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                       Mehmed Zahid Kotku
                       Mehmed Zahid Kotku (1897-1980), spent his life guiding
                  people with his wise words, teaching, and serving the Qur’an.

                  Taking the Qur’an as his guide, he told all who would listen of
                  the signs leading to faith, incontrovertible proofs of God’s exis-
                  tence. Some examples of his writings are given below:

                       For thinking people, there are countless warnings and portents
                       to be pondered on Earth and in the sky regarding God’s exis-
                       tence and oneness. Looking at Earth and sky again and again,
                       and drawing warnings and feelings from them, will defi-
                       nitely be a means of turning to God. 23

                       Can we know the type and number of God’s creatures
                       on Earth, in the sky, in the sea, and in the air? Nobody
                       other than our Creator—God—can know their num-
                       ber. In particular, think of those things that we call
                       germs, which so frighten us, are invisible to the naked
                       eye, and threaten people, animals, and even our fruits.
                       We cannot defeat them. Is their existence not enough

                       to prove His existence and oneness? How is it that these tiny
                       creatures can suddenly cause a person to lay down on the
                       ground and eventually die? This is, of course, a lesson for think-
                       ing people. 24
                       Islamic scholars have always placed the signs leading to

                  faith at the forefront of their message. As can be seen from the
                  above passages, Islamic scholars have thought long and hard
                  about these signs and then called on people to understand them
                  as proofs of His existence and to think about His names.

                       We must take their considerations as models and learn
                  more about, study, and interpret the signs leading to faith by
                  using all of the scientific and technological possibilities avail-
                  able to us.
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