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own happen only by the will of Allah. In the Qur'an, this fact is emphasised in the fol-
lowing verses:
… Allah created both you and what you do. (Surat as-Saffat:96)
… you did not throw when you threw; it was Allah who threw (Surat al-Anfal: 17)
As a result of all these we understand that the only absolute being is Allah. There is
nothing but Him. He encompasses everything in the heavens, earth and everything in
between. Allah relates in the Qur'an that He is everywhere and that He encompasses all
things:
What! Are they in doubt about the meeting with their Lord? What! Does He not
encompass all things! (Surah Fussilat: 54)
What is in the heavens and in the earth belongs to Allah. Allah encompasses all
things.(Surat an-Nisa: 126)
Since material beings are each a perception, they cannot see Allah; but Allah sees the
matter he created in all its forms. In the Qur'an, this fact is stated thus: 'No vision can
grasp Him, but His grasp is over all vision" (Surat al-Anaam, 103)
That is, we cannot perceive Allah's existence with our eyes, but Allah has thorough-
ly encompassed our inside, outside, looks and thoughts. We cannot utter any word but
with His knowledge, nor can we even take a breath.
While we watch these sensory perceptions in the course of our lives, the closest being
to us is not any one of these sensations, but Allah Himself. The secret of the following
verse in the Qur'an is concealed in this reality: "It was We Who created man, and We
know what dark suggestions his soul makes to him: for We are nearer to him than (his)
jugular vein." (Surah Qaf: 16) When a person thinks that his body is made up of "mat-
ter", he cannot comprehend this important fact. If he takes his brain to be "himself", then
the place he accepts to be the outside will be 20-30 cms away from him. However, when
he conceives that there is nothing such as matter, and that everything is imagination,
notions such as outside, inside, or near lose meaning. Allah has encompassed him and
He is "infinitely close" to him.
Allah informs men that He is "infinitely close" to them with the verse "When My ser-
vants ask you concerning Me, I am indeed close (to them)" (Surat al-Baqara, 186).
Another verse relates the same fact: "We told you that your Lord encompasses mankind
round about." (Surat al-Isra, 60).

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