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of the existence and oneness of God, that He is the only Absolute Being, together with the existence of
heaven and hell, he thus sees the manifestation of God's attribute of He Who reveals the true path, the
Guide (al-Hadi).

We must here recall that it is a scientific fact that everyone sees the images, hears the sounds that ac-
company them, and feels their physical properties in his brain. We can never know, by means of our per-
ceptions, what lies outside our brains, and whether these objects have any actual counterparts there. We
can be sure, however, that there is a power as the result of which we see these images and hear these
sounds, and who creates them in a relationship of cause and effect. That force is God. If He did not create

these images for us, there would be no life in this world. In this way, God's creation and the manifesta-
tion of His attributes continue at every moment. For instance, God continues to create this book and the
words in it, together with the colors in the pictures it contains, for whoever reads it.

This shows to us God's attribute of Creation (al-Khaliq), and the power of His creation. At this very
moment, God is showing the billions of people on earth billions of separate images. Each of these images
is created without pause, in perfect harmony, and down to the finest detail. Every individual is shown
images without the tiniest error of detail. Thinking of this wonder will demonstrate God's infinite might
and that He is the only Ruler of the Worlds.

When saying that matter was created on the level of perception, Imam Rabbani explains that the
names of God are also manifested on the level of perception:

… The Glorious God assigned an appearance from all appearances for names from all names in the sphere
of non-existence with his Perfect Might. And He created it at the sphere of sensations and perceptions. At
the time He willed and in the way He willed… The constancy of the world is not at the exterior level but at

the level of sensations and perceptions… Even in the exterior, there is nothing permanent and existing other
than the being and attributes of the Almighty God... 51

It is impossible for anyone who comprehends this truth to swell up with pride because of his success,
wealth, property and titles. Since at every moment, in every place, he knows there is a manifestation of
the name of God, and that he is perceiving an image that God is causing in him, he can never forget how

helpless and needy he is in the face of God.
He believes in the truth stated in the verse below as "Haqq-al yakin'"or with truth of certainty:

Mankind! you are the poor in need of God whereas God is the Rich Beyond Need, the Praiseworthy.
(Surah Fatir: 15)

Objection: "This is an old philosophy that was once put forward by the idealists"
Reply: Because some people are very uncomfortable at the true explanation of matter, they try to
compare the truth that matter is an illusion we perceive in our brains to earlier philosophies.

Developments in the sciences, however, reveal that this is a scientific fact, not a mere philosophical spec-
ulation. So these peoples' efforts are all in vain.
Besides, the fact that other thinkers in other times have supported an idea neither disproves nor
makes it worthless. The fact that matter is a perception has been understood and stated by people in ear-

lier as well as our own times.
Furthermore, the ideas of the idealists of the past were not disproved by the materialists who
emerged later. Therefore, saying, "This idea has been expressed in the past" proves nothing.

The idea that we perceive the world in our brains is not a

philosophical speculation:

The true facts about matter are not something that has been discovered for the first time, although it
is true that in the past they were discussed only in the form of a philosophical speculation. However, the

facts have now been scientifically proved.

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