The Essence of Islam – Volume I — Page 112
112. Essence of Islam-1 universe. As the soul is the sustainer of the body, He is the Sustainer of the whole of creation. Had that not been so the whole system would have run out of order. . Everything willed by that Sustainer whether overt or covert, whether related to the faith or to the world, is manifested through the creation and none of His designs is manifested on earth except through that means. This is the eternal law of nature which is in operation since the beginning. [Tauḍīḥ-e-Marām, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, Vol. 3, pp. 88-91]. It cannot be gainsaid that whatever qualities are found physically and mortally in heavenly bodies and elements are spiritually and eternally present in God Almighty. It has been disclosed to us that the sun and the moon etc. are nothing in their own selves. It is the Supreme Power which is operating behind the scenes. It is He Who, using the moon as a cover for His Being, bestows light upon dark nights, just as entering dark hearts He illumines them and Himself speaks inside a person. It is He Who, covering up His Powers with the sun, makes the day a manifestation of a grand light and manifests His works in different seasons. It is His Power that comes down from the sky and is called rain which turns the dry earth into greenery and satisfies the thirst of the thirsty. It is His. Power that burns in the shape of fire, refreshes the breath in the shape of air, causes the flowers to bloom, raises the clouds and conveys sound to the ears. It is His Power that appears in the shape of the earth and carries on its back the different species like man and animals. But are these things God? No, they are His creation. God's Power moves as the hand moves the pen. We can say that the pen writes, but it is not the pen that writes, it is the hand