THE WORD OF GOD — From The Scriptures

THE WORD OF GOD From the Scriptures There are signs in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day for people of understanding; who remember God while standing, sitting and [lying] on their sides, and who ponder over the creation of the heavens and the earth, saying, ‘Lord, You have not created all this without purpose. Glory be to You! Save us from the torment of the Fire. Lord, those whom You condemn to enter the Fire You have surely brought to disgrace. Wrongdoers will have no supporters. (3: 190-192) The whole universe is a silent declaration of God’s presence. When Man removes the man-made veils from his eyes and ears, he starts seeing and hearing this silent announcement all around him. It then appears improbable to him that in a universe where the stars and the planets have continued to exist for millions of years, Man will cease to exist within fifty or a hundred years, taking with him to his grave all his desires and aspirations. In a world which abounds with the beauties of nature, where countless meaningful blessings, like air, water and the sun, have been provided, should Man’s end be nothing but sorrow and suffering? Man also finds it unthinkable that in a world of limitless possibilities, where just by sowing seeds in the ground a whole forest of trees comes into existence, one should fail to receive the fruits of virtuous actions; that in a world where the sun shines daily after the dark night, centuries go by without being illuminated by the lustre of fairness and justice; that in a world where earthquakes and tempests lie dormant, Man should continue to perpetrate tyranny and oppression without ever being checked. Lord, we have heard a caller calling to the true faith saying, “Believe T HE Quran is the Book of God. It has been preserved in its entirety since its revelation to the Prophet of Islam between 610 and 632 A.D. It is a book that brings glad tidings to mankind, along with divine admonition, and stresses the importance of man’s discovery of the Truth on a spiritual and intellectual level. Translated from Arabic and commentary by Maulana Wahiduddin Khan