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70 KNOWING THE TRUTH

means to hide, falsify, and impede the truth. For example, Berkeley was
one of the greatest thinkers of his day and he understood the subject well.
He was nonetheless subjected to insults and a defamation campaign
initiated by the French materialists against the work he had done in this
area. Yet his works were the means by which some people came to see the
truth. And you must realize that to understand this truth means the
beginning of a new and authentic life and a complete change in the way a
person looks at the world. In this situation, those deceitful materialist ideas
urging you to think that matter is the basic existence disappear from the
scene and you get a view of the real universe. Throughout life, a person is
educated and tested by impressions based on perceptions he experiences.
Hidden in this truth are the secrets of eternity, timelessness and fate.

AISHA: This is such a great truth! But I still wonder. Will you explain
to us the source of these impressions now?

MURAD: Yes, it's time for Aisha's question. Later I'll go into more
detail but first let me tell you a truth that you know. It's Allah Who
imprints all these impressions and causes us to live a life based on
perceptions. This is a very clear truth. But before explaining the endless
power of Allah and His Creation of everything from nothing, I want to
give you a few more details.

AISHA: Yes. I understand very well that Allah has imprinted
everything in us. But, continue. Afterwards, there'll be a few things I will
want to add.
MURAD: Now we know that everything we experience as life,
everything we see, everything we hear is formed in our brains. What we
call the world is a three-dimensional impression formed of perceptions.
There is no information or evidence to prove that we have any connection
to an outside material world. Throughout our lives, we have no relation
to anything other than those impressions we're given. Look, there's a
famous television host who interviews journalists. Ibrahim, can you
explain what's going on here?