Signs of God Everywhere

By: Maged Taman

2:164 Lo! in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the difference of night and day, and the ships which run upon the sea with that which is of use to men, and the water which Allah sendeth down from the sky, thereby reviving the earth after its death, and dispersing all kinds of beasts therein, and (in) the ordinance of the winds, and the clouds obedient between heaven and earth: are signs (of Allah's sovereignty) for people who have sense. إِنَّ فِي خَلْقِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَاخْتِلاَفِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ وَالْفُلْكِ الَّتِي تَجْرِي فِي الْبَحْرِ بِمَا يَنفَعُ النَّاسَ وَمَا أَنزَلَ اللّهُ مِنَ السَّمَاء مِن مَّاء فَأَحْيَا بِهِ الأرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا وَبَثَّ فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ دَآبَّةٍ وَتَصْرِيفِ الرِّيَاحِ وَالسَّحَابِ الْمُسَخِّرِ بَيْنَ السَّمَاء وَالأَرْضِ لآيَاتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَعْقِلُونَ (2:164)

In this verse God mention the signs of his creation that we all can observe everywhere. He does not talk about a flower or a bee or something under the microscope but of major sings that we all can see and appreciate. They all are heavy signs.

1- In the creation of the heavens and the earth,
2- and the difference of night and day,
3-and the ships which run upon the sea with that which is of use to men,
4-and the water which Allah sendeth down from the sky, thereby reviving the earth after its death,
5-and dispersing all kinds of beasts therein,
6-and (in) the ordinance of the winds,
7-and the clouds obedient between heaven and earth:

Is there is an order here, yes there. You start by heaven and go to earth and the day and night in earth and the sea part which have the ships then the land part and the water that renew its vegetation and allow animals to live. Then this water becomes wind and clouds form and the verse take you up to look at the heavens again.

All these are great signs to the presence of creator as the verse ends: these are signs to people who have sense.

The signs of God cause us to recognize him as a creator and praise him as we look at these signs. These are signs created by God for a purpose to recognize him and worship him. There will be still arrogant people who would not submit to God despite both their minds and hearts are created to recognize him. This arrogance is related to great extent to their false pride, ignorance and deceit of knowledge. That is why the verse ends by the prayer to God to preserve us from the doom of fire. Verse 3:191 is another example of the verses about the creation in the Quran and how people of honest intellect and fairness would think about the creation.

3:191 Such as remember Allah, standing, sitting, and reclining, and consider the creation of the heavens and the earth, (and say): Our Lord! Thou createdst not this in vain. Glory be to Thee! Preserve us from the doom of fire. الَّذِينَ يَذْكُرُونَ اللّهَ قِيَامًا وَقُعُودًا وَعَلَىَ جُنُوبِهِمْ وَيَتَفَكَّرُونَ فِي خَلْقِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ رَبَّنَا مَا خَلَقْتَ هَذا بَاطِلاً سُبْحَانَكَ فَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ (3:191)

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