Cosmic Unity
The universe manifestly tells us that we should lead our lives in such a way that our thoughts, emotions, and activities should all revolve around a focal point, which can be nothing other than God.
One significant discovery of cosmic research is that the whole universe revolves around one central point. The atom, for instance, has its nucleus, which provides the focal point around which the entire atomic structure revolves. As the solar system has its centre in the sun, all the stars and planets revolve around that centre. The same is true of the constellation in which our solar system lies; millions of stars revolve around one centre, as does the entire universe of which our constellation is just a tiny part.
Scientists hold that there will come a time when the cosmic centre will start drawing to itself all the things that revolve around it. Then, in all its vastness, the universe will return to its centre until all the objects from every far-flung corner of space will be contained in the tiny confines of the central mass. In the same way, as scattered nails attach themselves to a magnet, the entire universe will be attached to its centre. It will be just as the Quran says: “As We originated the first creation, so shall We repeat it.” (21:104)
In this way, the crux of a monotheistic religion is displayed in practical form by the cosmos. The universe is manifestly telling us that we should lead our lives in such a way that everything in it revolves around a central focal point, which can only be God. Our thoughts, emotions, and struggles in life should all revolve around Him.
If an individual directs his life towards some focal point other than God, whether himself or something in the outside world, the universe refutes his stance in all its meaningfulness. The universe’s structure shows that only one Being can be the pivot of man’s existence and that Being is God. By itself being oriented towards a single centre, the universe is telling us something: it is telling us that this is the way that our lives should be oriented.
