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The line of argument of the modern
science guided skeptics due to their relatively greater
knowledge of the universe is different from their ancient
counterpart. For, whereas the ancient sceptic was generally lead
to doubt and disbelief due to ignorance, the doubts of the
modern scientist regarding religion are paradoxically the
creation of their own knowledge Quran’s genius therefore shines
supreme to amount to a miracle, since we see, that the Quran
surprisingly enough if on the one hand it has for generations in
the past furnished the doubting mind of an ignorant skeptic with
sufficiently convincing reason, it could on the other hand
successfully clear the doubts of the modern knowledgeable
scientist and in both the instances bringing into play the same
words and the same verses. Such indeed is the versatile
comprehensiveness of its marvelous composition, such
unfathomable adoptability of its fluent, crystal clear
expression, such unsurpassable sublimity of its exceedingly
superb diction with such supernaturally unlimited
resourcefulness of every word and verse in an amazingly
surreptitious, esoterically occult manner, Quran seems no doubt
the work of an omniscient, and all pervading author, who fully
anticipated the future trends of the mind of humanity, even
sometimes would repeat exact words, expressions and the true
purport of a passage by a distant author in a different
language, and displaying always the particular mood catachrestic
of foreknowledge. Quran has its own complete, perfected
philosophy and a most agreeable code of human life. When it
differs it does it so with the vehemence, clarity, and
reassurance of a divine oracle.
This we intend to show in an example
out of innumerable examples. We have selected the first twelve pages of the
famous book “Mysterious Universe” and a part of the last chapter of the same
work, in which the celebrated author Sir James jeans has admirably summarized
the philosophical thought of the modern scientist. The two philosophies shall
therein be found in the contesting arena in their true perspective and at their
best.
Yousuf Gabriel 20-5-1968
The point of difference and the contrasting
features shall no longer remain obscure. Scientist through his knowledge has
tended toward, fear, misapprehension, disbelief, dismay, confusion, perplexity,
perversion, depravity, distress and lack of confidence. He fails to find the
purpose of creation and the creation of man therein, has puzzled him to the
extremes. His hopes of ultimately finding the truth lay unfortunately in the
scientific knowledge of a degree much beyond the human reach at best at present.
He has used all his knowledge to prove disbelief and his future expectations in
the discoveries tend to further strengthening disbelief. He desires to usurp the
sovereignty of God through man’s conquest of the realm of nature, whereas Quran
reiterates the right for God through his absolute command in the preset world
and his unshared sovereignty on the day of judgement, the judgement of the just
and merciful God, the hope of his creatures. One wonders how if on the one hand
the modern scientist is splitting the invisible atom and is endeavouring to
reach the moon and the mars, on the other hand his sight in the matters of human
philosophy is so weak and his understanding so blind, that he call this creation
on earth a chance creation, to lack proportion, a by-product and something out
of the way. That he should blink his eyes at the possible purpose of the
creation and the purpose of man’s existence on earth. That he should completely
ignore the possibility of a life after death, and all that he should do
surprisingly on the dint of his knowledge of this material universe. The modern
philosophy therefore as we shall see is the complete antithesis of that of the
Quran in this respect. It is their misfortune, to end in atomic conflagration.
And inglorious and indeed for mankind. It now is the moral duty incumbent upon
the Muslims to learn and then to teach humanity the precise outlook of the Quran
in religious, moral and spiritual values. That perhaps mankind may still live,
and that perhaps this dreadful danger of atomic ruin be averted. And if the
humanity were destined to meet their end through atomic disaster, let at least
the survivals be furnished with a light and a look which could guarantee peace
and prosperity in this world and the unmixed bliss in the life to come. The
Quran indeed as you shall with your own eyes see, has contained sufficient
proofs of the fact that as if it knew that such and such author shall in such
and such age present to the mankind such and such works to contain such and such
words, so that Quran occasionally repeats some of the words. They attribute
everything to the laws of nature, Quran attribute everything to God the creator,
as separate from nature and the absolute master of everything and always the
signs which increase the faith of a believer and more perplexity to the
scientist.
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