THE GREATNESS OF GOD

THE GREATNESS OF GOD Faith of a Believer D ISCOVERY of God is the foundation of faith. 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 describes in the following words: ‘True believers are those whose hearts tremble with awe at the mention of God.’ (8: 2) Modern astronomy has a positive contribution in this regard. 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 observation of the heavens progressed continuously. Earlier, large astronomical telescopes were set up on some remote mountaintops taking advantage of the clear skies and the lack of atmospheric Realization of God leads man to acknowledge his limitations while, on the other hand, he discovers the limitlessness of God. The thrilling state which is produced within man as a result of this discovery is called realization of God. Light entering a Black Hole