Page 170 - Not by Chance

168 THE PERFECT DESIGN IN THE UNIVERSE IS NOT BY CHANCE

from seeing evident facts and, based on

those facts, thinking logically and intelligent-
ly. This blindness is more serious and incom-
prehensible than the ancient Egyptians' belief
in the Sun God Ra, the totems of some African

tribes, the sun worship of the Sabians, the
hand-made idols of the people of Abraham,
the worship of the Golden Calf by the children
of Israel, and the Christians' belief in the trini-
ty. About such people, the Prophet (may God

bless him and grant him peace) said the fol-
lowing: "It is not someone without eyes who is
blind but someone without understanding." 28
This is the lack of intelligence that God

points out in the Qur'an; in several verses,
He says that some people will have their
judgment clouded and fall into such a
wretched state as to be unable to see the
truth. Some of these verses read as follows:

As for those who do not believe, it
makes no difference to them whether
you warn them or do not warn them,
they will not believe. God has sealed up
their hearts and hearing and over their
eyes is a blindfold. They will have a ter-
rible punishment. (Qur'an, 2: 6-7)
... They have hearts they do not under-
stand with. They have eyes they do not
see with. They have ears they do not hear
with. Such people are like cattle. No,
THE FEATHER OF A
GOLDEN PHEASANT