<http://www.nicheoftruth.org/jubail/images/creation.jpg> Signs of the Creators Existence To illustrate this necessary conclusion, a simple analogy can be drawn. Prosecutors are known to bring forward evidences such as DNA samples, footprints and fingerprints, to find people guilty of certain crimes that nobody has actually witnessed. Just as footprints in the ground point to the fact that a person had once walked in that place, examining Allah's Signs within His creational arrangement proves conclusively that every single thing that exists within the universe came about by a Most Wise Creator. Indeed, one can come to this realization by turning to the created things and reflecting upon their nature, in order to conclude that they did not come about by themselves. Only One who possesses infinite knowledge and the capability to create would be able to bring the universe and all it contains into being, and to balance and administrate all of its affairs in such a stable manner. Allah invites mankind to reflect upon the creation and its sophistication in order to conclude that only a Most Wise and knowledgeable Creator created them, and that as such, nothing deserves to be worshipped or served except Him: Verily, in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, there are indeed Signs for men of understanding. [Quran 3:190 Translated meaning] Shaykh 'Abdur-Razzaaq al'Abbaad, a contemporary academic, said: "Contemplate the night and day; they are amongst the most amazing Signs of Allah. See how He made the night for resting and as a covering. It envelops the world causing the cessation of activities. Animals retire to their dwellings and the birds to their nests. The souls relax and take rest from the pains of their labour and fatigue until when the souls are reposed and have slept, they now look forward to their livelihood and its disposal. The Splitter of the morning brings forward the day, His army giving glad tidings of the (coming of) the morning. It vanquishes that darkness and tears it asunder, unveiling the darkness from the world. Thereafter, the inhabitants are able to see. The animals then circulate about the land and proceed to manage their livelihood and welfare, and the birds depart from their nests. What a returning and arising, which is so indicative of Allah's capability (to assemble the creation) for the Major return. Now ponder over the delicate and fine air that is held captive between the sky and earth. It is sensed through feeling when it blows; its substance is felt but its form cannot be seen. It runs between the sky and earth; the birds circle and fly in it, swimming with their wings just as the fish of the sea swim in water. Its sides and gusts collide against each other when in commotion, just as the waves of the ocean clash. Consider how Allah forms with this wind, clouds that are held between the sky and earth. The wind excites the clouds causing them to rise and become dense. Allah then combines the clouds together and merges them, and drives them by the wind to the land in need (of rain). When they rise and ascend above the land, their waterfalls upon it. Allah dispatches the winds whilst the clouds are in the atmosphere. The winds scatter and separate the clouds so that they do not harm or destroy what they would if the water were to descend upon it all at once. Once the land takes its fill and need, the clouds leave off the land and disperse. Thus, these clouds water the earth and are carried by the winds.1 The light of day is also an astounding Sign of a great Creator. Dangerous ultraviolet and infrared radiation is highly absorbed by the earth's atmosphere, thus protecting mankind from being exposed to, and harmed by them. In contrast, sunlight that is necessary for mankind's existence is allowed to pass through the earth's atmosphere. Is this an accident? If the sun were any closer to the earth, heat and radiation would destroy us, and conversely, if the sun were any farther from the earth, all life would cease. An incredibly complex equilibrium is constantly maintained in all affairs, and amazingly, the laws that govern this equilibrium maintain the same unity throughout the whole universe. Could this possibly have occurred through a process of random self-assembly? Those who believe in chance concede that it is something which is not by nature ordered. Once this is understood, the following question must be asked: How could something that is by nature disordered consistently create order? This is a scientific impossibility. Hence, it must be concluded that not only has a Creator created our universe, but that He is also continually administrating its awe-inspiring affairs. 1 - Shaykh 'Abdur-Razzaaq al-'Abbaad, Asbaab Ziyaadatil-Eemaan wa Nuqsaanihi, Ghiraaslin-Nashr wat-Tawzi', pp.40-41. designed by : [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> With Kind Regards Mohammad Usman Jeddah-SAUDI ARABIA The sayings of our beloved Prophet Muhammad <http://muhammad.net/> (peace be upon him) 'Acquiring (religious) knowledge in company for an hour in the night is better than spending the whole night in prayer.' < Al-Tirmidhi;Narrated: Abdullah ibn Abbas (r) > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Nor can Goodness and Evil be equal. Repel (evil) with what is better; then the enmity between him and you will become as if it were your friend and intimate! Visit: sultan.org Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Post to group: [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
