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THE MIRACLE IN THE ATOM

Supreme design and perfect order prevail in the
entire universe governed by these fundamental
forces. The Owner of this order is, beyond doubt,
Allah, Who created everything flawlessly out of
nothing. Isaac Newton (1642-1727), the father of
modern physics and celestial mechanics, who is
recognized as "one of the greatest scientists who
ever lived" draws attention to this fact:
"This most beautiful system of the sun, planets,
and comets could only proceed from the counsel
and dominion of an intelligent and powerful
Being. This Being governs all things, not as the
soul of the world, but as Lord over all, and on
account of His dominion. He is wont to be called
Lord God, Universal Ruler."

again with the help of this gravitational force. We are able to walk on the
earth because of this force. If there were a decline in the value of this force,
the stars would fall, the earth would be ripped from its orbit and we would
be dispersed from the earth into the space. In the case of the slightest incre-
ase, the stars would collide with each other, the earth would run into the sun
and we would be pulled into the earth's crust. These may seem very remote
possibilities to you now but they would be inevitable if this force had devi-
ated from its present value even for a very short time.
All scientists doing research on this subject admit that the precisely de-
termined values of these fundamental forces are crucial for the existence of
the universe.
Addressing this point, the famous molecular biologist Michael Denton
states in his book Nature's Destiny: How the Laws of Biology Reveal Purpose in
the Universe:
If, for example, the gravitational force was a trillion times stronger, then
the universe would be far smaller and its life history far shorter. An ave-
rage star would have a mass a trillion times less than the sun and a life
span of about one year. On the other hand, if gravity had been less po-
werful, no stars or galaxies would have ever formed. The other relati-

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