THE QUR’AN AND THE UNIVERSE

~ 37 ~ heaven? There is nothing vague or ambiguous about this, God having made the answer abundantly clear. The universe may spin on in silence, making nothing explicit, but on the subject of preparedness for heaven, the Qur’an is nothing if not eloquent: ‘Do they want some other code than God’s though each and every thing in heaven or earth is under His sway? And all will be led back towards God’ (3:83). This indicates that the universe is subject to the code of monotheism – a plain affirmation that the One God is the Creator and sustainer of the universe, and that in Him alone are vested all powers. None besides Him has any sway over the universe. The entire cosmos, from the particles of dust to the galaxies of stars, is under the direct domination of the One God who, alone, is the Master of all beings. This is the reason that the entire universe, with all its vast expanse, is exactly as it should be. No flaw in its functioning has ever been detected and its speed has not faltered even by a second during the thousands of millions of years of its existence. This is the model that man is asked to follow, for it is a practical demonstration of