Books, pens, tables, stones, trees, the sun, the earthand things like these are all material, that is, they aremade of matter. Light and even air are material. Allmatter needs space, in other words a place to be in,and matter cannot exist without space. But matter is confined to one place, and cannot be in two places at the same time.For example, our bodies are made up of matter;when we are at school, we cannot be at home andwhen we are at home, we cannot be at school. Whenwe are at home, we cannot see what is happening atschool; and when we are at school, we cannot see whatis happening at home.Material things can be seen by the eyes and felt bythe hands. The things we see or feel are all matter,even air and light. Now, think about these two questions:(a) Is Allah matter?(b) Can Allah be seen by the eyes?
Allah is perfect and without any needs, and His
Wisdom and Power are limitless. Therefore, He is inneed of no object and no person. Allah is not matter,because if He were matter He would need space, andAllah is in need of nothing. Allah has Himself createdspace.
Allah is not matter, because if He were matter He would be here and not there, or there but not some where else, and He could not have created the thingsthat were elsewhere.
Allah is not matter, for He is not situated in a certain place so as not to be elsewhere, rather everyone andeverything has been created by Him.
For Allah there is no here and there, this place andthat place, for to Him all places are as one. He is witheveryone and is informed of all places.Allah is not matter, and He occupies no space,neither in the heavens nor in the earth.Allah is not matter, and He cannot be seen with theeyes or felt by the hand.
Allah is not light, for light is material and is in needof space, but Allah needs nothing.
Allah has created space. Allah has created eyes andhands. Allah has created light.
The limitless power of Allah is near everything andevery person, and He is informed of every place andevery person.