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Strawson, and Olson and Witt. “There is not a thing but
(Ref: Strawson, 2008; Olson that its sources are with
& Witt, 2019) Us, and We do not send it
Misbah Yazdi offers a down except in a known
unique perspective on the measure”. (The Qur’an,
issue of persistence, drawing 15: 21)
upon metaphysical and Islamic
philosophy. According to his Within this particular
explanation, every moment of verse, God conveys the notion
existence, regardless of its that the origins of all things
duration, contains a distinct lie within Him, emphasizing
aspect of one's being. These that the act of creation or the
various aspects represent the emergence of new beings is
countless possibilities of a contingent upon time or
person's existence and are specific circumstances.
In another verse, God
reflections of a higher
metaphysical realm. highlights that when He
Unlike our world, which is intends to bring something
bound by the constraints of into existence, He does so in a
time, these metaphysical realms singular instance:
transcend such limitations. “All His command, when
Within them, the diverse He wills something, is to
characteristics of an individual say to it ‘Be,’ and it is”.
are condensed into a (The Qur’an, 36: 82)
simplified form, encompassing The world we inhabit is
all the intricacies of their life. believed to be a reflection of a
To support his theory, Misbah higher, metaphysical realm,
Yazdi cites verses from the encompassing all existence in
Qur’an, where Allah Almighty a condensed and simplified
said: manner. In essence, the
transformations and passage
