Great Proof of the Absolute Power of Allah
(Mighty & Majestic)
& Therefore the Perfection and
Completion of His Knowledge, His Ultimate Wisdom and His Supreme Attributes and
Actions
Allah Almighty
says in His Wise Book, the Holy Quran, when describing His Will and Ability,
{Verily, His Command, when He intends a thing, is only that He says to it,
"Be!"–and it is!}[Ya-Sin 36: 82]
In other words, if Allah (Glorious &
Exalted) wants something, He merely gives the order. He does not need to repeat
His Command or confirm it.
To Him (Glorious & Exalted) belong the
keys to the heavens and the earth, to Him all things return, and to Him is the
Power of creation and command.
The Verses that refer to the Power of
Allah (Mighty & Majestic) and to its completeness are too many to count, as
are His (Noble & Sublime) creation of the heavens and the earth, the
universe and everything contained therein: galaxies, stars, and planets, among
which is our earth.
Likewise, one of the greatest signs of the
Power of Allah (Mighty & Majestic) and its absoluteness is the amazing
balance and wonderful harmony of the universe and all it contains. Then there
is also the proportion which is to an unimaginable degree.
Another of the great signs which indicate
the Power of Allah (Mighty & Majestic) and its completeness is the creation
of the human being, in which there are such great blessings they cannot be
counted or enumerated…and so on.
Among the ways to demonstrate the
greatness of Allah's Wisdom (Mighty & Majestic) and His Ability, which has
recently been discovered by modern science, by the most advanced scientific
instruments, is the balance and harmony that exists among the parts of the
universe. Also, the make-up of human beings and other living creatures confirms
the great Power of Allah (Noble & Sublime) and His Glorious Wisdom and
Wondrous Design.
However, we would like to point out other
perspectives and indications of the Absolute Power of Allah (Mighty &
Majestic) and His Supreme Attributes and Actions. Among them are:
1.
Man's Pure, Unspoiled Nature
and Honest, Straightforward Reason
Allah (Mighty
& Majestic) created mankind and designed him to believe in His Existence,
His Great Power and His Beautiful Attributes.
Thus, we find that if man is faced with a
calamity or disaster, he quickly turns to Allah Almighty in prayer, time and
time again, knowing of the Existence of His Lord (Blessed & Exalted) and
having faith in Him and His Great Ability, knowing that He (Glorious &
Exalted) Alone is the All-Powerful, that He can remove all of the misfortune
and disaster that has befallen him, due to His Absolute Power (Noble &
Sublime) and His Great Mercy.
Man's honest, straightforward reason will
not accept denial of the Existence of Allah Almighty, of His Supreme
Attributes, or Absolute Power.
If man would only look at himself and
contemplate the composition of his own body, especially after great scientific
advances in medicine and in various other fields, with the development of
scientific instruments to a great extent, he would know the Supreme Wisdom of
Allah (Glorious & Exalted), His Absolute and Complete Power and His
Wondrous and Amazing Design.
What if we looked at the human being and
contemplated the vast universe created by Allah (Mighty & Majestic), from
the heavens and the earths (since science has discovered that the earth is
divided into seven layers), the galaxies, stars and living creatures (such as
animals and birds), and other nonliving things without souls (such as trees and
inanimate objects), especially after the advance of the telescope and the
electron microscope, we would see with our own eyes the Great and Awesome Power
of Allah (Glorious & Exalted).
As such, man's unspoiled good nature and
straightforward, honest, superior, and rightly-guided logic is one of the great
signs of the Power of Allah (Mighty & Majestic) and His Supreme Attributes
and Acts.
2.
The Invitation of the Prophets
and Messengers and Their Supporting Miracles and Wonders Are a Sign and
Testimony to the Truth of Their Message
Allah Almighty
sent the prophets and messengers to call people to believe in Him (Noble &
Sublime) and to have faith in His Supreme Attributes, His Absolute Ability, His
Ultimate Wisdom, and the Perfection and Comprehensiveness of His Knowledge
(Glorious & Exalted), and thus to single Him (Mighty & Majestic) out
exclusively for worship, without associating anything with Him.
Allah (Mighty & Majestic) also
supported His prophets and messengers with miracles and wonders that would
verify the truth of their message of the Oneness of Allah (Noble & Sublime)
and the truth of all the knowledge they bring about His Supreme Attributes and
Absolute Power—miracles and wonders that no one but prophets and messengers
would be able to produce.
Among the miracles granted to the Prophet
Muhammad (pbuh) were:
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The splitting of the moon for him (pbuh)
This was discovered by science
as a result of fissures and gaseous ruptures that were very deep and which could
not be explained as the result of meteors and other foreign bodies impacting
the moon. This was due to their extreme depth and length, ranging from several
hundred meters to hundreds of kilometers in straight or twisting lines, and
these great, long rifts passed by a number of deep holes. This was in addition
to the discovery of a belt of movable rocks on the moon. This is a
characteristic scientists have not found on any other celestial body, and these
scientists (among whom were geologists) explained that all of this is the
result of the splitting of the moon one time in the past. These rifts have been
photographed recently, so that everyone can see them, and so that they might
stand as testament to the truth of this great miracle, as support from Allah
(Glorious & Exalted) for the call and message of the Prophet Muhammad
(pbuh).
This scientific discovery and others are
among the reasons many, many people have embraced Islam, accepting it as their
religion, and believing and having faith in the Messenger of Islam, Muhammad
(pbuh).
-
The pouring forth of water from between his
(pbuh) fingers
-
The blessing in a little food such that it
feeds a multitude
-
The longing of the tree trunk for Allah's
Messenger (pbuh) and hearing the sound of its weeping
-
The food which glorified Allah, audibly, during
the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (pbuh)
-
The restoration of Qatadah ibn Nu`aman's eye
when he was injured on the Day of Uhud (a battle). It fell on his cheek, but
then it became the better of his eyes and the sharper in vision.
-
The healing of some of his companions at his
hand (pbuh) without any observable medicine
There are
many, many other examples like these of these miracles and other types of
things besides them which have been authenticated and confirmed as being from
the Prophet (pbuh).
As such, God the Creator, Whose Existence
is testified to by man's unspoiled nature and sound reason is God the Creator,
Who called all previous religions (that were revealed to prophets and
messengers) to believe in Him and in His Supreme Attributes and Absolute Power.
3.
The Eternal and Infinite
Nature of God (Glorious & Exalted) According to His Saying (Noble &
Sublime):
{He is the
First (nothing is before Him) and the Last (nothing is after Him)}[Al-Hadid 57:
3] and {He begets not, nor was He begotten}[Al-Ikhlas 112: 3].
-
And Allah (Mighty & Majestic) created the
human being and all other creatures and beings from nothing, according to the
Saying of the Most High:
{Does not man remember that We
created him before, while he was nothing?}
[Maryam 19: 67]
{And indeed if you ask them,
"Who has created the heavens and the earth?" They will surely say,
"The Almighty, the All-Knower created them."}
[Al-Zukhruf 43: 9]
Indeed, Allah
(Glorious & Exalted) was not begotten, and as such, He (Glorious in
Stature) is exalted above taking a wife or son.
He (Glorious & Exalted) is the One Who
creates from nothing. He creates what He wills, according to what He wants and
what He wills, in harmony with His Wisdom (Glorious & Exalted).
So why would He take a son, or more than
one, or otherwise, as the liars claim?
Surely, Allah (Mighty & Majestic) is
to be glorified above such a thing, for He (Noble & Sublime) is the First,
and nothing is before Him.
It has been confirmed to us through
incontrovertible evidence, instinctively, logically, and scientifically, and
otherwise, as we have indicated previously.
And if man would look inside his mind at
himself as a created being, then he would find his birth to be certain. He
would know for sure that he was born, that his parents had been a cause for his
existence, that he had once been nothing, that his grandparents had been a
cause for the existence of his parents, and so on until he reaches the
Existence of the Eternal Creator Who was not born, and Who created man at the
beginning of creation from nothing, by His Great and Absolute Power. And so,
man ever looks to things and beings around him with the certainty that there
must be a cause for their existence, and that, in the beginning, there was
nothing, just as he was. Then, it follows that this existence must necessarily
have an Eternal Origin uncreated by anything before it. This Maker is the One
Who created it—all things and beings—from nothing by the Greatness and
Absoluteness of His Power. This Maker is God the Creator, Allah (Glorious &
Exalted).
It can be deduced from all of this that
God the Creator must necessarily be Eternal, meaning Living and Everlasting; He
does not die, cease to exist, or come to an end.
Therefore, the certainty of the Eternal
Nature of Allah (Glorious & Exalted), by all methods of confirmation and
testimony—instinctive, logical, and scientific—is proof and evidence for every
intelligent and rational person of the Absolute Power of Allah (Mighty &
Majestic). That is, even though his mind is incapable of comprehending the
inner workings of the Absolute Power of Allah (Glorious & Exalted), because
man himself is a created being, brought into existence by Allah, the Creator
(Noble & Sublime), out of nothingness.
As such, his mind is limited, his
abilities are limited, and he is incapable of comprehending that which is above
him.
To draw a
simple comparison by way of explanation:
Is it possible to put into a small cup of
water a quantity equal to two cups of the same size?
Of course not.
For, if this small cup of water cannot
contain another cup like it, would it be possible for it to contain all that on
the earth, from rivers to lakes to oceans, and more of the same pattern to no
end?
Surely, the answer is no, it cannot.
This is the likeness of a limited mind. It
is like a small cup of water, and it cannot comprehend the inner workings of
the Absolute Power of God the Creator (Noble & Sublime).
4.
Allah's Creation of the Soul,
in Accordance with His Saying, {And they ask you
concerning the
soul. Say, "The soul: its knowledge is with my Lord. And of knowledge, you
(mankind) have been given only a little."}[Al-Israa' 17: 85]
Allah (Glorious & Exalted) created the
soul and placed it in the human being and other creatures, for a fixed term,
until Allah (Mighty & Majestic) reclaims it, taking back the soul. For He
(Noble & Sublime) decreed death and extinction for man and other living
creatures, according to the Saying of the Most High, {Whatsoever is on it (the
earth) will perish. * And the Face of your Lord full of Majesty and Honor will
abide forever.}[Al-Rahman 55: 26-27]
Then, Allah Almighty will return the soul
to the human being and to other living creatures (such as animals and birds),
to serve him with his accounting and recompense. And so it shall be for the
others. That will happen on the Day of Judgment (in the realm of everlasting
life).
So, if he was a good believer, he will go
to Allah's Heaven: the realm of blessing and the achievement of His good
pleasure.
And if he was a disbeliever, an idolater,
and atheist, a corrupt person, etc., he will go to the Hellfire: the realm of
misery, due to His displeasure (Noble & Sublime).
Allah (Mighty & Majestic) created the
soul and made it a cause of man's life, and the life of other living creatures,
for He (Noble & Sublime) is the One Who causes the causes and creates them.
That is for a great and noble wisdom that only He (Noble & Sublime) knows.
If we examine closely and contemplate this
soul that Allah Almighty created and made a cause for the life of human beings
and other creatures, we would still be sure of the Absolute Power of God, the
Creator of the soul and the greatness and wondrousness of His creation of all
things.
Modern science is incapable of studying
the soul, even with all its modern technological means, since the bases and
foundations for such a study are not available; they are not even known. That
is why the soul, which was created by Allah Almighty, placed in the human body,
and made a cause for its life and the life of other living beings, is one of
the mysteries (Noble & Sublime) of His creation. Indeed, it is a sign of
the wondrousness of His design and evidence for the greatness and absoluteness
of His Power (Noble & Sublime).
5.
The Response of Good Believers
to the Commands of Allah (Mighty & Majestic) and Their Obedience of Him
According to His Saying (Noble & Sublime):
{And He answers (the prayers)
of those who believe and do righteous good deeds, and gives them increase of
His Bounty. And as for the disbelievers, theirs will be a severe torment.}
[Al-Shura 42: 26]
Allah Almighty
created mankind and sent prophets and messengers to them to invite them to
believe in His Oneness and Supreme Attributes, and therefore, to worship Him
(Noble & Sublime) exclusively. That is after supporting His prophets and
messengers with miracles and wonders to verify the truth of their call.
In reality, we find that those who believe
in the call of Allah's prophets and messengers (and they are the true
believers) respond to everything Allah (Mighty & Majestic) commands of them
and they exemplify it, striving to practice it in the best way. In fact, they rush
to implement it.
If Allah (Mighty & Majestic) prohibits
something, the true believers hurry to avoid it; indeed they do not even go
near it or anything that would lead to it.
Note that Allah (Mighty & Majestic)
did not create man to be compelled to obey Him or to disobey Him; rather, He
created Him with the choice either to obey Him (Noble & Sublime) or to
disobey Him. That is despite His Full Advance Knowledge (Mighty & Majestic)
of what each man will choose, and when he will either obey Him (Noble &
Sublime) or disobey Him.
All of this is due to the Wisdom of Allah
(Glorious & Exalted), as we will show, by His Leave, in the following
pages.
Even though Allah Almighty created man
with the choice to either obey or disobey, He has not compelled him to do
either. This is a test for man, yet somehow, we see that, for true and
righteous believers, it is as though they are compelled to obey Allah (Mighty
& Majestic) and implement His Commands in the best way, due to their hasty
and immediate response to the Order of Allah Almighty and their swiftness in
carrying it out.
If what we see is the situation of someone
with a choice, who has not been compelled, then what about those created by
Allah (Mighty & Majestic) to serve Him with obedience and to carry out His
Commands, who have no means to disobey Him? An example would, of course, be the
Angels.
The Angels have no work but to worship
Allah (Glorious & Exalted), to obey Him, to comply with His Orders, and to
carry out everything Allah Almighty commands them to do. In fact, we see this
to be exactly the same as the situation of true, righteous believers—the
immediacy of their response to Allah Almighty and His Commands, even while they
have been given a choice. Therefore, what we know about the Angels, and the
news about them from the prophets and messengers, is proof of the Great Power
of Allah (Mighty & Majestic) and the variety of ways in which He creates
His slaves, as He wishes.
Additionally, in the response of true
believers to the Commands of Allah (Mighty & Majestic) and their haste in
implementing them, while they have the choice to do so and are not compelled in
any way, there is testimony to the Absolute Power of Allah Almighty—that when
He (Noble & Sublime) gives an order, all of them rush to carry it
out—especially those whom Allah Almighty has compelled to worship and obey
Him—and that if He (Noble & Sublime) wants something, He merely says to it,
{"Be!"—and it is}.
We would also
like to clarify the Greatness of the Power of Allah (Mighty & Majestic) and
its Absolute Nature by way of forming a hypothetical question and answering it.
The question is:
Is it possible for God the Creator to make
this vast universe or any other, with all its creatures and beings, in an egg or
something smaller than an egg? Could He do that?
To answer the question: Yes, if Allah
Almighty wished to do something, He would merely say to it,
{"Be!"}—and it would be. We will now support this answer
scientifically with what will clarify the Greatness of the Power of Allah
(Noble & Sublime) and its Absolute Nature, by way of presenting two
examples discovered by modern science:
A.
Chromosomes
The human body
contains hundreds of billions of cells, and most of these cells are extremely
small, so small that the diameter of a single one does not exceed 0.03mm
(three-hundredths of a millimeter) on average.
A living cell is a structure of the utmost
perfection and complexity to an extent the human mind cannot imagine. Every
person with insight can see that it is testimony to the Absolute Power of its
Creator, to the Wonders of His Design, and to the Perfection of His Creation.
He would see it as a complete negation of randomness or chance.
So we see the cell has a central body
called the nucleus (except for a few types of cells, such as red blood cells).
The cell's nucleus is like the mind that
thinks for it and the center that controls it. It holds all the genetic
instructions for it and the body that contains it.
The genetic information is carried in the
cell's nucleus on a fixed number of chromosomes which are made up of deoxidized
sugar and nitrogen-phosphate residues, such that these pairs are bound together
by four nitrogen bases: adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine.
The number of chromosomes in the cell's
nucleus is 46, made up of 23 pairs, half of which are from the sperm cell of
the male and the other half of which are from the ovum of the female. When the
man's sperm cell is united with the woman's ovum, the number of chromosomes
equals 46.
In other words, there are 23 chromosomes
in each of the woman's ova and 23 chromosomes in the man's sperm. These
chromosomes are in the shape of a spiral, with extreme twists and folds, which
is known as the double helix. The thickness of the walls of each one of these
double helixes is one in fifty millionths of a millimeter.
The diameter of one spiral is one in half
a millionth of a millimeter.
The size of the double helix when it is
coiled in on itself inside a normal body is one millionth of a millimeter
cubed. If it were stretched out, it would be four centimeters long.
If this double helix (the chromosome) were
stretched out inside a normal cell in the human body, of which the diameter is
at the most 0.03mm, and they were laid out next to each other like a stretched
out string, it would be about two meters long.
If this were done for all the chromosomes
found in the trillions of cells that make up a single human body, its length
would be more than many times the distance between the earth and the sun, which
is approximately 150 million kilometers.[1]
Glory be to God the Creator!
The human mind has its limitations. It is
incapable of imagining what we have mentioned scientifically, since the size of
what is contained within these chromosomes, as far as has been discovered by
science, is considered to be nothing to the human mind, yet it had been
confirmed by modern science and there is no denying it, even if the limited,
created human mind cannot fathom it.
This in itself should be considered a
catastrophic, definitive repudiation of the atheists and deniers of divinity
who reject the Existence of God the Creator simply because they cannot see Him
(Glorious & Exalted).
If they are not able to imagine and
comprehend with their limited minds what modern science has confirmed, then can
they deny it?
Of course not, for what modern science has
confirmed is undeniable.
Thus, if the human mind is unable to
fathom such things that exist in his weak, created body, could he fathom God
the Creator and the inner workings of His Great and Absolute Power?
All of this demonstrates the Great and
Absolute Divine Power and confirms for us scientifically that Allah (Glorious
& Exalted) is Able to do anything.
Nonetheless, human beings were created to
glorify their God and Creator and to attribute to Him all qualities of beauty
and grandeur, such as Absolute Power, Comprehensive Knowledge, and Perfect
Wisdom (may He be glorified and exalted).
What we have shown and explained through
intuition and science confirms this for us, even if human logic is too feeble
to imagine it, for it is nothing but a limited mind.
It would be worth mentioning that:
Allah's Messenger, Muhammad (pbuh), alluded
to these chromosomes. He informed us of their characteristics in a noble
hadith, using one word to indicate all the qualities discovered about them.
The word is `asab. The Messenger of
Allah (pbuh) said, "Verily, when Allah wills to create a person, the man
lays with the woman and his water rushes through her every vein (`irq)
and nerve (`asab)." [Its chain of transmission is good (jayyid),
and it was related by al-Tabarani.]
The words `irq and `asab,
here translated as" vein" and "nerve" are of the same
meaning in the noble hadith, and they represent the chromosomes that we are
speaking about. However, the word `asab is linked to the word `irq
in order to cast more light on the characteristics of these chromosomes whose
description has been discovered by modern science.
Thus, chromosomes resemble a long rope
that has been twisted and tightly folded so that it looks like the DNA double
helix.
Allah's Messenger (pbuh) alluded to these
characteristics with a single word, `asab since this word gives all the
following meanings:
1.
A long rope
2. The
folding and twisting of this rope
3. Not
only that, but it indicates twisting and folding so extreme that it appears
that the rope is all tangled up on itself.[2]
Allah's
Messenger (pbuh) alluded to this scientific fact more than 1400 years ago, when
no one had the slightest knowledge of chromosomes and their description.
This scientific fact alluded to by Allah's
Messenger (pbuh) is a dazzling light and a testament to the truth of his
message and call to the Oneness of God the Creator. It is a confirmation of His
Existence and the Oneness of His Divinity and Lordship.
B.
The Atomic World
Indeed, the
organization found in the cosmos, we also find in complete form in the smallest
world we know of: the world of the atom.
The atom is of such incredible smallness
that we cannot even see it with a microscope which magnifies things millions of
times. As such, it is not even a thing; rather it is nothing compared to the
smallest thing our eyes can see.
Nevertheless, the world of the atom has been
discovered by modern science and there is no room for denial.
Yet, despite all we have said about it,
the atom is amazingly comprised of a system of wondrous orbits, just like the
solar system.
The atom
contains:
1.
The nucleus: The incredibly
tiny nucleus of one atom contains positively charged protons and neutrons with
a balanced, or neutral, charge.
2. The
electron: This is what carries a negative charge in the atomic world. Electrons
do not touch each other; rather, the space between them is relatively enormous.
These electrons revolve around the nucleus
of the atom in a counterclockwise direction and they travel very quickly,
completing their orbits billions of times in a single second.
Electrons do not take up more than
one-billionth of the area of the atom. Glory be to God, the Supreme
Creator!
We repeat what
we mentioned previously, as a reminder and a warning, and to offer full
benefit:
If the human mind is unable to imagine
this strange, amazing world where everything we have mentioned is contained in
a space so small that, to the human mind, it is practically nothing, then what
about the contents of this incredible atomic world: the nucleus, the many
protons, the many neutrons, and the many electrons, in addition to the
relatively vast empty spaces between them all. And all of this exists in just a
single atom!
The human mind has its limits, for it
cannot fathom what we have mentioned, yet modern science has discovered it and
there is no way to reject it, even if the limited human mind cannot comprehend
or imagine it.
In fact, modern science has discovered
particles even smaller than the atom—quarks—and it may still discover things
smaller than quarks.
If the human mind is incapable of
imagining such things, can it really imagine God, the Supreme Creator, and the
manner and the Greatness and Absolute Nature of His Power (Noble &
Sublime)?
Of course not.
That is why what we have mentioned and
discussed should clarify and confirm for us, scientifically, the Absolute
Nature of Divine Power, and as a result, the Perfection and Comprehensiveness
of His Knowledge, the Ultimate Quality of His Wisdom, and the Greatness of His
Attributes and Actions, plus the fact that Allah (Glorious & Exalted) Alone
is Able to do everything, especially when we know that these components which
make up the atom (the electron, the proton, and the neutron) are likewise
composed of even smaller particles, as we have said, such that the latest of
what physicists have learned is called a 'quark.' And Allah Almighty spoke the
truth when He said, {Blessed is He in Whose Hand is the dominion, and He is
Able to do all things.}[Al-Mulk 67:1]
It is worth noting that we have proved,
scientifically, the message of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and the truth of his
call and prophethood. To briefly summarize what we have already said:
The worship of Muslims as represented in
the circumambulation of the Ancient House—the Holy Ka`aba—which is the first
house erected for the worship of Allah (Mighty & Majestic) on the face of
the earth, is the rite of worship in conformance and harmony with the order of
the universe which was created and designed by Allah (Glorious & Exalted),
as we have stated previously.
Likewise, in the atomic world, we find the
nucleus contained in the atom, from which all matter is made, being orbited by
electrons in seven levels of energy, such that the nucleus is surrounded by
seven levels of energy: K, L, M, N, O, P, Q. These are the same as the number
of circumambulations around the Ka`aba.
In addition, these electrons travel
counterclockwise, which is the same direction as the circumambulation of the
Holy Ka`aba. Glory by to Allah!
As a result, the harmony between Islamic
religious scripture and the order of the material world becomes clear to us.
This proves that God, the Creator of this matter made up of atoms, is the One
Who sent down the true religion to His Messenger, Muhammad (pbuh)—the religion
in which the laws of the universe find expression. Behold, it is Islam!
As such, it is our duty to believe the
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) in everything he informed us of, and to have faith in
him and to follow him (pbuh) in all he called us to.
Among that which the Chosen Prophet (pbuh)
called upon us to do and made it obligatory for us to believe is found in the
hadith in which he (pbuh) was asked about faith. He said, "…that you
believe in Allah, His Angels, His Books, His Messengers, and the Last Day, and
that you believe in Preordainment, the good of it and the bad of it."
[Related by Imam Muslim in a long hadith]
We have previously discussed faith in
Allah (Mighty & Majestic) and His Oneness, and now we will very briefly
discuss, by Will of Allah Almighty, belief in the messengers, the divine
scriptures, the angels, preordainment, and the Last Day.
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