Favours of the Gracious God — Page 136
136 Nor does a lion roar except through being granted un - derstanding by Him. He is the source of every benefit and every grace, and He is the teacher of speech and ex - pression. Such indeed befits the stature of the Lord of all the Worlds. Do you think that He nurtured man like one who lacks the power to nurture perfectly? This is not at all true. Rather, He raised [man] with both hands of unbreak - able Power that never wanes, till He granted him the title of Khalifah [vicegerent]. He completed [man] with perfect grace and mercy. He bestowed upon him those favours which He had not bestowed upon any other crea - ture. It is this God Who rears the trees from a sapling to full height, with perfect cultivation, adorning them with flowers and a variety of fruits and cool extensive shades, which delight the beholders. So how can you claim that God did not complete man’s creation, that He did not cause man to reach the station in which there is per - fection of order, and left him incomplete, as if He had become bored? Furthermore, the sciences that are found in the root words of Arabic bear clear testimony that they are not wrought by any created being but are the act of Him Who has created the heavens and the earth. Do not let