Islam - Its Meaning for Modern Man — Page 371
371 phenomena of nature, and in the provision that God has made for man’s progress, and in the process of renewal of nature that is continuously in operation. “The revelation of this Book is from Allah, the Mighty, the Wise. Verily, in the heavens and the earth are Signs for those who believe. And in your own creation and in that of all creatures which He scatters in the earth are Signs for the people who possess firm faith. And in the alternation of night and day, and the provision that Allah sends down from the sky, whereby He quickens the earth after its death, and in the changes in the direction of the winds, are Signs for the people who exercise their judgement. These are the Signs of Allah which We rehearse unto thee with truth. In what discourse, then, after rejecting the guidance of Allah and His Signs, will they believe?” (45:3 ⎯ 7). The world is indeed in a sense vastly different today from what it was when the Quran was revealed, but the changes that have come about and those that may follow in rapid sequence, have borne and shall all bear witness to the truth that this is a revelation from the Lord of the worlds. “I call to witness all that you see and all that you see not, that it is surely the Word brought by a noble Messenger; and it is not the word of a poet; little is it that you believe! Nor is it the word of a soothsayer; little is it that you heed! It is indeed a revelation from the Lord of the worlds” (69:39 ⎯ 44).