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Given that the Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) is described as the fullness of the earth and of place, is the concept of place figurative or literal?
Given the vast, seemingly boundless expanse of the universe, is the key to travel between dimensions connection to this very reality of place—that is, the Prophet (PBUH)?
In Islamic thought, place is the measure of each thing and the setting in which the dimensions of existence come to be. The Prophet (PBUH) is described as the “fullness of the earth and of place,” and as possessing the reality of place. Dimensions take on meaning within the heart of place, and travel between dimensions becomes possible through connection to this reality.
Absolute being is wholly unrestricted, while conditioned being persists by taking shape within the measure of space. Space is the measure of every created thing; without it, the order of creation could not take shape for any creature. The dimensions of the universe can be realised only through space.
Space marks a new beginning in the course of creation, as it passes through the Most Beautiful Names; the Most Beautiful Names, in turn, unfold through the Exalted Attributes.
Space is the whole reflected in the part, and eternity and everlastingness expressed through limits, spans and appointed terms.
Space is the system by which colourlessness becomes receptive to colour, and boundlessness becomes receptive to dimension. Muhammad is that very reality of space.
The meaning of dimensions takes shape in the life of space.