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needs a lot of information to describe it. Alternatively, we may say that
it contains much information.
We are therefore presented with a curious question. If information and
order always has a natural tendency to disappear, where did all the
information that makes the world such a special place come
from originally? The Universe is like a clock slowly running down.
How did it get wound up in the first place? 49
Einstein refers to this order as an unexpected event, and also says that
it should be regarded as a miracle:
Well, a priori [reasoning from cause to effect] one should expect that the
world would be rendered lawful [obedient to law and order] only to the
extent that we [human beings] intervene with our ordering intelli-
gence... [But instead we find] in the objective world a high degree of or-
der that we were a priori in no way authorized to expect. This is the
‘miracle' that is strengthened more and more with the development of
our knowledge. 50
In short, the order in the universe demands deep and extensive under-
standing and knowledge. It is organized and preserved by Allah.
Allah reveals how the heavens and earth are preserved by His supreme
power in the Qur'an:
Allah keeps a firm hold on the heavens and earth, preventing
them from vanishing away. And if they vanished no one could
then keep hold of them. Certainly He is Most Forbearing, Ever-
Forgiving. (Surah Fatir: 41)
The divine order in this universe re-
veals the weakness of the materialistic be-
lief of a universe that is a mass of un-
governed matter. This is revealed in an-
other verse:
If the truth were to follow their

ALBERT EINSTEIN:
"We find in the objective world
a high degree of order."