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Harun Yahya

When he feels that he cannot get to the essence of the universe he lives in, nor the world, his own body, other
people, other materialist philosophers whose ideas he is influenced by—in short, to anything—he feels over-
whelmed by the horror of it all. Everything he depends on and believes in suddenly vanishes. He feels the de-
spair which he, essentially, will experience on Judgement Day in its real sense as described in the verse "That

Day shall they [openly] show [their] submission to God; and all their inventions shall leave them in the
lurch." (Surat an-Nahl: 87)
From then on, this materialist tries to convince himself that he's really confronting external, original matter,
and makes up "evidence." He hits his fist on the wall, kicks stones, shouts, and yells. But he can never escape

from the reality.
Just as materialists want to dismiss this reality from their minds, they also want other people to discard it.
They realize that if the true nature of matter becomes known to people in general, the primitiveness of their own
philosophy and the ignorance of their worldview will be laid bare for all to see. No ground will be left on which

they can rationalize their views. These fears explain why they are so disturbed by the facts related here.
God states that the fears of the unbelievers will be intensified in the hereafter. On Judgement Day, they will
be addressed thus:

One day shall We gather them all together: We shall say to those who ascribed partners [to Us]: "Where are the
partners whom you (invented and) talked about?" (Surat al-An'am: 22)
In the Hereafter, unbelievers will bear witness to their possessions, children and close friends leaving them
and vanishing. They had assumed themselves to be in contact with their originals in the world and flattered

themselves as partners with God. God stated this fact in the verse "Behold! how they lie against their own
souls! But the [lie] which they invented will leave them in the lurch." (Surat al-An'am: 24)

The Gain of Believers

The facts—that matter is not absolute and that time is a perception—alarm materialists, but for true believ-
ers, just the opposite holds true. People with faith in God become very glad to have perceived the secret behind

matter, because this reality is the key to every question. With this, all secrets are unlocked, and one can easily
understand many issues that previously seemed hard to grasp.
As said before, the issues of death, Paradise, Hell, the Hereafter, and changing dimensions will be compre-
hended. Important questions such as, "Where is God?," "What existed before God?," "Who created God?," "How
long will the life in cemetery last?," "Where are Paradise and Hell?," and "Do Paradise and Hell currently exist?"

will be easily answered. Once it's understood that God created the entire universe from nothingness, the ques-
tions of "When?," and "Where?" become meaningless, because there will be no time or place left. When space-
lessness is comprehended, it can be understood that Hell, Paradise and Earth are all actually in the same

location. If timelessness is understood, it will be understood that everything takes place at one single moment:
Nothing need be awaited, and time does not go by, because everything has already happened and finished.
When this secret is comprehended, the world becomes like Paradise for any believer. All distressful mater-
ial worries, anxieties, and fears vanish. The person grasps that the entire universe has one single Sovereign, that
He creates the entire physical world as He pleases, and that all one has to do is to turn unto Him. He then sub-

mits himself entirely to God "to be devoted to His service". (Surah Al 'Imran: 35)
To comprehend this secret is the greatest gain in the world.
With this secret, another very important reality mentioned in the Qur'an is unveiled: the fact that "God is

nearer to man than his jugular vein." (Surah Qaf: 16) As everybody knows, the jugular vein is inside the body.
What could be nearer to a person than his inside? This situation can be easily explained by the fact that we can-
not get out of our minds. This verse can also be much better comprehended by understanding this secret.
This is the plain truth. It should be well established that there is no other helper and provider for man than
God. Nothing is absolute but God; He is the only absolute being in Whom one can seek refuge, appeal for help,

and count on for reward.
Wherever we turn, there is the Face of God …

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