UNIVERSAL ONENESS

A study of the universe reveals that the entire universe revolves around a centre. The atom has a nucleus, and the whole structure of the atom revolves around this nucleus. The centre of the solar system is the sun, and all its planets and satellites are continuously revolving around it. Likewise, the galaxy has a centre, and billions of stars move around it. The universe has a centre; all astronomical bodies and their subsidiary movements move around this final centre.

Scientists estimate that this centre of the universe will one day drag all the astronomical bodies towards it, and then this vastly spread-out universe will begin to withdraw and converge towards its centre. Finally, the time will come when the entire collection of astronomical bodies in the universe will compress together as a condensed ball as it was at the time of creation, just as a magnet draws all the nails together towards it. God says as follows:

“On that Day, We shall roll up the heavens like a scroll of parchment. As We originated the first creation, so shall We repeat it. This is a promise binding on Us. Truly, We shall fulfil it.” (Quran, 21:104)

In this way, the universe is, as it were, a practical demonstration of Monotheism—Oneness of God. These models in the universe tell us what man’s life should be like. Man’s life should be such that all activities should have just one centre—the One God. Man’s emotions, thinking, and activities should begin to revolve around this one centre—God Almighty.

If a person makes himself his centre, the universe will reject him. The same will happen if he makes some other creature, different from himself, his centre. The present structure of the universe refuses to accept the centrality of anyone but the One God. Through its very existence, the universe says, “Make the One the centre of your attention, not the ‘many.’”