THE GREATNESS OF GOD — Discover His Glory

THE GREATNESS OF GOD Discover His Glory D ISCOVERY of God is the basis of faith and Islam. The higher the discovery, the higher is the faith. The culmination of this discovery is the discovery of God with all His glory. When a person discovers God with all His greatness, he is in a state of awe which the Quran has described in the following words: True believers are those whose hearts tremble with awe at the mention of God. THE QURAN 8: 2 Modern astronomy has a positive contribution in this matter as it has provided a framework to discover the unimaginable greatness and glory of the Creator. With the help of this framework, a man can bring into his imagination the concept of God’s indescribable greatness. Modern science has studied astronomy for many centuries. In 1508, the telescope was invented. For the first time, in 1609 the Italian scientist Galileo observed space through a telescope. This astronomical observation progressed continuously. Earlier, large astronomical telescopes were set up on some remote mountaintops taking advantage of the clear skies and the lack of atmospheric and light pollution. Scientific discoveries have truly enlarged the canvas of God realization. Today is the age of ’space science’. Now man has established space observatories and telescopes. With this technology, it has become possible to observe distant planets and galaxies in the far reaches of the universe. Such observations have established that the universe is constantly expanding at an increasing rate. These discoveries present a new horizon in the knowledge of man that conceptualizes the Greatness and Glory of God. Scientific discoveries have truly enlarged the canvas of God realization. In this regard, a few years ago, astronomers discovered what they say is the biggest ever black hole which weighs the same as 6.8 billion