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All a h the Exalted 1 2 107 All a h surely supervenes between man and his mind. It is also said: 108 That is to say: The heavens and the earth are lit up by the light of Divine countenance without which it is all dark- ness. It is also said: 109 That is to say: Everything is subject to change and de- struction, and the only One Who will endure is God. Human nature is forced to confess that in this universe there is a Being Who is not subject to change and de- struction and Who continues to survive all conditions, and He is God. But as sin and disobedience and all man- ner of unholy things are manifested in the earth, those who confine God to the earth in the end become wor- shippers of idols and created beings as has happened to the Hind u s. Concept of ‘Arsh in Islam The Holy Qur’ a n has made it clear that on the one side God has a close relationship with His creatures and that He is the life of every thing living and the support of every being. On the other side, to safeguard against the error lest anyone should conclude from the relationship between God and man, that man himself is God, as do 107 al-Anf a l, 8:25 [Publisher] 108 al-N u r, 24:36 [Publisher] 109 al-Ra h m a n, 55:27-28 [Publisher]