Witness of the Universe

3. Witness of the Universe ~ 56 ~ 3. WITNESS OF THE UNIVERSE In surah al-Anaam of the Qur’an there occurs a description of flatterers who ask the Prophet to show a miracle to prove the credibility of the message brought by him from God. The Qur’an says that faith does not depend on miraculous events but on man’s ability to derive inspiration and deduce messages from such signs as can be perceived with open eyes. Anyone who possesses this quality of perception will realise that the miracles he demands are already in existence. Can there be a greater miracle than the existence of the universe with all its diverse manifestations? And does it not confirm the truth of the message of God brought by the Prophet? No miracle can convince a person who is determined not to learn a lesson from the events taking place before his very eyes. The Qur’an cites as further examples of God’s miraculous creation the other creatures, like birds and animals also living, besides man, in the world. At other points the earth and the sky too become parts of this ecology. In surah Bani Isra’il God