Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge & Truth — Page 361
LIFE IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF QURANIC REVELATIONS – A BRIEF INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER. It is He Who has created death and life that He might try you which of you is best in deeds; and He is the Mighty, the Most Forgiving,. The Same Who has created seven heavens in stages. . No incongruity can you see in the creation of the. Gracious God. Then look again: Do you see any flaw?. Aye, look again, and yet again, your sight will only return to you tired and fatigued. ". A. Game of Chess or a Game of Chance!. Some of the verses mentioned above, deal with the same subject creating the scenario of a guiding hand of a planner who plans and executes with absolute adroitness and dexterity. Each creature on the vast chequerboard of creation is moved square after square to a predetermined destination. This vision of creation leaves no room for an ungoverned and unguided course of evolution. . In fact the entire scheme of things, both biotic and prebiotic, is sketched by the Holy Quran as a coherent plan of order completely devoid of chaos. . Building the same theme of universal order, the Quran rejects the possibility of there being another God who would certainly have clashed with his adversary turning the order we observe into disorder. . O FAR the discussion has been introductory, now we are ready for a detailed examination of the same subjects, chapter by chapter and category by category. . Sare 350 !