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within your brain. The original book is seen by God.
It should be remembered, however, that the fact that the matter is an illusion formed in our brains does

not "reject" the matter, but provides us information about the real nature of the matter: that no person can
have connection with its original. Moreover, the matter outside is seen not just by us, but by other beings too.
The angels God delegated to be watchers witness this world as well:
And the two recording angels are recording, sitting on the right and on the left. He does not utter a single
word, without a watcher by him, pen in hand! (Surah Qaf: 17-18)

Most importantly, God sees everything. He created this world with all its details and sees it in all its
states. As He informs us in the Qur'an:

… Heed God and know that God sees what you do. (Surat al-Baqara: 233)
Say: "God is a sufficient witness between me and you. He is certainly aware of and sees His servants."
(Surat al-Isra': 96)

It must not be forgotten that God keeps the records of everything in the book called Lawh Mahfuz
(Preserved Tablet). Even if we don't see all things, they are in the Lawh Mahfuz. God reveals that He keeps
everything's record in the "Mother of the Book" called Lawh Mahfuz with the following verses:

It is in the Source Book with Us, high-exalted, full of wisdom. (Surat az-Zukhruf: 4)
… We possess an all-preserving Book. (Surah Qaf: 4)

Certainly there is no hidden thing in either heaven or Earth which is not in a Clear Book. (Surat an-Naml:
75)

Conclusion

The subject we have explained so far is one of the greatest truths you will ever read in your lifetime.
Proving that everything we see and refer to as "the material world" is actually in our minds, that we can
never have direct experience of the material originals existing outside, is important in comprehending the
existence of God and His creations and to understanding that He is the only absolute Being.

The person who understands this will realize that the world is not the sort of place that most people sur-
mise. Not an absolute place with an exterior existence, as supposed by those who wander aimlessly about
the streets, get into fights in pubs, show off in luxurious cafes, brag about their property, or who dedicate
their lives to hollow aims. The world is an image we see in our brain, whose original we can never reach. All

of the people cited above watch these perceptions in their minds, yet are unaware of this.
This very important concept undermines the materialist philosophy that denies the existence of God.
This is why materialists like Marx, Engels, and Lenin panicked, became enraged, and warned their followers
"not to think over" this concept when told about it. Such people are so mentally deficient that they cannot

even comprehend the fact that perceptions are formed inside the brain. Assuming that what they watch in
their brains is the "external world," they cannot comprehend obvious evidence to the contrary.
This unawareness is the outcome of the lack of wisdom God gives to disbelievers. As it is said in the
Qur'an, the unbelievers "have hearts wherewith they understand not, eyes wherewith they see not, and ears

wherewith they hear not. They are like cattle-nay more misguided: for they are heedless [of warning]."
(Surat al-A'raf: 179)You can explore beyond this by using the power of your personal reflection. Concentrate
your attention, and ponder on how you see the objects around you and feel their touch. Think heedfully, and
you can feel that the being that thinks and reads this book at this moment is only a soul, who watches the

perceptions called "matter" on an inner screen. Anyone who grasps this has moved away from the domain of
the material world that deceives a major part of humanity and has entered the domain of authentic existence.
This reality has been understood by a number of theists or philosophers throughout history. Even
though the Wahdatul Wujood view has deviated from the truth by misunderstanding this reality and reject-

ing the existence of all creation, great scholar Imam Rabbani set the right measure on this subject. According
to Imam Rabbani, all beings are "shadow beings" relative to Allah.
Islamic intellectuals such as Imam Rabbani, Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi and Mevlana Cami realised this fact

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