THE ANSWER IS VERY MUCH HERE — An Explanation for Life

framework. They, consciously or unconsciously, want to find an answer that fits this framework of theirs. When they fail to find such an answer, they say that no such writing exists which can answer their questions. A historical example illustrates this point. During the early history of mankind, people failed to discover the idea now known as the heliocentric theory. Why? Because during mankinds' earlier history, man was obsessed with the geocentric theory, which was based on observations by the naked eye. Everyday people saw the sun rising from the earth and setting in the west of the earth, so they formed the idea that the sun revolved around the planet earth. Only when Copernicus and Galileo refuted this idea, people were able to discover the truth that was hitherto unknown to them. The fact is that in the library of books there is a book which gives an answer to people’s questions. That book was compiled in the seventh century, and because of the printing press it is now easily available. This book is none other than the Quran. The Quran is a revealed book and its authenticity has been academically established over a period of more than a thousand years. It gives us a clear answer to the question of existence. Anyone who reads this book, will certainly find his answers. But, the fact remains that just like the case of the solar system, here people are obsessed with a misguided notion. This misguided notion is best expressed by the phrase: ‘Right here, right now.’ Due to this obsession, people want an answer which is world-oriented. But, the answer given in the Quran is other-world oriented. It is this difference in outlook between the reader and the book that has created the problem. If people study the Quran objectively, they will certainly discover that the book they wanted is already available to them. Here, one should consider a verse from the Quran, which gives a very relevant message to people in search of answers to their questions: “No one can inform you like the one who is All-knowing.” (THE QURAN 35: 14) o God’s mercy to us is many times more than that of a mother to her child.