Scientific Data Surah 85 · Ayah 1
Fundamental difference between the Creator and His creation
Fundamental difference between the Creator and His creation
The Creator and His creation can never be the same
Before knowing about the creation , it is vital to first get acquainted with The Creator. The concept of the Creator in all His glory and might can only be comprehended by the human mind when we separate Him from His creation. Once this becomes crystal clear, then it removes all roadblocks in the path of wholeheartedly submitting to Him and acknowledging the signs He has placed all around us , in order to make it easy for us to grasp His infinite might. Only a great God can design a universe as perfect as the cosmos and hence we , his creation can never be comparable to Him and it then becomes our duty to submit willingly to Him in worship and obedience.
In the Name of Allâh, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
By Shaykh Abu Baseer Mustafa Haleemah at-Tartoosee
Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem
Dear Reader,
The purpose of this message is to invite you to think of and contemplate about the real purpose of your life on this earth and where you will end up in the Hereafter. Will you end up in Paradise or in Hell-Fire? Please, take note, that when you have read this message, you are considered to have legislatively been given proof and been informed of the admonition of all messengers, and after which you will not be excused by ignorance:
Take note that Allah the Almighty is the One and Only God. He is Eternal. He is Absolute. He has not begotten and has not been begotten and no one is like Him.
⦁ Allah says: “Say: He is Allah, the One; Allah, the Eternal, Absolute; He begetteth not, nor is He begotten; and there is none like unto Him.” Surah No.112, Verses 1-4.
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⦁ Allah says: “He is the Creator of the heavens and the earth: He has made for you pairs from among cattle: by this means does He multiply you: there is nothing whatever like unto Him, and He is the One that hears and sees.” Surah No. 42, Verse No. 11.
Learn that Allah the Almighty is the Creator of all creatures. There is no god for this universe and what it holds but Allah.
⦁ Allah says: “Allah is the Creator Of all things, and He is the Guardian and Disposer of all affairs.”Surah No.39 Verse 62.
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⦁ Allah says: “Such is Allah, your Lord, The Creator of all things, there is no god but He: Then how you are deluded away from the Truth!” Surah No.40, Verse No.62.
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⦁ Allah says: “To Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and earth: To Allah do all matters return.”Surah No.3 Verse No. 109.
Be informed that Allah the Almighty has created you for one single purpose which is to worship Him alone.
⦁ Allah says: “I have only created Jinns and men, that they may serve Me”. Surah No.51 Verse No. 56.
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Allah says: “And they have been commanded no more than this: To worship Allah, offering Him sincere devotion, being true (in faith); to establish regular prayer; and to give zakat (i.e. charity given to the needy); and that is the Religion Right and Straight”. Surah No.98, Verse No. 5.
Understand that it is out of sincerity and purity of worship to Allah to avoid worshipping the created whoever and whatever they may be.
The above is an excerpt from an article the link of which has been provided below. This excerpt asserts the importance of Allah taala as the One and only Creator and God of all that exists.
Numerous times in the Qur’an has Allah taala urged man to use his intellect in deciphering the signs all around him which in turn would enable him know and believe in Allah the Creator-
Scientific evidences lead to faith
Man is an intelligent being and always seeks proof before believing in any matter . It therefore is needless to state that -It is scientific evidence which in turn leads to faith in Almighty God - the Creator of all that exists -
When we read the Qur’an we see that the most fundamental matters that Muslims have to know and understand are set out quite explicitly.
Allah describes His creation in the Qur’an. He describes Satan, reveals what is lawful and unlawful and tells us of the lives of the prophets (peace be upon them). It is revealed how the life of this world is a test and how our true homes are in the Hereafter. Paradise and Hell are described in the Qur’an and people are warned against the torments in the latter.
In addition to all these basic issues, the Qur’an also contains special signs that Allah has deliberately concealed in it for believers. Through these signs, our Lord tells believers how they should behave toward deniers, the best way of preaching the word and what they must do if the moral values of the Qur’an are to rule the world. These signs are only, of course, comprehensible to those servants who can look at the Qur’an with the eyes of the heart and good conscience, who can grasp the radiance and message of the Qur’an, and with whom Allah is well pleased. This is just one of the hundreds of miracles of the Qur’an.
The presence in the Qur’an of scientific and mathematical miracles is itself a miracle that confirms the sublime nature of the Qur’an, its miraculous aspect and the fact that it is a divine scripture. But in addition to that specific miracle, when we look at the verses of the Qur’an we see that Allah makes science obligatory for believers. Allah advises believers to reflect on the extraordinary creation they witness and to learn the knowledge of the creation of the Earth and sky. In Surah Ale-Imran, our Lord says: “Those who remember Allah, standing, sitting and lying on their sides, and reflect on the creation of the heavens and the Earth saying: ‘Our Lord, You have not created this for nothing. Glory be to You! So safeguard us from the punishment of the Fire’.” (Qur’an, 3:191)
Scientific development and progress proves the sublime and extraordinary nature of Allah’s creation in the most perfect way. The more that people of good conscience possessed of this knowledge deepen in science, the more amazed they are by Allah’s sublime artistry. Just a single cell, the glorious DNA within a single cell or a single protein is enough to see the power and might of Allah. Almighty Allah is powerful enough to create worlds within worlds, to create all things from nothing, and gloriously shows His sublime omniscience by creating atoms in tiny specks of space and making atoms, which themselves consist of 99 percent empty space, the natural causes of matter itself. Almighty Allah is powerful enough to bring the Earth and sky into being through a single explosion, out of nothing, out of emptiness. Almighty Allah reveals this sublime creation, the Big Bang miracle in other words, in this verse: “As for heaven, We built it with great power and gave it its vast expanse.” (Qur’an, 51:47)
Almighty Allah has made science essential for Muslims in order for them to comprehend and see His matchless artistry and the glories in the entities He creates. Those who deepen in science with the knowledge of the Qur’an will also grow in faith since they will witness His omniscience. Allah tells us in another verse: “But those of them who are firmly rooted in knowledge, and the believers, believe in what has been sent down to you and what was sent down before you: Those who establish prayer and pay alms, and believe in Allah and the Last Day, We will pay such people an immense wage.” (Qur’an, 4:162)
For that reason, Allah advises true Muslims to learn and research the scientific facts and to become aware of what is all around them: “Have they not looked at the sky above them: How We structured it and made it beautiful and how there are no fissures in it? And the Earth: How We stretched it out and cast firmly embedded mountains onto it and caused luxuriant plants of every kind to grow in it, an instruction and a reminder for every penitent human being.” (Qur’an, 50:6-8)
As believers grasp and see the scientific facts and grow in faith by studying Allah’s stunning artistry they will also come to possess the means of overcoming, using science and knowledge, the snares of those who slander Allah using supposed evidence. Those who adopt chance, nature and matter as their gods by seeking to deny Allah’s magnificent creation will be defeated in the face of the artistry displayed by our Lord and their false claims thus demolished. All the superstitious evidence brought forward by these people is eliminated by science and their empty struggles against Allah are all for nothing.
Allah advises people to reflect on creation, and the miraculous systems and each of the extraordinary 100 trillion cells that emerge in so doing by themselves rebut all these superstitious claims. Allah advises us to consider the creation of the heavens, and His creation through the Big Bang and the extraordinary equilibrium in the universe again eliminate this superstitious way of thinking. Allah advises us to look at the evidence in the Earth, and those glorious marvels of creation.
One wise aspect behind the evidence for Allah’s creation that believers produce with knowledge and science is that it enables some people who blindly and ignorantly believed other people with their materialist mindsets to conclude, through the scientific evidence, that Allah is the sole Creator. The scientific evidence is instrumental in these people seeing the omnipotence of Allah in the things He creates and thus in coming to have faith.
A single tree, a single leaf or even a single seed is certainly enough to see the glory and Absolute Existence of our Almighty Lord. But for the pure and faithful who truly believe, seeing the extraordinary artistry in Allah’s detail by way of science is a great means whereby they can properly appreciate the might and greatness of Allah. It is for that reason that Almighty Allah has made science obligatory for all believers.
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The following three articles shed light on the observations made by leading world scientists on various scientific aspects which would compel people to believe in the Creator -
2) A Joint Effort to Elaborate on God’s Creation
The International Conference on the Origin of Life and the Universe was held by the Technics & Science Research Foundation in collaboration with Reasons to Believe on August 24th, 2016 in Istanbul. The event hosted scientists from the USA and Turkey as keynote speakers.
With the attendance of academicians, researchers, students and businessmen from various countries, this important international conference took on a remarkable responsibility in highlighting the importance of science and sharing the scientific data conveyed by the latest scientific developments. Hosting leading academicians, all experts in their respective areas, the conference proved that genetics, biology, paleontology, physics, chemistry and astrophysics all answer the question ‘How did life begin?’ with ‘Creation’.
Key Scientific Points Collapsing Evolutionary Dogma -
One of the scientists attending the conference, Dr. Fazale Rana, who is a biochemist and the Vice President of Reasons to Believe, delivered his speech, “Why do I believe God exists?” He asserted with the following words, “I was convinced that chemical and physical processes alone could not generate life itself. This realization, coupled with the elegant design and biochemical systems, forced me to the conclusion — for intellectual reasons alone — that a Creator must indeed exist and must have been responsible for bringing life into being.”
The topic of the second speech, given by molecular biologist Dr. Anjeanette Roberts, was “Equivocating Evolution.” Dr. Roberts’ talk was primarily focused on the misuse of some terms and how the scientific data points to a highly complex, diversified creation, “… Creationism is a reasonable and rational conclusion, concordant with the data, accounting for the diversity and early appearance of complex life. And it also accounts for the fine-tuning and intelligibility of the universe…”
Astrophysicist Dr. Jeff Zweerink made important remarks on ‘The Beginning and Creation of the Universe.’ He said, “However, close inspection of the latest scientific evidence provides strong evidence that God exists. The Torah and prophets describe a universe that began to exist, one governed by constant laws of physics and expanded by God over time. Inflationary big bang cosmology affirms that we live in a universe matching this description. Our universe shows exquisite fine-tuning for life to exist. It looks designed for life!”
In his speech entitled, ‘The Collapse of the Theory of Evolution and the Fact of Creation,’ neurosurgeon Dr. Oktar Babuna affirmed, “The most powerful and fundamental evidence, which refutes Darwinism, is the impossibility of proteins to emerge by chance. The point that really needs to be emphasized here is this: there have to be other proteins for proteins to come into existence. The reason for this is that proteins can only be produced by other proteins that function as enzymes. In order to produce just a single protein molecule, at least 100 different enzymes (proteins), DNA, ribosomes, mitochondria must exist. In other words, a complete living cell with all of its organelles is needed to produce just a single protein.”
Science Is Vital In Observing God’s Creation In The Universe
All these scientific findings point us in the direction of Creation. Albert Einstein once said, “The scientists’ religious feeling takes the form of a rapturous amazement at the harmony of natural law, which reveals an intelligence of such superiority that, compared with it, all the systematic thinking and acting of human beings is an utterly insignificant reflection. The owner of this awe-inspiring intelligence is God.” Actually, we don’t need to hear this truth from a scientist to understand this obvious fact; our own intelligence is enough to show us the existence of a Creator because we all have the capability of assessing what we see and come to a conclusion.
Reason and scientific evidence reveals God’s Creation throughout the universe. All the divine faiths teach us this fact, which makes science compatible with religion. Needless to say, science and technology, which advance at a mind-boggling rate, are our biggest helpers in this understanding. Everywhere we look, we see an incredible order; from the perfect mechanisms of millions of different species to the endless variety of vegetables and fruits, from the delicate balances on our planet to the precise levels of oxygen in the air. Knowing and seeing all of this is enough to make us clearly realize the existence of God, Who has infinite wisdom.
God Informs of His Creation of the Heavens and the Earth in Scripture
“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them. Yet their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.” (Psalm 19:1-4)
“Everything is obedient to Him. The Originator of the Heavens and Earth. When He decides on something, He just says to it, ‘Be!’ and it is.” (Surat al-Baqara, 117).
In his beautiful and heartfelt words praising our Lord’s great artistry, Dr. AJ Roberts summarizes how believers from all walks of life use their insight in appreciating God’s Creation: “Nature is a reliable revelation of God. The Scriptures tell us that God reveals Himself in nature. And He has created us for inquiry and discovery. He wants to be known. In conclusion, God wants to be known and He has revealed Himself clearly to those who have an open mind and a humble heart.”
Be they Christian or Muslim, believers are in awe and take great pleasure in contemplating God’s Signs day and night, knowing that science is a great tool and a blessing for us all.
International Conference on the Origin of Life and the Universe held in Conrad Bosphorus Istanbul (August 24, 2016) by the Technics & Science Research Foundation -
TBAV (Technics & Science Research Foundation) brought together world-famous scientists in this important event, where the latest scientific developments were discussed.
International Conference on the Origin of Life and the Universe is a social responsibility project initiated by the Technics & Science Research Foundation.
Our guests renowned worldwide with their scientific studies who came from the US to attend our conference are:
DR. FAZALE RANA:
Vice President of Research & Apologetics, Reasons to Believe
Biochemist Dr. Rana writes and speaks extensively about evidence for creation emerging from biochemistry, genetics, human origins, and synthetic biology. He addresses science-faith hot topics through books - including Creating Life in the Lab and The Cell's Design - as well as articles, videos, podcasts, television and radio interviews and speaking engagements. He has addressed audiences at over 500 universities, churches, and conferences around the world.
DR. ANJEANETTE "AJ" ROBERTS:
Dr. Roberts holds a BS in chemistry at the University of Tulsa, a PhD in molecular and cell biology from the University of Pennsylvania. From 1997 to 2001, she conducted postdoctoral research in viral pathogenesis and “proof-of-concept” vaccine studies in Dr. John Rose’s lab at Yale University. From 2006 to 2013, she served as an assistant professor of graduate education for the University of Virginia’s microbiology faculty and directed the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program in Microbiology, Immunology, and Infectious Diseases. From 2013 to 2015, she was a visiting fellow with the Rivendell Institute at Yale.
DR. JEFF ZWEERINK:
Astrophysicist Jeff Zweerink writes and speaks on the compatibility of faith and science and on evidence for creation from a multiverse theory, dark energy and dark matter, and exoplanets. His speaking engagements take him to universities, churches, and other venues around the world, including high schools and youth groups.
Prior to joining RTB, Jeff Zweerink spent much time working on the STACEE and VERITAS gamma-ray telescopes and was involved in research projects such as the Solar Two Project and the Whipple Collaboration. He still holds a part-time position at UCLA and is working on GAPS, a balloon experiment seeking to detect dark matter. Jeff Zweerink is coauthor on more than 30 papers published in peer-reviewed journals, such as Astrophysical Journal, and Astroparticle Physics, and Astrobiology, as well as numerous conference proceedings.
The conference;
⦁ once again proved that genetics, biology, paleontology, physics, chemistry and astrophysics all answer the question ‘How did life begin?’ with ‘Creation’.
⦁ hosted leading academicians from the science world -all experts in their respective areas with many academic studies.
Some of the topics discussed during the conference were as follows:
- The true origin of man
- Why I say ‘God exists’
- Detailed examination and criticism of evolutionary theory
- Origins and creation of the universe
- Fossils: The conclusive evidence of the history of life
In addition to luminaries from the world of science, Turkish and international academicians, leaders of NGO's, opinion leaders, journalists and politicians were also in the attendance.
The conference ended on a positive note, with mutual congratulations and hopes that cooperation among the participants will yield further conferences and the betterment of scientific understanding to advance both science and humanity.
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