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CONCLUSION

ll the living beings and systems we have covered in this book clearly
A establish that Allah created the entire universe and all the beings there-

in. Every being, including man, owes its life to Allah. He is the One
Who gives them life and keeps them alive until a certain date. It is Allah Who
feeds them, protects them and, when they fall ill, restores them to health.
The signs of Allah's creation, only a few of which we tried to review in the
book, are so manifest that any conscientious person with insight can easily see
and accept the facts referred to above. However, one's reaching that point, i.e.,
accepting that one is surrounded with evidence that demonstrates Allah's cre-
ation of the universe, is not enough. In the Qur'an, Allah refers to those peo-
ple who accept His existence yet are still not on the right way:
Say: ‘Who provides for you out of heaven and earth? Who controls
hearing and sight? Who brings forth the living from the dead and the
dead from the living? Who directs the whole affair?’ They will say,
‘Allah.’ Say, ‘So will you not have taqwa?’ That is Allah, your Lord, the
Truth, and what is there after truth except misguidance? So how have
you been distracted? (Surah Yunus: 31-32)

The type of human mentioned in the verse is quite important: those peo-
ple answer all the questions they are asked about the existence and attributes
of Allah, and accept that Allah creates everything. Yet, still Allah warns them
"So will you not have taqwa?" or "So how have you been distracted?"
This shows us that to accept the being of Allah does not mean having been
saved from "error". Satan does not reject the being of Allah but rebels against
Him. A person may confirm the existence of Allah under the influence of some
traditional convictions, without fully grasping its meaning. The human type
described above is like that. Such people confirm Allah’s existence only ver-
bally, yet do not reflect on this major matter or comprehend the essence of it.
In the Qur’an, this state is described as follows: "They do not measure Allah
with His true measure. Allah is All-Strong, Almighty." (Surat al-Hajj, 74)
On the other hand, the person who measures Allah with His true measure
is very different from the above-mentioned type. Such a person perceives that
the entire universe is created for a purpose. The purpose of his creation is to
see the fact of creation and Allah’s signs, which are observable in every corner

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