Islam - Its Meaning for Modern Man — Page 165
165 and man is exhorted to reflect upon, and to draw lessons from, all these phenomena. He it is Who sends down water for you from the clouds; from it you have your drink; and there grows by it vegetation on which you pasture your beasts. Therewith He also grows for you corn, and the olive, and the date palm, and the grape, and all kinds of fruit. Surely in that is a Sign for a people who reflect. He has constrained into service for you the night and the day, and the sun and the moon; and the stars too have been constrained into your service by His command. Surely, in that are Signs for a people who make use of their reason. He has constrained into service the things He has created for you in the earth, of diverse hues. Surely, in that is a Sign for a people who take heed. He it is Who has subjected to you the sea, that you may take therefrom fresh flesh to eat, and the ornaments that you wear. And thou seest the ships ploughing it, that you may journey thereby, and that you may seek of His bounty, and that you may be grateful (16:11 ⎯ 15). As already stated, reference to God’s Signs emphasises the need for study and research so that the proper use of each thing may be discovered by