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64 ALLAH'S ART OF DETAIL

The Beauty in Earth and Sky

The universe’s dimensions and distances far surpass human

understanding. Numbers that are very large in earthly terms are,
in fact, minute when the universe as a whole is considered. For
example, the universe is estimated to contain some 300 billion
galaxies. Our own Milky Way galaxy, which is just one galaxy,
contains about 250 billion stars. The diameter of the Sun, an av-
erage-sized star, is 103 times greater than Earth. Alpha Centauri,
the nearest star to the Sun, is some 78,000 km (48,467 miles) dis-
tant from it.
Space and the billions of galaxies contained within it, the se-
crets of which are still a mystery, move in their determined cours-
es and influence each other by means of enormous gravitational
forces. With the giant scales involved in this magnificent uni-
verse, all of its contents act according to a destiny that has been
determined for them. Each one’s movement, rotational speed,

temperature, and distance has been determined in the Sight of
Allah, Who creates a tiny creature, invisible to the naked eye, in
the depths of the ground. The One Who appoints its destiny is al-
so the One Who perfectly creates the giant stars and keeps them,
as well as all that exists, constantly under His supervision. Allah
demonstrates His might and greatness in both instances.
No matter what we may study on Earth and in the skies, we
will always be confronted by His sublime and impeccable artist-
ry. No entity can acquire any attribute by chance or maintain the
existing order and balances by chance, for all of these are under
the control of a sublime and boundless intelligence: Almighty
Allah, the Lord of the worlds.