The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam — Page 93
reason 87 is First, the method whereby human strengthened and illumined for the purpose of setting forth reasons in support of the existence of God, and thus saves a person from falling into error; second, the spiritual method, which we shall, God willing, set forth in answer to the third question. Proof of the Existence of God We now proceed to draw attention to the excellent and matchless proofs of the existence of God that the Holy Quran has set forth. At one place it has said: رَبُّنَا الَّذِي أَعْطَى كُلَّ شَيْءٍ خَلْقَهُ ثُمَّ هَدَى That is, our Lord is He Who has bestowed upon everything its appropriate faculties, and has then guided it to the achievement of its appropriate purposes. If we keep in mind the purport of this verse and then reflect upon the shape and form of man and all the animals on land and in the sea, and the birds, we are impressed with the power of God Who has bestowed its appropriate form on everything. This is a vast subject and we would urge our readers to reflect deeply upon it. 115. Our Lord is He Who gave unto everything its proper form and then guided it to its proper function. (The Holy Quran, Țā Hā 20:51)