A Letter to a Dear One — Page 13
Muhammad Zafrulla Khan 13 Divine Order The first step in the process of all creation is Allah’s Command. That is to say, if we investigate about the universe as to where did such and such thing come into being, we would eventually reach a point where we would have to concede that beyond it lies just the Divine Order and nothing else. When scientists started their investigation, they first said that all matter is made up of extremely fine particles. They said these fine particles unite and according to the method and form of this union, different shapes of matter are formed. In discovering the origin of matter, the scientists then went beyond particles and informed us that these particles are a cluster of extremely delicate electromagnetic bubbles, which rapidly rotate around each other. Due to their mutual attraction, these bubbles form a certain union, which creates particles. Science will perhaps take a long time to go further than this but the definition of the bubbles and the suggestions made about their reality gives clear indications that the next stage would be for them to acknowledge that all matter started with the expression of a Mighty Being, it is as if, science is now making gentle noises about accepting that all matter was created with Divine Order. Stages of Progress As I said earlier, Allah has entrusted each particle with special attributes according to which it has the capacity to progress, and given suitable motives and circumstances, can accordingly make the progress. For instance, some particles have been given such attributes that form into stones but cannot gradually progress within themselves to go beyond the state of being a stone. Some form into diamonds, some pearls, some coal, some have such attributes that they can change in gold, silver, iron, copper, etc. Some have been given the attributes to become burrowing animals or snakes, scorpions, rats, etc. Some have been given the attributes that they can become any kind of vegetable, grain, tree or fruit, while the others have the attributes to become different kinds of animals. Some have been given the attributes from the very beginning to become human. This is a chain of diverse kinds of progress. There is another kind of progress that goes on simultaneously. For instance, the particles of the