Nature as evidence
The moon rotates in its orbit in a precise, mathematical way.
Who has created heaven and earth; and who is sustaining them?—These questions have been the central point of the human quest in every age.
The womb of a mother is a wonderful factory.
But it is clear that there is a fixed measure for everything.
This balance and this proportion could not have been accidental.
The clouds send down rain from the sky and, thanks to this, extremely fruitful results appear on the earth down below.
The sun, the moon and the stars all revolve continuously in the vastness of space with total precision.
Geographical studies show that when the oceans were formed, the earth started shaking.
A characteristic peculiar to milch animals is that whatever they eat is converted into dung and blood yet there emerges along with these a liquid, milk, which is the most valuable food for man.
Man is a small creature.
Compared to him, the universe is so large that it strikes terror into man.
In the vastness of space, innumerable stars and planets revolve at high speed.
Just as the light of day necessarily follows the darkness of night; in the same way untruth will be followed by Truth.
One who ponders over these blessings will be overwhelmed with feelings of gratitude to God.
Almighty God wants man to notice the extraordinary aspects of ordinary events which are not immediately apparent.
The fact is that any explanation of the universe on bases other than God amounts to giving a false explanation of reality.
The needs of man are fulfilled as a result of the perfect co-ordination between all the factors in the Universe.
The earth, which is inhabited by human beings, has innumerable wonderful aspects.
Creating the earth and the sky was such a major event that only Almighty God could perform it.
The Universe in all the elements of its existence is the sign of God.
The continuous revolving of innumerable large stellar bodies in this universe is a great and awe-inspiring phenomena.
The earth, the moon and the sun have their fixed orbits, in which they move with the utmost precision, and due to which different celestial phenomena take place: for instance, the occurrence of day and night on the earth and the waxing and waning of the moon, serve as a heavenly calendar.
The wonderful system of rains on the earth, the resulting growth of greenery and the subsequent preparations for harvesting, have countless meaningful lessons in them.
Man needs many things for the upkeep of his existence and the development of human civilization, such as food, mounts, different types of industries, means of transportation etc.
All these things exist in plenty in the present world.
God has created the physical world in such a way that it is subservient and capable of being used by man for meeting his requirements.
Birds flying in the air, the emergence of man’s sustenance from the soil and similar events are most wonderful.
God has made the world in such a way that its material occurrences symbolize its spiritual aspects.
Man observes that a serviceable animal like the camel is obedient to him.
Fear makes a man serious; if a man’s heart is devoid of fear, nothing can stop him from adopting the way of injustice.
Such a man becomes arrogant and an arrogant man never admits the Truth.
Man needs sustenance.
But our known universe shows that a thing’s invisibility does not prove that it has no existence at all.
When there is lightning, sometimes it carries the message of pleasant weather.
There are innumerable stars spread out in the universe, grouped in clusters, called constellations.
The study of heaven and earth reveals that the entire system is marked throughout by wisdom.
The honey-bee is the most wonderful masterpiece of God’s creation.
The Quran calls upon all human beings to accept the Oneness of God, or tawhid, that is, belief in the one God and surrender to His will.
The roof of the sky, which is our upper atmosphere, is composed in such a way as to prevent certain harmful rays of the sun from affecting us in the form of the ozone layer.
Man is doubtful about the life hereafter for the simple reason that he is unable to understand how a human being who is dead and gone can come back to life.
He wonders how a dead universe can become a live universe.
The reply to this question can be found in the structure of our present world itself.
What we call a ‘live’ existence is in fact the result of a change, a metamorphosis of a non-living existence.
The system of this world, in its silent language, goes on teaching us a great lesson.
But, the universe, in its silent language, declares that there is no question of despair for any of God’s subjects.
What God requires of man, is that he should always remain in the state of submission as demanded by acknowledgement of the Truth.
Events of the physical world give direct introduction of the Creator, but only to those who possess insight.
The present world is the one in which one has to discover reality amidst falsity.
Here, one has to set oneself above things that are deceptive in order to perceive the Truth.
Man has been given wisdom solely for this purpose.
Only one who properly uses this divine torch of wisdom shall find the right path, while one who does not, shall descend into a state of moral chaos.
The existence of a limitless world in the form of the earth and the heavens is a proof that there must be a Creator behind it.
In this world, even an ordinary aeroplane will be destroyed if the pilot loses control.
Man’s existence in itself is the proof of creation.
This Universe is an introduction to its Creator.
There is a large store of water on the earth—salt water in the oceans and seas, and fresh water in rivers, lakes and springs.
The same rain cycle causes rain everywhere in the world but it causes different types of things to grow—useful plants as well as wild bushes.
Rain, a common phenomenon, indicates that a force is at work which is beyond our ken.
God has created vast possibilities in this world, so that man may travel by land, sea and air.
The existence of the Universe is proof of the existence of its Creator.
The universe with its whole existence is a silent declaration of God’s presence.
Some are engaged in the worship of living or dead personalities, while others are totally occupied with themselves.
Time and again, God reveals arguments which contradict such wrongful practices, but man ignores them, hiding behind false justification.
All such behaviour amounts to a lack of appreciation for the Creator of the Universe, and those who degrade Him will find no place for themselves except in hell.
The alternation of night and day and the existence of other life-sustaining processes on earth is too perfect and too great to have been brought into existence by any human being, or even by all God’s creatures put together.
The earth has been endowed with countless physical resources.
The greatest human blunder is having regard for outward appearances.
In ancient times, the sun, the moon and stars appeared quite dazzling to man, so he took them as deities and started worshipping them.
In the present age, it is the glamour of the material side of civilization which appears dazzling.
The main reason for a man’s not benefitting from God’s guidance is that he distorts God’s message.
When God’s guidance comes to him, he does not take it as it is, instead he tries to ferret out some points in it which he may misrepresent.
In this way, God’s guidance does not become a part of his mind.
The phenomena of rains soaking dry land and thereafter greenery sprouting from it are a regular occurence.
A study of the universe reveals that its creation has been effected gradually in a phased manner.
The attributes of the Creator which come to our knowledge through observation of His creations are sufficient to prove how great the Creator is.
Human life on earth depends on water, but the supply of water is completely in God’s hands.
It is seen by man every year that the land becomes dry and dead.
The meaningfulness of the universe, its creative wisdom, its being free of shortcomings, and its being consistent with human needs compel every thinking and rational man to accept the sublimity of creation, and one who gives serious consideration to the system of the universe, will find the Creator in His creations.
There are countless stars in the sky.
Perfect reproduction of a part of a man’s existence may be experienced in this world.
Happiness and sorrow, life and death, the pro-creative system, riches and poverty—all these are the feats of a superpower.
In the whole universe the earth is a unique exception.
The birth of a human being from the womb of his mother, the growing of crops from the earth, the falling of rain, the availability of fire from fuel—all these things come directly from God.
This means that the universe is singing the praises of God; that the reality which is revealed in the Quran, is testified to by the entire universe.
Everything on earth is extremely well-balanced.
Man hears; he speaks; and he thinks; he performs wonderful acts, though the earth with which he is made is not capable of performing these acts.
From earthen elements a non-earthly creature has wondrously emerged.
This is a matter confirmed by everyday experience.
The system inherent in the governance of heaven and earth is so perfect in its coordination and its unitary nature—despite the magnitude of the task—that it proclaims aloud the fact that its Creator and Organiser can be none other than the one and only God.
Man-made workshops, or factories, are not capable of making a machine which can start giving birth to similar countless machines.
Vapour rises from the surface of the sea.
Every year we experience periods of calm weather followed by gales bringing clouds and rainstorms.
The magnificent phenomenon before us in the shape of the universe is so great that all other things are small in comparison to it.
God is the Creator of the earth, the sky and all things.