[16:17] Is One who
creates like one who does not create? Would
you now take heed?
It is prophesied in God's final scripture
that His proofs are going to overwhelm all
human beings until they realize and
witness His truth.
[40:13] He is the One
who continuously shows you
His proofs, and sends down
to you from the sky provisions.
Only those who totally submit will be able
to take heed.
A Great Prophecy*
[41:53] We will show
them our proofs in the horizons,
and within themselves,
until they realize that this is the
truth.* Is your Lord not sufficient
as a witness of all things?
[27:93] And say, "Praise
be to GOD; He will show you His proofs,
until you recognize them. Your Lord
is never unaware of anything you do."
Since the time of Adam, the Most
Merciful has been sending his prophets and
messengers with clear proofs and scriptures
to get us out of the dark and help us reach
deep inside ourselves for the monotheistic
instinct He sent us to earth with. He also
perfected His blessings within us and all
around us so we can witness His presence and
reach the conviction that He must be the
Supreme and the only one
authoritative Creator. Those who are duped
by Satan walk through earth totally
oblivious to God's truth, as if He never
gave them the hearing, the eyesight and the
brain. They can never comprehend His proofs
no matter how clear and awesome they are.
Unfortunately, God already informed us that
most people are either blind to His proofs
or they slide back after witnessing them.
Once this decision is made, it is a divine
law that they are to be kept in the dark.
[10:101] Say, "Look
at all the signs in the heavens and the
earth." All the proofs and all
the warnings can never help people who
decided to disbelieve.
Divine Intervention
Keeps the Disbelievers in the Dark
[7:146] I will divert
from My revelations those who are arrogant
on earth, without justification.
Consequently,
when they see every kind of proof they
will not believe. And
when they see the path of guidance they will
not adopt it as their path, but when they
see the path of straying they will adopt it
as their path. This is
the consequence of their rejecting our
proofs, and being totally heedless thereof.
[6:25] Some of them
listen to you, but we place veils
on their hearts to
prevent them from understanding,
and deafness in their ears.
Thus, no matter what kind of
proof they see, they cannot believe.
Thus, when they come to argue with
you, the disbelievers say, "These are tales
from the past."
[3:86] Why should GOD
guide people who disbelieved after
believing, and after witnessing that
the messenger is truth, and after solid
proofs* have been given to them?
GOD does not guide the wicked.
Based on all the above, it is easy to
conclude that God's proofs are to be
witnessed and appreciated ONLY by the
believers (45:3). Praise be to God for
fulfilling His promise and constantly
showing us His solid proofs. He counted the
following among them so we can reflect and
glorify Him:
[45:3] The heavens and the earth
are full of proofs for the
believers.
[30:20]
Among His proofs is that He
created you from dust, then you became
reproducing humans.
[45:13] He
committed in your service
everything in the heavens and the earth;
all from Him.
These are proofs for people who reflect.
[30:21]
Among His proofs is that He
created for you spouses
from among yourselves, in order to have
tranquility and contentment with each
other, and He placed in your hearts love
and care towards your spouses. In this,
there are sufficient proofs for people
who think.
[30:22]
Among His proofs are the
creation of the heavens and the
earth, and the
variations in your languages and your
colors. In these, there
are signs for the knowledgeable.
[30:23]
Among His proofs is your
sleeping during the night or the day,
and your working in pursuit of His
provisions. In this, there are
sufficient proofs for people who can
hear.
[30:24]
Among His proofs is that He
shows you the lightning
as a source of fear, as well as hope,
then He sends down from the sky water to
revive a land that has been dead. In
these, there are sufficient
proofs for people who understand.
[30:25]
Among His proofs is that the
heaven and the earth are standing at His
disposal. Finally, when He calls you out
of the earth, one call, you will
immediately come out.
[42:29] Among
His proofs is the creation of the
heavens and the earth, and
the creatures He spreads in them.
He is able to summon them, when He wills.
[45:3] The
heavens and the earth are
full of proofs for the believers.
[45:4] Also
in your creation, and the
creation of all the animals,
there are proofs for people who are
certain.
[45:5] Also,
the alternation of the night and the day,
and the provisions that GOD sends
down from the sky to revive dead lands,
and the manipulation of the winds;
all these are proofs for people who
understand.
[10:67] He is
the One who rendered the night for your
rest, and rendered the day lighted. These
are proofs for people who can hear.
[13:3] He is the One
who constructed the earth
and placed on it mountains and
rivers. And from the different
kinds of fruits, He made them into
pairs - males and females.
The night overtakes the day.
These are solid proofs for people
who think.
[13:4] On earth,
there are adjacent lots that produce
orchards of grapes, crops, palm trees -
dioecious and non-dioecious.
Although they are irrigated with the same
water, we prefer some of them over others in
eating. These are solid
proofs for people who understand.
[16:10] He
sends down from the sky water for your
drink, and to grow trees for your benefit.
[16:11] With it, He
grows for you crops, olives, date palms,
grapes, and all kinds of fruits.
This is (sufficient) proof for people who
think.
[16:12] And He
commits, in your service, the night and the
day, as well as the sun and the moon.
Also, the stars are committed by His command.
These are (sufficient) proofs for
people who understand.
[16:13] And
(He created) for you on earth things of
various colors. This is a
(sufficient) proof for people who take heed.
[16:14] And He
committed the sea to serve you; you
eat from it tender meat, and extract jewelry
which you wear. And you see the
ships roaming it for your commercial
benefits, as you seek His bounties,
that you may be appreciative.
[16:15] And
He placed stabilizers (mountains)
on earth, lest it tumbles with you, as well
as rivers and
roads, that you may be guided.
[16:16] And
landmarks, as well as the stars; to be used
for navigation.
[16:17] Is
One who creates like one who does not
create? Would you now take heed?
Additional Proofs From God
[16:65] GOD sends
down from the sky water to revive
the land after it had died.
This should be (sufficient) proof for people
who hear.
[16:66] And
in the livestock there is a lesson for you:
we provide you with a drink from their
bellies. From the midst of digested food and
blood, you get pure milk, delicious for the
drinkers.
[16:67] And from the
fruits of date palms and grapes you produce
intoxicants, as well as good provisions.
This should be (sufficient) proof
for people who understand.
The Bee
[16:68] And
your Lord inspired the bee: build
homes in mountains and trees, and in (the
hives) they build for you.
[16:69] Then eat from
all the fruits, following the design of your
Lord, precisely. From their bellies
comes a drink of different colors, wherein
there is healing for the people.
This should be (sufficient) proof
for people who reflect.*
[16:79] Do they not
see the birds committed to
fly in the atmosphere of the sky?
None holds them up in the air except GOD.
This should be (sufficient) proof
for people who believe.
[16:80] And GOD
provided for you stationary homes
where you can live. And He provided for you
portable homes made of the hides of
livestock, so you can use them when
you travel, and when you settle down.
And from their wools, furs, and
hair, you make furnishings and luxuries for
awhile.
[16:81] And GOD
provided for you shade through
things which He created, and
provided for you shelters in the
mountains, and provided for you
garments that protect you from heat,
and garments that protect when you
fight in wars. He thus
perfects His blessings upon you, that you
may submit.
[20:53] He is the One
who made the earth habitable for you,
and paved in it roads for you. And He sends
down from the sky water with which we
produce many different kinds of plants.
[20:54] Eat and raise
your livestock. These are sufficient
proofs for those who possess intelligence.*
[25:61] Most blessed
is the One who placed constellations
in the sky, and placed in
it a lamp, and a shining
moon.
[25:62] He is the One
who designed the night and the day to
alternate: a sufficient proof for
those who wish to take heed, or to be
appreciative.
[30:46] Among
His proofs is that He sends
the winds with good omen, to shower
you with His mercy, and to allow the ships
to run in the sea in accordance with His
rules, and for you to seek His bounties
(through commerce), that you may be
appreciative.
[42:32]
Among His proofs are the
ships that sail the sea with
sails like flags.
[42:33] If He
willed, He could have stilled the winds,
leaving them motionless on top of the
water. These are proofs for
those who are steadfast, appreciative.
[31:31] Do
you not see that the ships roam the sea,
carrying GOD's provisions, to show you some
of His proofs? Indeed,
these should be sufficient proofs for
everyone who is steadfast, appreciative.
[41:39] Among
His proofs is that you see the land
still, then, as soon as we shower it
with water, it vibrates with life.
Surely, the One who revived it can revive
the dead. He is Omnipotent.
We are surrounded by His blessings. Every
moment we consume on this earth is a
balanced and perfect complex of solid
proofs. As specified in all the above
examples, this is only to be realized by the
appreciative believers. As for
the blinded ones, SAY:
[10:34]
Say, "Can any of your
idols initiate creation, then repeat it?"
Say, "GOD initiates the creation,
then repeats it." How could
you deviate?
[10:35] Say, "Does
any of your idols guide to the truth?"
Say, "GOD guides to the truth.
Is one who guides to the truth more
worthy of being followed, or one who does
not guide, and needs guidance for himself?
What is wrong with your judgment?"
[2:209]
If you backslide, after the clear proofs
have come to you, then
know that GOD is Almighty, Most Wise.
[2:210]
Are they waiting until GOD Himself comes
to them in dense clouds, together with
the angels? When this
happens, the whole matter will be
terminated, and to GOD everything will
be returned.*
[109:1]
Say, "O you
disbelievers. [109:2] "I
do not worship what you worship.
[109:3] "Nor
do you worship what I worship.
[109:4] "Nor
will I ever worship what you worship.
[109:5] "Nor
will you ever worship what I worship.
[109:6] "To
you is your religion, and to me is my
religion."
Peaceful Friday, salaam, and God bless.
