A Universe With God
Spirit of Islam, April 2013, p. 25
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan is named as the default author of the periodical; a piece that carries another writer’s byline is credited to that writer.
is related to God rather than to man. This goes entirely against scientific facts. For instance, in modern times, there are many diseases known as ‘lifestyle diseases’ which are entirely man made. Corruption, pollution, adulteration, crime, oppression, greed and such man made evils have all been responsible for human suffering. Similarly, in the wake of violence, a number of people die or become disabled, all of which is due to human action. The truth is that attributing entire human suffering to nature is unscientific. The study of all the branches of science tells us that nature is totally devoid of such evils. Laws of nature are so perfect that had it not been so, scientific research would become rudderless and come to an abrupt halt. A Comparative Study The first principle of the scientific study of the problem of evil is what may be called ‘understanding in comparison’. This comparative study shows that this problem is limited purely to the human world, an extremely tiny part as compared to the entire universe. The rest of the universe with all its vastness is entirely a zero-defect world. There is evidence of innumerable happenings at all times throughout the universe, but we cannot find evil anywhere. The Earth is a unique exception in the vast universe. Exception proves intervention and intervention requires an Intervener. The human world is marred by disease, accidents, corruption, injustice, exploitation, hatred, war, enmity, arrogance, strife, crime, etc. In short, all kinds of evils are found in the human world. But the rest of the universe is totally free from such kinds of evil. It is this difference which proves that the problem of evil is a product of man himself rather than a product of nature. Had this problem been a product of nature, it would certainly be found throughout the universe. Scientific Study Scientific studies show that there is a clear difference between the human world and the rest of the universe. That is, the rest of the

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