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Evidence of God in the Universe

English book, p. 179

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

THE UNIVERSE TESTIFIES TO GOD’S EXISTENCE things on Earth. Another portion remained in the air in the Earth’s atmosphere, consisting mainly of oxygen and nitrogen. Why was all this happening precisely this way, with the gases being apportioned in particular proportions and quantities? It may be that this was precisely what was necessary for life as we know it to exist. The Earth’s upper atmosphere is a collection of gases, of which 78% is nitrogen and 21% oxygen, with other gases in tiny proportions. Here, the question arises as to how these gases combined in this way and remained in just the correct quantity and proportion in the atmosphere necessary for life. If the oxygen ratio in the atmosphere had been 50% instead of 21%, many things on the face of the Earth might have easily caught fire. On the other hand, had this proportion been substantially lower, would human life as we know it have been impossible on Earth? Oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon dioxide are separately formed and are vital components of life. There is no chance that one in a billion people could come together by chance in just the proportions they are presently in that enable human life to flourish on Earth. Checks and Balances in Nature Here are some more examples that highlight how finely and wisely designed our Earth is: 1. An estimated 25 million meteoroids, micrometeoroids, and other space debris enter the Earth’s atmosphere each day, which results in an estimated 15,000 tons of that material entering the Earth’s atmosphere each year.

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