The Art of Dematerialization

content, in that it reminds us of the special blessing we have been endowed with by God. And this discovery enables us to acknowledge God in elevated language – something that cannot be done by any other creature in the physical world. Self-Correcting Mechanism It is said that once a man came to the Prophet and after some discussion the Prophet said to him: “Stay with Ali ibn Abi Talib – one of his companions – for your further training.” A few days later, the Prophet asked Ali about the man who had come to him. He replied that he had stayed with him for a while and then he had gone away, and that now he had no knowledge of his whereabouts. The Prophet said: “Anyone who meets him, bring him to me.” After a few days the Prophet was able to meet him again. The Prophet said to him: “I asked you to stay with Ali for your further training. Then why did you leave him?” He replied: “You asked me to take training from him. I did so and then I went away.” Replying to a further question, he said that Ali had taught him chapter Al-Zalzalah of the Quran, which says: “Whoever has done the smallest particle of good will see it; while whoever has done the smallest particle of evil will see it.” (99:7-8) Quoting these verses of the Quran, the man said that from these verses, he had found the complete message; so there was no need to stay on any longer with Ali. The Prophet asked: “How did you find the complete message in these verses?” He replied: “These verses tell us that a person is accountable to God and