From Science to the Realization of God

However, in today’s age, we have this knowledge, which is why it has become possible for man to arrive at a scientific realization of God. The Creator who brought man into being also manages human history—that is; while keeping human freedom intact, He guides man to the desired state in line with His Creation Plan. The Creator does this work of His without abrogating human freedom. This is an exceedingly complex work, and the Creator of the universe alone can do this with His great Power and Knowledge. Our job is to understand this Divine plan and not try to change it, which is impossible for us to do. God repeatedly stated in the Quran that the universe had been subjugated to man. Therefore, it was the responsibility of the believers to discover this fact and attain the level of realization of God through scientific discoveries. This was only possible after the scientific age. However, the believers failed to perform this task. After this, God raised another community for this task (Quran 47:38)—the Christian peoples of Europe. The Europeans were so badly defeated in the Crusades that war no longer seemed an option. After this, they had no choice but to re-plan their affairs and engage in efforts in some other field instead. Thus, instead of the battlefield, they gradually began to shift the direction of their efforts to the discovery of the laws of Nature. In a sense, they turned their efforts from the Violent Crusades to the Intellectual Crusades. The Italian scientist Galileo Galilei (d. 1642) is called the Father of Modern Science. The reason for this is that he was