The Essence of Islam – Volume I — Page 163
Allāh the Exalted انَّ اللهَ يَحُولُ بَيْنَ الْمَرْءِ وَقَلْبِهِ 107. Allāh surely supervenes between man and his mind. . It is also said: 108 اللهُ نُورُ السَّمَوتِ وَالْأَرْضِ : 163. That is to say: The heavens and the earth are lit up by the light of Divine countenance without which it is all darkness. . It is also said: كُلُّ مَنْ عَلَيْهَا فَانٍ وَيَبْقَى وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو الْجَلْلِ وَالْإِكْرَامِه 109. That is to say: Everything is subject to change and destruction, 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 destruction and Who continues to survive all conditions, and He is God. But as sin and disobedience and all manner of unholy things are manifested in the earth, those who confine God to the earth in the end become worshippers of idols and created beings as has happened to the Hindūs. . Concept of 'Arsh in Islām. The Holy Qur'an 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-Anfal, 8:25 [Publisher] 108 al-Nur, 24:36 [Publisher] 109 al-Rahman, 55:27-28 [Publisher]