Our God — Page 79
Logical Arguments for the Existence of God 79 and moral reformation of the world; to describe the details of the creation of the universe is not the main reason for the revelation of this Holy Book. If required to meet the purpose of its revela- tion, the Holy Quran mentions certain subjects to a point and no more. For example, it is not the aim of the Holy Quran to explain the details of medical science, because the Holy Quran is not a book of medicine. However, as the health of a person does have an impact on his morals and spirituality, Islamic Shariah touches upon some key tenets of human health that are necessary for safe- guarding one’s health. The information given in the Holy Quran about health, however, is limited to that which is needed to meet the real purpose of its revelation. If the above-mentioned Quranic verse is interpreted in the light of this principle, then surely it can- not be faulted. The Holy Quran simply states that God created man from ringing clay wrought from mud and then ordained life into him. 1 This means that man is a rational animal who has been created quite distinctly from other animals to make progress with his faculty of reasoning. Second, his body and soul are both cre- ated by God in a particular manner. However, the Holy Quran does not specify the type of clay, as all chemical salts are a part of clay. It also does not mention how God created man from clay, over how long a period, and through how many stages, and how many types of stages he was made to pass in order to reach his present state, and so on. Likewise, when God put life into man, whence and how was that done; through how many stages, and types of stages was it inserted in, and how did its development take place? The Quran considered these details as irrelevant to its 1. S u rah al- H ijr, 15:34.