Spirit of Islam · SIGNS OF GOD

SIGNS OF GOD

Spirit of Islam, July 2020, p. 22

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.

SIGNS OF GOD Mathematical Precision in Nature J AMES CLERK MAXWELL, the Scottish physicist represented the laws of electromagnetic interactions in mathematical equations so beautifully, that when the great Austrian physicist Ludwig Boltzmann saw them, he exclaimed “Who was the God who wrote these signs?” To a keen observer of the universe, the most astounding fact is that every study of nature culminates in a conclusion that is incredibly meaningful and intelligent. Every study of the universe shows that it has not been randomly put together, but impeccably planned and systematically organized. This obvious fact compels an observer to acknowledge that a supreme intelligence is responsible for the creation and functioning of the universe. Albert Einstein was of a purely scientific temperament. In spite of this, he has acknowledged that he is more of a philosopher than a physicist. "I am more a philosopher than a physicist, for I believe there is a reality outside of us". With this belief, Einstein would say about himself: To know that what is impenetrable to us really exists, manifesting itself as the highest wisdom

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