Some of my observations on the topic.
There are many levels of reality just as there are many levels of time.
Neil armstrong claimed to have put a cable out on the moon towards an object that everybody judged to be around 50ftaeay from the shuttle - he says it actually continued to unreel until around 100ft (his claims about the shade contrasts of the soil didn't make much sense just as his claim about day and night since the moon apparently does a monthly orbit).
(He also appeared to be very careful about what he was saying and alluded to some things in a way that indicated a gag order like situation - anyways, back to topic).
We are also told in the Quran that time has different measures, and in ahadith about the isra' to jerusalem and the mi'raaj to the heavens - again different time constants - all in a short time frame (although the jerusalem part of the journey may have taken longer just as our road journey to and from the airport often takes longer than the intercity journey via air, or the walk and bus journey to the tube station and out at the other side of the wormhole in a whoosh) - I infer this from the water pitcher on the travellers' camel incident (and my imagination was assisted the slow moving ball of light to the dome of the rock and it's superfast ascent upwards, and also by c.s lewis' lion witch wardrobe book) .
What Allah causes to be reality is reality, and we humans sometimes have an interaction in this process, if a man can walk on water through strong faith by Allah's leave, heal the blind and the leper through strong faith by Allah's leave, raise the dead to life through strong faith by Allah's leave, breath life into a clay bird through strong faith by Allah's leave, turn water into wine through strong faith (was lawful at the time) by Allah's leave, rebuke the wind and still it through strong faith by Allah's leave, and another can turn a stick into a serpent and then grab it again (after discarding his fear) by Allah's leave, and part the red sea through strong faith (after discarding the apprehension of his followers and declaring his trust in Allah) by Allah's leave, and make springs of water come out of rocks, and hit a dead man with a cow and raise him to life, by Allah's leave, and another can walk through fire and feel cool by Allah's leave, and another can split the moon through faith and prayer by Allah's leave, and another can communicate with animals and have thrones brought before him in the twinkling of an eye by Allah's leave,........and on and on........we can be certain that there is much more to reality than usually meets the normal senses and their processing capacity.
The processes mentioned above are a quite different from sorcery in that they are dependent upon truth and justice - although the process is sometimes achieved by reflecting an act of sorcery, and sorcery does sometimes attempt to calculate and reflect direct miracles - but thus is another topic concerning the even playing field granted to shaytaan by Allah.
When we see events in movies where some people connect their brains to those of others and attempt to think and dream in their subconsiousness via deep meditation/bci microchip implants (inception, the source code, bill and hillary's manchurian candidate etc) and others where they connect with blue genies and ride dragons (avatar), and others where they allude to interstellar travel in the nebucadnezzar etc and taking huge risks seeking information on the "fate of the one" (council of zion -matrix) along with their "affinity for disobedience" - it is easier to understand what Allah means when He tells us about jinns snatching info and being pursued by flaming stars, and how deep and strong thought can sometimes make certain realities that aren't normally or commonly understood to be realities.
I'm typing on a phone and can't see more than 10 words of three lines, so God knows, I'll just carry on typing.....
When a program or hard disk not connected to a bigger network lacks info, it doesn't necessarily mean that what it assumes to be the limit of reality, is actually the limit, and we already know it to be true from the amount of digital text files out there (also taking "save any photo, video, program file as .txt into account) that if all the oceans were to be converted to ink -the words of Allah would not be exhausted even if there were several oceans to back them up. This was at one time difficult to fathom, So it is certain that reality has more to do with Allah than it has to do with the limited human brain.
God knows why he refers to area 51 and talks about night and day, and "it was light the next day" especilly considering the orbits and the fact that the rotation of the earth doesn't appear to affect a day on the near side of the moon.... but anyways, the interview is interesting:
The initial commentary is not a part of the speech of niel himself, his speech comes a little later in the vid, only complete speech I could find -
One can be led to wonder, can we really calculate the distance of a star outside of our solar system in light years accurately when we are told that time changes and varies in space?.....
See this post for more info:
PhD thesis: The earth is flat! An example of how religion and science doesn't mix wel
What's most important is that someone's telling us that we are all gonna die, and then be raised and judged and rewarded accordingly, won't this world then feel like it was a short dream...... or nightmare?
Try and picture it in your mind, waking up, dust stained, thinking, wondering....what next???
258. Have you not Turned your vision to one who disputed with Abraham About his Lord, because Allah had granted him power? Abraham said: "My Lord is He Who Gives life and death." He said: "I give life and death". Said Abraham: "But it is Allah that causes the sun to rise from the east: Do thou then cause him to rise from the West." Thus was he confounded who (in arrogance) rejected faith. Nor does Allah Give guidance to a people unjust.
259. Or (take) the similitude of one who passed by a hamlet, all in ruins to its roofs. He said: "Oh! how shall Allah bring it (ever) to life, after (this) its death?" but Allah caused him to die for a hundred years, then raised him up (again). He said: "How long didst thou tarry (thus)?" He said: (Perhaps) a day or part of a day." He said: "Nay, thou hast tarried thus a hundred years; but look at thy food and thy drink; they show no signs of age; and look at thy donkey: And that We may make of thee a sign unto the people, Look further at the bones, how We bring them together and clothe them with flesh." When this was shown clearly to him, he said: "I know that Allah hath power over all things."
260. Behold! Abraham said: "My Lord! Show me how Thou givest life to the dead." He said: "Dost thou not then believe?" He said: "Yea! but to satisfy My own undertaking." He said: "Take four birds; Tame them to turn to thee; put a portion of them on every hill and call to them: They will come to thee (Flying) with speed. Then know that Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise."
From Quran, Chapter 2, Al Baqarah
46. We did send Moses aforetime, with Our Signs, to Pharaoh and his Chiefs: He said, "I am an apostle of the Lord of the Worlds."
47. But when he came to them with Our Signs, behold they ridiculed them.
48. We showed them Sign after Sign, each greater than its fellow, and We seized them with Punishment, in order that they might turn (to Us).
49. And they said, "O thou sorcerer! Invoke thy Lord for us according to His covenant with thee; for we shall truly accept guidance."
50. But when We removed the Penalty from them, behold, they broke their word.
51. And Pharaoh proclaimed among his people, saying: "O my people! Does not the dominion of Egypt belong to me, (witness) these streams flowing underneath my (palace)? What! see ye not then?
52. "Am I not better than this (Moses), who is a contemptible wretch and can scarcely express himself clearly?
53. "Then why are not gold bracelets bestowed on him, or (why) come (not) with him angels accompanying him in procession?"
54. Thus did he make fools of his people, and they obeyed him: truly were they a people rebellious (against Allah..
55. When at length they provoked Us, We exacted retribution from them, and We drowned them all.
56. And We made them (a people) of the Past and an Example to later ages.
57. When (Jesus) the son of Mary is held up as an example, behold, thy people raise a clamour thereat (in ridicule)!
58. And they say, "Are our gods best, or he?" This they set forth to thee, only by way of disputation: yea, they are a contentious people.
59. He was no more than a servant: We granted Our favour to him, and We made him an example to the Children of Israel.
60. And if it were Our Will, We could make angels from amongst you, succeeding each other on the earth.
61.
And it shall be a Sign of the Hour: therefore have no doubt about it, but follow Me: this is a Straight Way.
62. Let not Satan hinder you: for he is to you an enemy avowed.
63. When Jesus came with Clear Signs, he said: "Now have I come to you with Wisdom, and in order to make clear to you some of the (points) on which ye dispute: therefore fear Allah and obey me.
64. "For Allah, He is my Lord and your Lord: so worship ye Him: this is a Straight Way."
65. But sects from among themselves fell into disagreement: then woe to the wrong-doers, from the Penalty of a Grievous Day!
66. Do they only wait for the Hour - that it should come on them all of a sudden, while they perceive not?
67. Friends on that day will be foes, one to another,- except the Righteous.
From Quran, Chapter 43, Ornaments of gold.
101. Then when the Trumpet is blown, there will be no more relationships between them that Day, nor will one ask after another!
102. Then those whose balance (of good deeds) is heavy,- they will attain salvation:
103. But those whose balance is light, will be those who have lost their souls, in Hell will they abide.
104. The Fire will burn their faces, and they will therein grin, with their lips displaced.
105. "Were not My Signs rehearsed to you, and ye did but treat them as falsehood?"
106. They will say: "our Lord! Our misfortune overwhelmed us, and we became a people astray!
107. "Our Lord! bring us out of this: if ever we return (to Evil), then shall we be wrong-doers indeed!"
108. He will say: "Be ye driven into it (with ignominy)! And speak ye not to Me!
109. "A part of My servants there was, who used to pray 'our Lord! we believe; then do Thou forgive us, and have mercy upon us: For Thou art the Best of those who show mercy!"
110. "But ye treated them with ridicule, so much so that (ridicule of) them made you forget My Message while ye were laughing at them!
111. "I have rewarded them this Day for their patience and constancy: they are indeed the ones that have achieved Bliss..."
112. He will say: "What number of years did ye stay on earth?"
113. They will say: "We stayed a day or part of a day: but ask those who keep account."
114. He will say: "Ye stayed not but a little,- if ye had only known!
115. "Did ye then think that We had created you in jest, and that ye would not be brought back to Us (for account)?"
116. Therefore exalted be Allah, the King, the Reality: there is no god but He, the Lord of the Throne of Honour!
117. If anyone invokes, besides Allah, Any other god, he has no authority therefor; and his reckoning will be only with his Lord! and verily the Unbelievers will fail to win through!
118. So say: "O my Lord! grant Thou forgiveness and mercy for Thou art the Best of those who show mercy!"
From Quran, Chapter 23, The Believers.
51. The trumpet shall be sounded, when behold! from the sepulchres (men) will rush forth to their Lord!
52. They will say: "Ah! Woe unto us! Who hath raised us up from our beds of repose?"... (A voice will say
"This is what ((Allah)) Most Gracious had promised. And true was the word of the apostles!"
53. It will be no more than a single Blast, when lo! they will all be brought up before Us!
54. Then, on that Day, not a soul will be wronged in the least, and ye shall but be repaid the meeds of your past Deeds.
55. Verily the Companions of the Garden shall that Day have joy in all that they do;
56. They and their associates will be in groves of (cool) shade, reclining on Thrones (of dignity);
57. (Every) fruit (enjoyment) will be there for them; they shall have whatever they call for;
58. "Peace!" - a word (of salutation) from a Lord Most Merciful!
59. "And O ye in sin! Get ye apart this Day!
60. "Did I not enjoin on you, O ye Children of Adam, that ye should not worship Satan; for that he was to you an enemy avowed?-
61. "And that ye should worship Me, (for that) this was the Straight Way?
62. "But he did lead astray a great multitude of you. Did ye not, then, understand?
63. "This is the Hell of which ye were (repeatedly) warned!
64. "Embrace ye the (fire) this Day, for that ye (persistently) rejected (Truth)."
65.
That Day shall We set a seal on their mouths. But their hands will speak to us, and their feet bear witness, to all that they did.
66. If it had been our Will, We could surely have blotted out their eyes; then should they have run about groping for the Path, but how could they have seen?
67. And if it had been Our Will, We could have transformed them (to remain) in their places; then should they have been unable to move about, nor could they have returned (after error).
68. If We grant long life to any, We cause him to be reversed in nature: Will they not then understand?
69. We have not instructed the (Prophet) in Poetry, nor is it meet for him: this is no less than a Message and a Qur'an making things clear:
70. That it may give admonition to any (who are) alive, and that the charge may be proved against those who reject (Truth).
From Quran Chapter 36, Yaa Seen.
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