Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge & Truth — Page 356
LIFE IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF QURANIC REVELATIONS - A BRIEF INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER a later scientific age, so that his belief in the existence of an. All-Knowing Supreme Creator is aided by the knowledge he has gained. urvival by Accident or Design?. S COMF. On the issue of survival the Quranic view is diametrically opposed to that of the naturalist's. . According to the Quran accidents play no major role in the survival of species or individuals. Not only species but also individuals are well protected from a host of impending dangers, constantly surrounding them, threatening extinction at every moment of their lives. Hence their survival is in no way accidental. Instead it is a well-chalked out, well-preserved and well-implemented protective design which is in operation throughout the history of life. Among many relevant Quranic verses we choose the following to illustrate the case in point: الله يَعْلَمُ مَا تَحْمِلُ كُلُّ أُنثى وَمَا تَغِيْضُ الْأَرْحَامُ وَمَا تَزْدَادُه وَكُلُّ شَيْءٍ عِنْدَهُ بِمِقْدَارٍ عَلِمُ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَة الْكَبِيرُ المُتَعَال سَوَاءٌ مِّنْكُمْ مِّنْ أَسَرَّ الْقَوْلَ وَمَنْ جَهَرَ بِهِ وَمَنْ هُوَ مُسْتَخفِ بِاليْل وَسَارِبُ بِالنَّهَارِ لَهُ مُعَقِّبَتْ مِّنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ * وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِ يَحْفَظُونَهُ مِنْ اَمْرِ الله 12-13:9. Allah knows what each female womb bears and whatever they secrete and reject therefrom and whatever they fostered to grow. And with Him everything has a proper measure. . He is the Knower of the unseen and the seen, the. Incomparably Great, the Most High. . Equal are in His sight those of you who speak secretly and those who speak up aloud. Also those who move about under the cover of night and those who walk openly during the day. 345