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[quote][b]Allah has Eyes[/b]

The form of Allah is different from material bodies, which are full of disease and suffering. Moreover, they are limited and perishable. Allah's form is supreme, blissful, eternal, unlimited and spiritual. Each spiritual sense of Allah can perform all the functions of all His other senses. Allah has sense perceptions and His form is described in the Holy Qur'an as having various senses and parts.

In the Holy Qur'an we find numerous verses which describe the bodily features of Allah. For example, Allah's ability to see and the nature of His eyes are described in the following way:

Wallaahu bimaa ta'-maluuna Basiir: &quot;Allah sees well whatever you do.&quot; (2.265)

Wasna-'il-fulka bi-'a'yunina wa wah-yina: &quot;Build the ship under Our (Allah's) eyes and by Our inspiration.&quot; (11.37)

This particular verse from sura &quot;Hud&quot;, or &quot;The Prophet Hud&quot; corresponds to the story about the prophet of Allah, called Noah (11.25-48). Noah was sent by Allah to his nation. When Noah proclaimed his prophethood, he said to the people, &quot;I am here to impress upon you the need to serve none but Allah, for I fear that service to anyone else will bring upon you severe punishment on the Day of Judgment.&quot;

But the chieftains of his nation, who disbelieved, said: &quot;You are a mortal like us. No one will follow you and we deem you a liar.&quot;

&quot;O my people,&quot; Noah replied, &quot;Allah knows best what is in everyone's heart and he will pay back accordingly.&quot;

They said: &quot;O Noah! Now bring upon us that wherewith you threaten us, if you are truthful.&quot;

Noah replied: &quot;Only Allah will bring it upon you if He wants and you will not find means for escape.&quot;

They again said: &quot;You have invented it.&quot;

Then Allah said to Noah: &quot;No one of your nation will believe but him who has believed already. Be not distressed because of what they do. Build the ship under My eyes and by My inspiration and speak not unto Me on behalf of those who do wrong. They will be drowned.&quot;

So Noah was ordered to construct a great Ark or Ship, a heavy vessel to remain afloat in the great Flood, so that the righteous could be saved in it. Noah began building the ship, and every time the chieftains of his nation passed him by, they made a mock of him. The ridicule of the sinner, from their own point of view, was natural. Here was a Prophet turned carpenter! Here was a plain in the higher reaches of the Mesopotamian basin, drained by the majestic Tigris, over 800 to 900 miles from the sea Arabian Gulf in a straight line! Yet Noah talks of a flood like the Sea! Thus the mocking continued until water started gushing forth. This was a sign of the coming Flood, water gushing up from the ground as well as falling from the sky.

Allah said to Noah: &quot;Load therein two of every kind, a pair (a male and female), and your household.

Noah cried unto his son who was standing in the distance: &quot;O my son! Come ride with us, and be not with the disbelievers.&quot;

His son said: &quot;I shall betake me to some mountain that will save me from the water.&quot;

Noah replied: &quot;This day there is none who would be saved from the commandment of Allah but him on whom He bestows mercy.&quot; And the wave came between them, he was washed away to drown like all the other unbelievers. Thus, the commandment of Allah was fulfilled. The ship came to rest upon the mount Al-Judi.

Allah said to Noah: &quot;Go down from the mountain with peace from Me and blessings upon you and the nations that will spring from those with you.&quot;

So those who truly seek Allah's light and guidance and sincerely bend their will to His Will are easily enabled to become the recipients of Allah's grace. Despite their human frailties in them, they are promoted to higher stages on account of their faith, trust, and striving after the right course of actions. They are given Allah's Peace, which gives the soul true high mountainous calmness and strength accompanied by the river of blessings that incessantly flow from spiritual life. Since Noah had served Allah with great devotion, Allah directly guided him, instructed him; and even bestowed him with confidential knowledge of His eyes.

Thus, there are clear evidences from the Holy Qur'an that Allah has Aynun, &quot;Eyes&quot;. Of course, the Eyes of Allah are different from our eyes. His Eyes are spiritual, unrestricted and have unlimited potency. Unlike our eyes which are very limited and imperfect. We cannot even see our hand in a dark room. Allah can see the seeable and unseeable. He observes every corner of His creation.[/quote]

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