O
mankind! Worship your Lord (Allah), Who created you
and those who were before you so that you may
acquire taqwa (piety).
Who
has made the earth a resting place for you, and the
sky as a canopy, and sent down water (rain) from the
sky and brought forth therewith fruits as a
provision for you. Then do not set up rivals unto
Allah (in worship) while you know (that He alone has
the right to be worshipped."
Qur’an,
2:21-22
Several scholars of
Tafsir, like Ar-Razi and others, used this Ayat
(verse) as an argument for the existence of the
Creator, and it is a most worthy method of argument.
Indeed, whoever ponders over the things that exist,
the higher and lower creatures, their various
shapes, colors, behavior, benefits and ecological
roles, then he will realize the ability, wisdom,
knowledge, perfection and majesty of the Creator.
Once a Bedouin was asked about the evidence to
Allah’s existence, he responded: "All praise
is due to Allah! The camel’s dung testifies to the
existence of the camel, and the track testifies to
the fact that someone was walking. A sky that holds
the giant stars, a land that has fairways and a sea
that has waves, does not all of this testify that
the Most Kind, Most Knowledgeable exists?" [Ar-Razi
2:91]
Hence, whoever
gazes at the sky in its immensity, its expanse, and
the various kinds of planets in it, some of which
appear stationary in the sky – whoever gazes at
the seas that surround the land from all sides, and
the mountains that were placed on the earth to
stabilize it, so that whoever lives on land,
whatever their shape and color, are able to live and
thrive – whoever reads Allah’s statement:
"And
among the mountains are streaks white and red, of
varying colours and (others) very black. And
likewise, men and ad-Dawwabb (moving, living
creatures, beasts) and cattle are of various colours.
It is only those who have knowledge among His
servants that fear Allah." (35:27-28)
Whoever thinks
about the running rivers that travel from area to
area bringing benefit, whoever ponders over what
Allah has created on earth; various animals and
plants of different tastes, scents, shapes and
colors that are a result of unity between land and
water, whoever thinks about all of this then he will
realize that these facts testify to the existence of
the Creator, His perfect ability, wisdom, mercy,
kindness, generosity and His overall compassion for
His creation. There is no deity worthy of worship
except Allah, nor is there a Lord besides Him, upon
Him we rely and to Him we turn in repentance. There
are numerous Ayat in the Qur’an on this subject.
