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demonstrate God's infinite might and that He is the only Ruler of the Worlds.
When saying that matter was created on the level of perception, Imam
Rabbani explains that the names of God are also manifested on the level of
perception:
… The Glorious God assigned an appearance from all appearances for
names from all names in the sphere of non-existence with his Perfect
Might. And He created it at the sphere of sensations and perceptions. At
the time He willed and in the way He willed… The constancy of the
world is not at the exterior level but at the level of sensations and
perceptions… Even in the exterior, there is nothing permanent and
existing other than the being and attributes of the Almighty God... 48

It is impossible for anyone who comprehends this truth to swell up with
pride because of his success, wealth, property and titles. Since at every
moment, in every place, he knows there is a manifestation of the name of God,
and that he is perceiving an image that God is causing in him, he can never
forget how helpless and needy he is in the face of God.
He believes in the truth stated in the verse below as "Haqq-al yakin'"or
with truth of certainty:

Mankind! you are the poor in need of God whereas God is the Rich
Beyond Need, the Praiseworthy. (Surah Fatir: 15)

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explanation of matter, they try to compare the truth that we have experience of
only a copy of matter formed in our brains to earlier philosophies.
Developments in the sciences, however, reveal that this is a scientific fact, not
a mere philosophical speculation. So these peoples' efforts are all in vain.
Besides, the fact that other thinkers in other times have supported an idea
neither disproves nor makes it worthless. The fact that we have experience of
a perception of matter has been understood and stated by people in earlier as
well as our own times.
Furthermore, the ideas of the idealists of the past were not disproved by
the materialists who emerged later. Therefore, saying, "This idea has been
expressed in the past" proves nothing.
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