Islam and Human Rights — Page 113
Articles 13-15 113 apprecia tion of moral and spiritual values, through observation and the acquisition of knowledge and information. “How many a city have We destroyed, because it was given to wrong doing, so that it is fallen down on its roofs; and how many a deserted well and lofty castle! Have they not travelled in the earth that they may have hearts wherewith to understand, or ears wherewith to hear? Verily, it is not the eyes that are blind, but the hearts which are in the breasts that are blind” (22:46-47). Valuable lessons could be drawn from the contempla - tion of the histories of peoples who have passed away. “Surely, there have been many dispensations before you; so travel through the earth and see how evil was the end of those who treated God’s Messengers as liars” (3:138). Pondering over evidences of the process of creation would facilitate faith in the assurance of the spiritual revival of a people and the life after death. “See they not how Allah originates creation, then repeats it? That surely is easy for Allah. Say: Travel in the earth, and observe how He originated the creation. Then will Allah provide the later creation. Surely Allah has power over all things” (29:20-21). Attention is invited through travel to the rise and fall