Page 17 - Basic Tenets of Islam

HARUN YAHYA (ADNAN OKTAR)

down through all of them, so that you might know that
Allah has power over all things and that Allah
encompasses all things in His knowledge. (Surat at-
Talaq: 12)

He Who originates creation and then regenerates it and
provides for you from out of heaven and earth. Is there
another god besides Allah? Say: "Bring your proof if
you are being truthful." (Surat an-Naml: 64)
Were the universe left to its own will, it would become
disordered, scattered and corrupted. However, the perfect

equilibrium in all things, from the cells of a living organism, to
the stars in deep outer space, all reveal the existence of
something that is controlling them at every moment, with the
same perfection as their original creation. In any corner of the
universe, one will always come to recognize a flawless plan:
He Who created the seven heavens in layers. You will
not find any flaw in the creation of the All-Merciful.
Look again - do you see any gaps? Then look again and
again. Your sight will return to you dazzled and
exhausted! (Surat al-Mulk: 3-4)
Denying that Allah is the Creator, and attributing

divinity to that which He created, despite the abundance of
proof to the contrary, is as nonsensical as claiming that a
skyscraper was not built by construction workers, but came
into being by the free will of bricks, or the placement of one
on top of the other by pure coincidence.
The perfect order in the universe, and the supreme
creation of living things, reveals to us that they have all been

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