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by behaving as if they were unaware of them. As the Qur’an
states:

How many Signs there are in the heavens and Earth! Yet they
pass them by, turning away from them. Most of them do not
believe in God without associating others with Him. (Qur’an,
12:105-06)
- The second feature required in acquiring a deeper ap-

preciation and understanding of the signs leading to faith is
possessing knowledge. But in order to see a subject as a sign
leading to faith, there is no need to know its most striking as-

pects or to have wide and detailed information about it.
Rational people, upon looking around themselves, immedi-
ately realize the extraordinary nature of what they see and that
everything has a Creator. When they see an insect, such as a

dragonfly, they know that it has a Creator. The mere existence
of a living thing is enough to understand that it is a sign lead-
ing to faith. Thinking about the detailed information one can

gather about that creature is a means whereby faith and enthu-
siasm can be increased.
Let’s recall the example of water. We know how impor-
tant this substance is for our lives. Yet when we possess basic

physical, chemical, and geographical information about water,
we can better comprehend its importance. When we consider
its properties in greater detail, we can clearly see that from its

properties of freezing, expansion, and viscosity to its chemical
properties, water has been created in the most ideal way to
support human life. (For more details, see Harun Yahya, The
Creation of the Universe, Al-Attique Publishers Inc., Canada,

2000.) This, in turn, is a means to increase our depth of think-