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there would be no hydrogen, and if any stars or galaxies evolved, they
would be very different from the way they are. Clearly, if these vari-
ous forces and constants did not have precisely the values they
do, there would be no stars, no supernovae, no planets, no
atoms, no life. 23
Paul Davies comments on how the laws of physics provide for condi-
tions ideal for people to live:
Had nature opted for a slightly different set of numbers, the world
would be a very different place. Probably we would not be here to see
it…Recent discoveries about the primeval cosmos oblige us to accept
that the expanding universe has been set up in its motion with
a cooperation of astonishing precision. 24
Arno Penzias, who was the first, along with Robert Wilson to detect the
cosmic background radiation (for which discovery the pair received a
Nobel prize in 1965), comments on the perfect order in the universe:
Astronomy leads us to a unique event, a universe which was created
out of nothing, one with the very delicate balance needed to provide ex-
actly the conditions required to permit life, and one which has under-
lying plan. 25
The scientists we have just quoted have all drawn an important conclu-
sion from their observations. Examining and thinking about the incredible
balances and their beautiful order in the universe inevitably leads one to a
truth: There exists in this universe a superior order and a perfect harmony.
Unquestionably the Author of this order and harmony is Allah, Who has
created everything flawlessly. Allah draws our attention in one of His vers-
es to the order in the Creation of the universe, planned, and computed in
every detail:
He to whom the kingdom of the heavens and the earth belongs.
He does not have a son and He has no partner in the Kingdom.
He created everything and determined it most exactly. (Surat al-
Furqan: 2)