SIGNS IN THE UNIVERSE
“If you break some stones, grind some wood, and mix them, it will turn into petrol.” Such talk may appear ridiculously funny. Indeed, man does not have the power to make something like this happen. But an event of the same sort is happening in the world every day, as the working of the laws of Nature brings petroleum into being, which is only an inexplicable marvel for man.
Oxygen and hydrogen are two gases. When Nature unites them in specific proportions, their union manifests as a clear liquid known as ‘water.’ Life comes into being when carbon comes together with some salts and minerals. When a magnetic field and motion combine, an amazing force—electricity—is produced. When a seed is planted in the soil, a plant emerges. And so on.
Uncountable miracles of this sort are manifested in the entire universe at every moment. On observing them, man should be amazed. He notices that these things do not have the power to bring themselves into being, nor does he have the ability to produce anything like them on his own. That being the case, how is all of this happening?
In answer to this question, some people say that all these phenomena are manifestations of God—that is, everything is God Himself, manifesting Himself in innumerable forms. But this is not correct. The Quran considers such an answer to be incorrect. According to the Quran, things are not manifestations of God; instead, they are the commands of God. That is, God has, with His power, created them. It is not that God has manifested Himself in their form.
Stars have, since ancient times, been a focus of the fancies and imagination of poets. Some poets have considered the moon as a ‘god.’ But the reality is different. Stars are giant balls of fire, and the moon is simply a dry rock with no drop of water or a single blade of grass. Despite being incredibly vast, the universe is an exceedingly unfavourable place for man, except for planet Earth. This exception of the planet Earth in this limitlessly vast universe is clear evidence of a conscious Being who, with His intention, has created the exceptional conditions to prevail on Earth necessary for human life to be possible there.
Scientists have been trying to discover other planets similar to Earth for nearly half a century in the vastness of space so that it can be confirmed that our Earth is not unique in the universe, and such conditions may also be found on other planets. For some people, the intention might be to seek to prove that the Creator of the universe is ‘The Law of Nature’ or ‘The Law of Evolution’ and not God. But despite spending billions of dollars on this purpose, they have achieved nothing but failure. They have not found any astronomical body that can support life like the Earth.
