No Interference

~ 86 ~ an indisputable argument in support of its Creator’s existence and His stupendous attributes. However, in ancient times, the nature of this miracle remained unapprehended or was little understood, and that is why God gave His prophets the power to perform miracles. (It is worth noting that the Qur’an uses the common word ‘Ayah’-signs-to denote both the prophets’ miracles and the signs of nature in the universe.) However, the Prophet Muhammad’s contemporaries, despite their demands, were never shown miracles of the kind demonstrated by the earlier prophets. Instead, the Prophet would draw the attention of his congregation to the Qur’an’s pronouncements on the universe. They were then exhorted to look at and ponder over the omnipresent signs of their Maker. As the Qur’an was revealed before the age of science, the signs referred to therein were considered sufficient proof of the truth of the Prophet’s teachings. The Qur’an, having been handed down to posterity as a work of eternal truth, continued to be read in the new age of science, – when miracles were no longer demanded as proofs of either natural or supernatural claims, – as God’s signs had passed the test of scientific scrutiny. Whereas in ancient times, unusual and