Each in Its Orbit Runs
The disciplined and harmonious functioning of the universe for billions of years is proof that a conscious being governs the universe and all its creation.
Modern technology has produced a mechanical ‘man’—the robot—which performs the prodigious feats of walking, talking, and working. However, it functions purely mechanically at the end of it all, just like any other man-made machine. It does not evince the subtlety of behaviour controlled by human intelligence, which we find in homo sapiens.
On one notable occasion, a robot was hired by a London office to perform the services of an office boy. The lady secretary, Miss Jennie Seff, decided to give it a trial run as soon as it was installed. She was testing the battery when the robot sprang to life and began stalling behind her. Miss Seff walked faster and faster as it bore down on her, then started to run to escape its relentless pursuit, but the robot followed on her heels with equal rapidity. In the process, a new typewriter was knocked over and damaged. Finally, the robot was brought under control. (Hindustan Times, June 30, 1981)
In today’s world, those who do not believe in God say that the universe is nothing but a vast machine and moves like a robot in a mindless, mechanical fashion. However, for millions and millions of years, the perfect and harmonious movement of the universe has contradicted such a supposition. Had the universe been a mere robot-like mechanism, there would undoubtedly have been many clashes—like the one in the London office.
According to the Quran, “The sun, too, follows its determined course laid down for it by the Almighty, the All-Knowing. We have ordained phases for the moon until it becomes like an old date-stalk. The sun cannot overtake the moon, nor can the night outpace the day: each floats in [its own] orbit.” (36:38-40)
This statement of the Quran has been borne out in the present world by human observations, which is enough to prove that some conscious being governs the universe. Without this, the universe could never have been disciplined and harmonious to such a degree of perfection as it is.
