Through Force or Faith? — Page 221
Chapter 5 — Faith and Reason: Islamic Perspective 221 that he explains the wisdom of the verses that have been revealed from God in addition to proclaiming them. َو ُمُهُمِّلَعُي َبٰتِكْلا َو َةَمْكِحْلا١ۗ … and teaches them the Book and Wisdom… ( S u rah al-Jumu‘ah, 62:3) Quran says that wisdom is a great bounty. Whosoever is given this blessing is given a great treasure: ِباَبْلَاْلايِتْؤُّي َةَمْكِحْلا ْنَم ُءٓاَشَّي١ۚ َو ْنَم َتْؤُّي َةَمْكِحْلا ْدَقَف َيِتْوُا اًرْيَخ اًرْيِثَك١ؕ َو اَم ُرَّكَّذَي ۤاَّلِا اوُلوُا He grants wisdom to whom He pleases, and whoever is granted wisdom has indeed been granted abundant good; and none would be reminded except those endowed with understanding ( S u rah al-Baqarah, 2:270). God challenges men in the Holy Quran that they should study the creation of God and try to find any flaw or imperfection: ْلَه ىٰرَت ْنِم ٍرْوُطُف … Seest thou any flaw? ( S u rah al-Mulk, 67:4) It also claims that they will certainly not find any flaw: َّمُث ِعِجْرا َرَصَبْلا ِنْيَتَّرَك ْبِلَقْنَي َكْيَلِا ُرَصَبْلا اًئِساَخ َّو َوُه ٌرْيِسَح Aye, look again, and yet again, thy sight will only return to you frustrated and fatigued ( S u rah al-Mulk, 67:5).