Page 101 - The Little Man in the Tower

Harun Yahya - Adnan Oktar

astray! They are the unaware. (Surat al-A'raf: 179)
Even if We opened up to them a door into heaven, and they spent
the day ascending through it, they would only say: "Our eyesight is
befuddled! Or rather we have been put under a spell!" (Surat al-
Hijr: 14-15)

Words cannot express just how astonishing it is that this spell should
hold such a wide community in thrall, keep people from the truth, and not be
broken for 150 years. It is understandable that one or a few people might
believe in impossible scenarios and claims full of stupidity and illogicality.
However, "magic" is the only possible explanation for people from all over
the world believing that unconscious and lifeless atoms suddenly decided to
come together and form a universe that functions with a flawless system of
organization, discipline, reason, and consciousness; a planet named Earth
with all of its features so perfectly suited to life; and living things full of
countless complex systems.
In fact, in the Qur'an Allah relates the incident of the Prophet Moses (as)

and Pharaoh to show that some people who support atheistic philosophies
actually influence others by magic. When Pharaoh was told about the true
religion, he told the Prophet Moses (as) to meet with his own magicians.
When the Prophet Moses (as) did so, he told them to demonstrate their
abilities first. The verses continue:
He said: "You throw." And when they threw, they cast a spell on
the people's eyes and caused them to feel great fear of them. They
produced an extremely powerful magic. (Surat al-A'raf: 116)
As we have seen, Pharaoh's magicians were able to deceive everyone, apart

from the Prophet Moses (as) and those who believed in him. However, his
evidence broke the spell, or "swallowed up what they had forged," as revealed in
the verse:

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