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which is perceived by the senses; and by the invisible world, which is also called `alam al-ghayb,
(the
unseen world) I mean the world which is perceived by the light of the heart.
The heart belongs to the invisible world while the members of the body as well as their activities
belong
to the visible world. The subtlety and fineness of the interdependence of the two worlds have led
some
to think that they are closely connected, while others thought that there was no world except the
visible
which is made of the concrete and tangible bodies.
One who has perceived the two worlds and realized first their independence and then their
interdependence expressed his observation in the following manner: "The glass was fine, the wine was
clear. So confusion spread: to some it seemed nothing but glass; while others swore
`This is but wine,
no glass is here'." Let us go back to the main purpose of our discussion, especially since the
invisible
world is outside the scope of the science of practical religion.
(the
unseen world) I mean the world which is perceived by the light of the heart.
The heart belongs to the invisible world while the members of the body as well as their activities
belong
to the visible world. The subtlety and fineness of the interdependence of the two worlds have led
some
to think that they are closely connected, while others thought that there was no world except the
visible
which is made of the concrete and tangible bodies.
One who has perceived the two worlds and realized first their independence and then their
interdependence expressed his observation in the following manner: "The glass was fine, the wine was
clear. So confusion spread: to some it seemed nothing but glass; while others swore
`This is but wine,
no glass is here'." Let us go back to the main purpose of our discussion, especially since the
invisible
world is outside the scope of the science of practical religion.