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PART IV: "THE EARTH"
PART IV: "THE EARTH"

A PLANET

CREATED FOR MANKIND

aterialist philosophy offers a single explanation of the order and bal-
M ance in the universe: it is coincidence. According to this claim, the

whole universe is shaped through coincidences.
However, when we investigate the universe only briefly, we see that this
claim is completely unreal. Coincidence only leads to chaos whereas order,
rather than chaos, prevails in the universe. This order proves to us the being
and eternal power of Allah, Who created the universe out of nothing and then
gave it a shape.
When we explore the universe, we encounter numerous examples of order.
The world we live in is only one of those. With all its features, the world is cre-
ated with extremely delicate balances making it suitable for the survival of liv-
ing beings.
The distance of the earth from the sun, the inclination of its axis to its orbit,
the balances in the atmosphere, the rotational speed of the earth around its axis
and around the sun, the functions of oceans and mountains on the earth, the
features of living beings and the interactions of all those, are just a few ele-
ments of this ecological balance.
When earth is compared with other planets, it becomes even more evident
that it is especially designed for man. Water, for instance, is a compound that
is very rarely found in space. The liquid form of water exists only in our plan-
et out of all the planets in the solar system. Moreover, 70% of the world is cov-
ered with water. Millions of varieties of living beings live in this medium. The
freezing of water, its capacity to attract and store heat, the existence of very
large masses of water in the form of oceans, and the even distribution of heat
across the world are all exclusive characteristics of the earth. No other planet
has such a liquid mass in constant circulation.
The axis of the earth makes a 23-degree inclination to its orbit. Seasons are
formed due to this inclination. If this inclination were a little more or less than
it is now, temperature differences between seasons would reach extremes and
unbearably hot summers and extremely cold winters would take place on the
earth.
The earth’s rotation around its axis is at the most appropriate speed for liv-

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