God’s Greatness

GOD’S GREATNESS The realization of God is the beginning of faith in God. It is the basis of Islam—the higher one’s realization of God, the higher one’s level of faith in God. The culmination of this realization happens when one discovers God with God’s grand majesty. When a person finds God with God’s greatness, his state is reflected in these words of the Quran: “True believers are those whose hearts tremble with awe at the mention of God.” (8:2) A positive contribution of modern astronomy in this regard is that it has given a framework to perceive the unfathomable Majesty and Greatness of God. With the help of this framework, man can bring some idea of the inexpressible greatness of God into his mind. Modern astronomy can be said to have begun in 1608 with the invention of the telescope. The telescopic observation of the skies then kept advancing over the years. Earlier, observatories for studying astronomical bodies were built on top of mountains. In the age of space science, man invented space observatories, through which it has become possible to observe the universe at such great distances that can be expressed only in light years. In this way, man now has access to a new and much bigger field wherein to grow in awareness of the greatness of God. Consider a recent astronomical discovery: A massive black hole has been discovered through an electronic telescope installed in space. This black hole can swallow up the entire