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"They know what is apparent of the worldly life, but they,

of the Hereafter, are unaware. 91

There is another important truth disbelievers fail to grasp

throughout their lives. While they commit all kinds of immorality to

derive personal benefit and satisfaction for themselves: tell lies,

belittle religion, spread slanders against believers, try to harm them,

etc., they are unaware that they are actually in a state of great

ignorance, as will be shown in the following pages.

The Mystery Behind Matter

All of man's sensory faculties – sight, hearing, smell, taste and

touch – function in the same way. The stimuli (such as light, sound,

smell, taste, texture, etc.) coming from objects assumed to exist in

the external world are carried through nerves to the sensory centers in

the brain. All these stimuli that reach the brain consist of electric

signals. For example, during the process of seeing, light rays

(photons) radiating from a source in the exterior world reach the retina

at the back of the eye and are transformed into electric signals

through a series of processes. These signals are transferred along

nerves to the center of vision in the brain. Thus, a colorful, bright and

91 Surah ar-Rum, 30:7.

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