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<strong>ETERNITY</strong> <strong>HAS</strong> <strong>ALREADY</strong> <strong>BEGUN</strong><br />

tion, it is not possible to talk of the concepts of past and present.<br />

Everything, all people, all living beings live simultaneously. All<br />

ages, minutes, seconds and even all days, hours and moments occur<br />

at the same time. Though man is unable to see this due to the limited<br />

capacity of his sensations, this fact is evident. In the section "Relativity<br />

of the Qur'an", many examples were given to explain the difference<br />

between the time man is bound by and time in the Sight of<br />

Allah. Allah draws our attention to this issue in the following verse:<br />

A day with your Lord is equivalent to a thousand years in the way<br />

you count. (Surat Al-Hajj: 47)<br />

Allah, the al-Hasib, knows in detail the account of things people<br />

do throughout their lives. If one remembers that nothing that is experienced<br />

and that exists ever disappears, one will have a better grasp<br />

of this attribute of Allah. That Allah knows everything, every detail of<br />

every event that is experienced is stressed in the following verse:<br />

Truly Allah has knowledge of the Hour and sends down abundant<br />

rain and knows what is in the womb. And no self knows what it<br />

will earn tomorrow and no self knows in what land it will die.<br />

Allah is All-Knowing, All-Aware. (Surah Luqman: 34)<br />

This is the main reason why believers appreciate the glory of<br />

Allah, submit to Him and put their trust in Him. His Majesty<br />

simply reminds one how prone one is to weakness and how<br />

one is in need of Him. They are aware how weak they<br />

are next to His might. This superior moral attribute displayed<br />

by believers is referred to in the Qur'an:<br />

Say: 'Nothing can happen to us except what Allah has<br />

ordained for us. He is Our Master. It is in Allah that the<br />

believers should put their trust.' (Surat at-<br />

Tawba: 51)<br />

Say: "I possess no power to harm or help<br />

myself except as Allah wills." (Surah<br />

Yunus: 49)

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