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All- Pervading; The All-Encompassing
What! Are they in doubt about the meeting with their Lord?
What! Does He not encompass all things? (Surah Fussilat,
41:54)
People who are far from religion assume that believers do not no-
tice their forgeries and lies, a false assumption that gradually causes
them to become arrogant. Yet, all of their forgeries are against them-
selves, even though they do not perceive this fact. At this point, they
make another serious mistake: They fail to realize that Allah, Who
witnesses, sees and hears everything, is all around them at all times.
As the Qur’an reveals:
They try to conceal themselves from people, but they cannot
conceal themselves from Allah. He is with them when they
spend the night saying things that are not pleasing to Him.
Allah encompasses everything they do. (Surat an-Nisa’,
4:108)
Not a thought or whisper remains hidden from Allah. He knows
everyone’s most secret secrets, for He is nearer to them than their
jugular veins. And, as He encompasses the entire universe, He con-
trols all beings. This is true even for those universes of which we know
very little or nothing, such as the realms of the angels, jinn, and many
others. Allah calls attention to this fact in the following verse:
If something good happens to you, it galls them. If some-
thing bad strikes you, they rejoice at it. But if you are stead-
fast and guard against evil, their scheming will not harm you
in any way. Allah encompasses what they do. (Surah Al
‘Imran, 3:120)

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