INTRODUCTION

Intelligent Designer—or, in other words, the Creator, God Almighty—who arranged for this intelligent design, the various phenomena of the universe are entirely inexplicable. Likewise, scientific research has shown that our universe is custom-made—that is, it is entirely in line with the needs of all living beings inhabiting it. Now, if it is not accepted that this compatibility between the universe and its various living creatures points to the existence of a Creator Who caused this to be so, it is simply impossible to provide a comprehensible explanation of this phenomenon. Likewise, findings in various fields of scientific research show that different parts and features of the universe are intricately, profoundly interconnected, and immensely finely tuned. There must be some explanation for these mind-boggling phenomena. However, their only truly meaningful explanation is based on the concept of the Creator, God Almighty, Who has designed the universe in the most appropriate way possible. Science is not a religious subject. The subject matter of science is not the discovery of God or the Creator. Instead, its subject matter is the study of Nature, or, in other words, the study of the Creator’s creations. However, as we see the signs or evidence of the Creator in His creation, the study of the creation, indirectly, becomes the study of the Creator. The things science has discovered in research on the universe or Nature are Divine Signs, which in the Quran are called ‘Ayaatu Allah’ or ‘Signs of God.’ In this sense, it would be correct to say that the discovery of the meaningfulness INTRODUCTION