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The Qur’an And The Signs Leading To Faith
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of the night and day, and the ships that sail the seas to people’s
benefit, and the water that God sends down from the sky—by
which He brings Earth to life when it was dead and scatters
about in it creatures of every kind—and the varying direction
of the winds, and the clouds subservient between heaven and
Earth, there are Signs for people who use their intellect.
(Qur’an, 2:164)
Several verses state that God expects us to think deeply
about what He has created and to learn about the limits He has
imposed upon us. All living and non-living things have been
created in a way that is designed to encourage us to ponder His
superior power of creation, art, and knowledge. As the verses
above indicate, everything has been created for a purpose.
Ignoring and failing to give these matters their due importance
means turning one’s back upon His verses, something that all
believers must avoid. Indeed, the Qur’an emphasizes that those
who turn their backs on God’s verses and the proofs of creation
are unbelievers.
The importance of constantly thinking about these signs to
an individual’s growth and certainty of belief is emphasized in
many verses, such as:
