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THE QUR'AN LEADS THE W A Y TO SCIENCE

INTRODUCTION

God summons humanity to investigate and reflect upon the heavens,
the earth, mountains, stars, plants, seeds, animals, the alternation of the
night and the day, the creation of man, the rain and many other created
things. Examining these, man comes to recognize the artistry of God's

creation in the world around him, and ultimately, to know our Creator,
Who created the entire universe and everything in it from nothing.
"Science" offers a method by which the universe, and all the beings
therein, may be examined to discover the artistry in God's creation,
thereby communicating it to mankind. Religion, therefore, encourages
science, adopting it as a tool by which to study the subtleties of God's
creation.
Religion not only encourages scientific study, but also permits that,
supported by the truths revealed through Islam, scientific research be
conclusive and expeditious. The reason being, that religion provides
accurate and definitive answers as to how life and the universe came into
being. As such, if initiated upon a proper foundation, research will reveal
the truths regarding the origin of the universe and the organization of life,
in the shortest time, and with minimum effort and energy. As stated by

Albert Einstein, considered one of the greatest scientists of the 20th
century, "science without religion is lame", which is to say, that science,
unguided by religion, cannot proceed correctly, but rather, wastes much
time in achieving certain results, and worse, is often inconclusive.
Scientific studies pursued by materialist scientists unable to see the
truth has, particularly in the last two hundred years, certainly caused a
considerable amount of time to be squandered, a great deal of research to
be pursued in vain and millions of dollars to have been poured down the
drain to no effect.

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