The Essence of Islam – Volume V — Page 28
28. Essence of Islam-V. The truth of the matter is that God Almighty does not do anything against the laws of nature. What He does is that He creates the causes, whether we know of them or not, and these are always present. Hence, miracles, such as splitting of the moon and are also no exceptions. Rather, they too resulted from some very subtle and hidden means, and were based on true and factual science. Shortsighted people and those who are enamoured of dark philosophy cannot comprehend these things. [Malfūzāt, vol. 1, p. 72]. Another subtle point that needs to be borne in mind is that when men of God show miracles, for instance, when water is not able to drown them or fire is not able to harm them, the secret behind such manifestations is that at times when the friends of God focus their attention towards a particular thing, the All-Wise. God Whose infinite secrets man can never comprehend shows a sign of His power, and their attention begins to exercise control in the universe. The convergence of the means which, for instance, cause the heat of the fire to cease casting its effect-whether they are related to heavenly bodies, to some hidden property of the fire itself, or to some subtle property of the body that is put in the fire, or whether it is a combination of all these all these means come into operation through such attention and such prayer. It is 8 Turn cold, O Fire, and be a source of peace. -Al-Anbiyā', 21:70. (This verse refers to the miracle whereby the fire became cold when. Abrahams was thrown into it. ) [Publisher]