Absolute Justice, Kindness and Kinship — Page 38
The Creation of the Universe 37 The above quoted verse numbers 2–3, mention two attributes of God at their end, ‘ Az i z-ul-Ghaf u r. ‘ Az i z means He is powerful and worthy of respect because of the powerful knowledge He possesses, and Ghaf u r means He is very forgiving. These attributes signify that the more knowledgeable the living become, the more worthy of respect they would be and also more powerful. The second attribute means that although the living would make many mistakes during their progress, God would forgive most of these mistakes and they will not suffer a setback because of them. It is He who created the seven heavens in the rightful proportion. Not the slightest flaw or contradiction can be found in His creation. We are challenged to look around the universe and detect any flaw in God’s creation. One is amazed that this challenge was given to mankind through Prophet Muhammad sa at a time when the understanding of people regarding the earth and heavens was childishly naive and was based on ancient philosophy. Nothing then of the vision of the universe could prompt anyone to throw a challenge in the defence of its beauty and perfection. This challenge is repeated once again, coaxing man to explore the vast expanse of the universe in search of a flaw. But answering the challenge itself, the Quran points out that we will find no flaw and our searching sights would return to ourselves, vain, tired and totally defeated.