that the work they do belongs to them. However, every action
performed by a human being is created with the permission of God. For

example, a person who writes a book writes it with the permission of God;
every sentence, every idea, and every paragraph is composed because God
wishes it. God reveals this very important principle in several verses; one of
these verses is, "... God created both you and what you do?". (Surat as-Saffat:
96) In these words "... when you threw; it was God Who threw... ", (Surat al-

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