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it must have been caused by another power - which means that in fact, it
must have been created. Moreover, this creation must be continuous. If
not, then these perceptions would quickly disappear and be lost. Similarly,

a television picture is displayed only as long as the signal continues to be
broadcast.
So, who makes our soul that continuously watches the stars, the earth,
the plants, the people, our body and everything else that we see?
Very evidently, there exists a supreme Creator Who has created the
entire material universe, and Who ceaselessly continues His creation. Since
this Creator displays such a magnificent creation, surely He has eternal
power and might.
This Creator describes Himself, the universe and the reason of our exis-
tence for us through the book He has sent down.
This Creator is Allah, and His book is the Qur'an.
The fact is, the heavens and the Earth - that is, the universe - are not
stable. Their presence is made possible only by Allah's creation, and that
they will disappear when He ends this creation. This is revealed in a verse
as follows:
Allah keeps a firm hold on the heavens and Earth, preventing them from van-
ishing away. And if they vanished no one could then keep hold of them.
Certainly He is Most Forbearing, Ever-Forgiving. (Surah Fatir: 41)
This verse is describing how the material universe is maintained under the
might of Allah. Allah created the universe, the Earth, mountains, and all liv-
ing and non-living things, and maintains all these under His power at every

moment. Allah manifests His name al-Khaliq in this material universe. Allah
is al-Khaliq, in other words, the Creator of all things, the Creator from noth-
ing. This shows that there is a material universe, outside our brains, consist-
ing of entities created by Allah. However, as a miracle and manifestation of
the superior nature of His creation and His omniscience, Allah shows us this
material universe in the form of an “illusion,” “shadow,” or “image.” As a con-
sequence of the perfection in His creation, human beings can never reach the
world outside their brains. Only Allah knows this real material universe.
Another interpretation of the above verse is that Allah constantly main-

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