Spirit of Islam, June 2020

Nature is a creation of God, and as such is a divine mirror. It serves, therefore, as a reflection of divine attributes. TOWARDS GLOBAL PEACE We often talk of peace in the context of war. But this is a very narrow and restricted notion of peace. Peace is deeply linked with the entirety of human life. Peace is a complete ideology in itself. Peace is the only religion for both—man and the universe. It is the master-key that opens the doors to every success. Peace creates a favourable atmosphere for success in every endeavour. Without peace, no positive action—small or big—is possible. SPEAKING OF GOD TODAY N ATURE is a creation of God, and as such is a divine mirror. It serves as a reflection of divine attributes. In ancient times, man’s knowledge of nature was very limited. It was, therefore, not possible for man to have a profound understanding of God. In modern times, the position is quite different. The known facts about natural phenomena have increased exponentially, and with the spread of education man has far greater access to information than was ever hitherto possible. That is why today the possibility of the intellectual realization of God has increased manifold. A philosopher once aptly summed up this changed state of affairs with the observation, “A smattering of knowledge turns people away from God. Much of it brings them back to Him.” It is the same point which was expressed 1400 years ago in the form of a prophecy in the Quran: “We shall show them Our signs in the universe and within themselves, until it becomes clear to them that this is the Truth.” (41: 53) This prediction has been entirely fulfilled in modern times. It has been demonstrated by the scientific revolution of the nineteenth and