Now we can understand the condition of the created things of...

Now we can understand the condition of the created things of this world which have come into existence from nothing and which are the creation of God. Are these created things, at every moment, in need of their creator? Some people may think that the created things of this world, after their creation, do not stand in need of their creator for their continued existence.

However, this is a completely erroneous concept, because the things in the world are the effects and creations of God and are identical with the imagined forms which we ourselves can construct in our imaginations, in that at every moment they need the One who created them in order to continue existing. In order to understand this better, imagine a human figure, speaking, walking and working according to his will. Does this figure have any independence?

Clearly his existence is due to you, for if you cease to want him to exist, he will be annihilated and returned to nothingness. This is the condition of the entire universe of creation which is completely from God, created by Him, and in no way independent. It is always in need of God. Also, if God ceased to will its existence, it would return to nothingness. The Qur'an says: O men, you are the ones that need God; He is the All-sufficient, the Alllaudable.

If He will, He can put you away and bring a new creation. (35:15-16) This is a subject to which Islam directs the attention of its followers. For example, it is instructed that in daily prayer when one rises one should say “bi hawli 'l-lahi wa quwwatihi aqumu wa aq’ud — with the power of Allah do I stand up and sit down." 2. God Occupies No Space The world we see with our eyes is a material world composed of atoms.

Every object has a special place and special properties, which vary from situation to situation. Distance plays a role in the action of these properties and the nearer the cause is to the effect the stronger the effect is; the further away it is, the weaker the effect, until a distance is reached where the cause has no action at all. To elucidate this point we shall give one or two examples.

(a) The power of a magnet is not the same at all distances: the nearer the metal is to the magnet, the stronger the power of attraction. If a nail is placed at a distance of two centimeters from a magnet, the attraction will be stronger than if it is placed at a distance of ten centimeters.