Tafsir 17:81: Why Lies and Delusions Are Always Bound To Vanish

Bismillahi Rahmani Raheem, assalamu alaikum

Allah says “And say, “Truth has come, and falsehood has departed. Indeed falsehood, [by nature is], ever bound to vanish.” (17:81)
Insha Allah I am first going to teach you how the universe is built then why Lies and delusions cannot persist in the universe.

If you think about your body it is made of atoms and those atoms are made of electrons, protons and neutrons and those particles are made of smaller particles called quarks and they are made of even smaller particles, and so on and so on, in the Quran Allah calls this hierarchy of particles the tree whose fruit comes from a light that is neither from the east or the west (24:35) because it comes from within things, light upon light, particle within particle.

But what you may not know is what this looks like in the universe, you see these particles exist amongst large fields of similar particles that span the entire universe like an ocean, so there is a huge particle field made entirely of protons, another of electrons and another of neutrons, and in each one there are particles fields made of quarks and so on and so on, until we get to the last two fields created from the smallest particles Allah created, the first is called the Kursi by Allah and the second and more significant is called the Arsh, His throne which is the boundary between us and Allah, between us and what is outside the universe, Rasul Allah (saws) said it exists like a shell of an egg surrounding the entire universe.

Physics has come to call the science responsible for understanding this QFT, Quantum Field Theory, or subatomic particle field theory.

So, man and his thoughts exist in these fields that start at the Atom and end at the end of the universe, not just in width and length but also in depth within Atoms.

Why do I mention mans thoughts? Because when we think, see images in our mind that image is created from particles, it has to be created from something and everything is created from particles, scholars like Imam Al Ghazali (as) understood this and explained it, Imam Al Ghazali went so far as to say Angels are created from the same light our thoughts are created from, read his work the niche of lights which is entirely about this subject.

The human body, our physical body is from Atoms and our nonphysical thoughts from nonphysical matter, particles. The nonphysical part of the universe and everything in it is called the spiritual part of the universe, ghayb the unseen in the Quran because we can’t see it with our eyes.

Because our mind creates Images from the same thing ghayb is created from, man has the ability to see what is in ghayb with his mind. If a person is prone to delusions in his self he is also prone to seeing delusions in his mind, things he makes up, but when a person purifies himself, gets rid of his self-delusions, what His mind sees is Haq (Straight/the Turth).

Allah explains this in the Quran, after removing the veils from our inner sight which make it easy to be deluded because we can’t see and instead rely on what our anfs tells us, Allah says: “You were heedless of this (day), so now We have removed your veil (from you), and your sight today is iron!” (50:22) sees straight with no delusions.

But one thing is missing from that equation in this life, just because you don’t have self-delusions that does not mean you will see, you still need the light of Allah to see with, and Allah places this light in the heart of a person so it illuminates his vision and shows him through the veils (Quantum fields) that cover ghayb and the universe like layer upon layer.

Your inner vision alone is not strong enough to see through the veils of ghayb it needs help from Allah and the Mala’ikah, the prophet (saws) explained to Haritha (as) after He (as) came to Rasul Allah (saws) and said He (as) could see Jannah and Jahanam and the Arsh, “[You are] a slave whom Allah has illuminated the iman (light) in your heart”

These veils/fields as we explained exist through the entire universe and upon man’s spiritual heart and mind, Imam Tustari explained the way to Allah thus:
“the nafs (self) has seven celestial veils (hujub samawiyyah) and seven earthly veils (hujub ardiyyah), when ever man buries his nafs (self/ego) in earth upon earth (ardan ardan), (lowers his esteem and ego), his heart (qalb) is raised up heaven upon Heaven (sama’an sama’an). And when he (completely) buries the nafs (ego) under the ground (tahta at tara), the heart reaches the throne” (past the last veil/field and sees the Arsh).

This is the universe we live and mans spirituality in it, so how is this the reason lies and delusions vanish?

Just like your thoughts are created from something, your lies and delusions are as well, every act your do in life has a subatomic life of its own, it impacts these fields and creates an influence on the universe, some acts good and bad are more powerful than others.

Just like these fields are layered throughout the universe so are Allah’s Angels existing every where they are, in fact Rasul Allah (saws) said there is no place in the universe Angels are not, they span the universe like these fields each 4 fingers in width.

So they to are layered, from our world to the Arsh which is the limit of their existence, their job is, as you act, to decide the nature of how your actions Impact the universe, Allah mentions this in the Quran:

Allah Said “O Adam, convey unto them (Angels) the names of these [things].” And as soon as [Adam] had conveyed unto them their names, [Allah] said: “Did I not say unto you (Angels), `Verily, I alone know the hidden reality (Laws/Nature) of the heavens and the earth, and know all that you bring into the open and all that you would conceal’?” (2:33)

Angels don’t sin so this is a reference to their work in the universe of bringing things forth into the world and taking them into ghayb, effectively concealing it, because ghayb is a place of veils/fields.

They deal with the effects of your actions as they pass through one field to the next, each Angel dealing with what is in his field of influence to deal with.

When You do something good the effects of your actions are raised up in the heavens by the Angels going through all the veils, this is how Allah multiplies the reward of your actions;

The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَتَبَ الْحَسَنَاتِ وَالسَّيِّئَاتِ ثُمَّ بَيَّنَ ذَلِكَ فَمَنْ هَمَّ بِحَسَنَةٍ فَلَمْ يَعْمَلْهَا كَتَبَهَا اللَّهُ عِنْدَهُ حَسَنَةً كَامِلَةً وَإِنْ هَمَّ بِهَا فَعَمِلَهَا كَتَبَهَا اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عِنْدَهُ عَشْرَ حَسَنَاتٍ إِلَى سَبْعِ مِائَةِ ضِعْفٍ إِلَى أَضْعَافٍ كَثِيرَةٍ وَإِنْ هَمَّ بِسَيِّئَةٍ فَلَمْ يَعْمَلْهَا كَتَبَهَا اللَّهُ عِنْدَهُ حَسَنَةً كَامِلَةً وَإِنْ هَمَّ بِهَا فَعَمِلَهَا كَتَبَهَا اللَّهُ سَيِّئَةً وَاحِدَةً

Verily, Allah has recorded good and bad deeds and He made them clear. Whoever intends to perform a good deed but does not do it, then Allah will record it as a complete good deed. If he intends to do it and does so, then Allah the Exalted will record it as ten good deeds up to seven hundred times as much or even more. If he intends to do a bad deed and does not do it, then Allah will record for him one complete good deed. If he does it then Allah will record for him a single bad deed. (Muslim)

This is the impact of your actions on the Universe, Allah also explains this in the Quran, imagine how this simile looks with the particles of subatomic space:

“The example of those who spend their wealth in the way of Allah is like a seed which grows seven spikes, in each spike is a hundred grains (influencing a further number of particles). Allah multiplies His reward for whom He wills, for Allah is vast and knowing.” (Al-Baqarah 2:261) Allah mentions His quality of vast because it relates to how vast these particle fields are, this is the nature of Tafsir in the Quran.

This is what Happens to actions Allah and the Mala’ikah like, they take it up and multiply it, but with evil, lies and delusions the Messenger of Allah (saws) said “If he intends to do a bad deed and does not do it, then Allah will record for him one complete good deed. If he does it then Allah will record for him a single bad deed.”

It’s effects and impact on the universe are minimised, the Angels refuse it and it stays on earth just as long as the force behind it persists, hence it does not last, it is not “remembered” and vanishes:

“Indeed falsehood, [by nature is], ever bound to vanish (from this universe).”

We may ask then why is this world filled with lies, delusions and false things? The answer is simple because man is repeatedly committing these acts, we now rule this world with them and this has imbalanced the entire system of the universe because fasad (corruption) is now persistent, Rasul Allah (saws) mentions the effects of fasad persisting with what happens to empires, but that is the basis of another tafsir, surah al Rahman.

“Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you deny?” (55:13)

Shaykh Rami Al Rifai.