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The explanation of the secret behind matter will enable people to understand these verses better. Those
people who see that matter has no absolute existence will understand that God is everywhere, that He sees
and hears them every moment, that He witnesses everything and is closer to them than their own bodies,
and that He hears every prayer offered to Him.

Conclusion: Hell Is The Home Of Argument

In the Qur’an, God draws attention to human beings' argumentative natures, "We have variegated
throughout this Qur’an all kinds of examples for people, but, more than anything else, man is argumen-
tative!" (Surat al-Kahf: 54) Some people pretend not to understand the simplest truths, no matter how clear
they are, especially if they think these truths conflict with their own interests. They go into unnecessary de-

tail, ask pointless questions that can never lead to any definitive conclusion, and reveal an argumentative
nature. On account of that character trait, some people throughout history have argued with all the
prophets and messengers chosen by God, and put forward unrealistic arguments to oppose the clear truth
that has been given to them. The aim behind this opposition was not a genuine desire to learn the truth, but

rather a wish to make difficulties so they could ignore it.
We must exclude here those people who ask questions out of a genuine desire to learn the truth, con-
sider and understand it. Of course it is totally reasonable and necessary to ask questions about this very im-
portant subject, and to refer to those who know more about it, since most people will have come across it for

the first time in their lives and it will completely change their ways of looking at the world. It is also evident
that people who ask questions out of a genuine desire to understand are different from those who are sim-
ply argumentative and skeptical and lack all understanding. The people we are talking about here are those
who refuse to see the truth, and who have grown used to argument and denial.

God describes the state of mind of such argumentative types in a verse:
They retort, "Who is better then, our gods or him?" They only say this to you for argument's sake. They are in-
deed a disputatious people. (Surat az-Zukhruf: 58)

One of the examples of stubborn and argumentative people given in the Qur’an is Pharoah. Although
the prophet Moses (pbuh) explained the whole truth to him quite clearly, he asked a question that had noth-
ing to do with what the prophet had been saying, the answer to which could not possibly do him any good.

This is the question he asked the Prophet Moses (pbuh) when told about the existence of God:
He said, "What about the previous generations?" (Surah Ta Ha: 51)

It is evident that Pharaoh only asked the question to start an argument. There was no sincere desire to
learn in it, and he thought in his own feeble mind that the Prophet Moses (pbuh) would have no answer.
However, the prophet immediately understood why he asked it, and gave him a clear reply:

He said, "Knowledge of them is with my Lord in a Book. My Lord does not misplace nor does He forget."
(Surah Ta Ha: 52)
Naturally, argumentative and denying natures are not restricted to Pharaoh and similar types who lived

in the past. A large part of people today are always ready to start an argument about subjects that clash with
their own interests, and particularly about religion. They do not really want to understand a subject that is
perfectly obvious if approached with a measure of honesty. This is immediately clear from their attitudes
and the questions they ask. Subjects such as destiny and the nature of matter in particular, such as we have

been considering in this book, are some that people most often try to ignore. For that reason, questions asked
about these subjects are often inspired by a wish to convince themselves such things are not true, rather than
a sincere inquiry into the truth. For instance, those who ask, "If everything is an image, what is the purpose
of carrying out our religious duties?" cannot realize what a meaningless question that is. The only reason

they suggest the fact that man is created as an image should stop him praying, or the fact that food is an
image should stop some things from being unlawful, is simply to raise an objection, without thinking about
the matter at all. Their sole aim, which lacks any logic, is to refuse to accept the truth.
Believers, however, immediately accept the truth when they see it, and abide by it. They say, "We have

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