Islam: Faith, Practice & History

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The Basis Of God’s Knowledge

HewhocreatesandgivesexistenceisawareofHiscreationandalways
attendstoit,inthesamewayaswearenotunawareoftheformswecre-
ateinourownimaginations.Aslongaswewishthemtoexist,theyre-
mainin our minds,butwhen we turnour attention away from them,
theyceasetoexist.Ifyouimagineaperson,youarenecessarilyawareof
allhismovementsandhisresting,andhisactionsareneverhiddenfrom
yourmind,becausethisimaginarypersonisyourcreation,thatis,hedid
notexistbeforeyouthoughtofhim,andyoubroughthimintoexistence
by your imagination.


God,whocreatedtheworldandallofcreation,whoseexistencecomes
fromHim,overseesitallandisneverunmindfulofit.Ofcourse,thedif-
ferencebetweenus,whoimaginevariousformsinourminds,andGod,
who createdthe universe,is thatwe ourselvesdependonGod forour
existenceandthatourexistencecomesfromHim.However,Godisinde-
pendentof allthingsandhasgivenexistence toallthings.It isforthis
reason that we call only Him the real Creator.

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