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A Call for Unity

In the Qur'an Allah reveals that those who persisted in their un-
belief demanded that the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant
him peace) perform miracles:
They say: "We will not believe you until you make a
spring gush out from the ground for us; or have a garden
of dates and grapes through which you make rivers
come pouring; or make the sky, as you claim, fall down
on us in lumps; or bring Allah and the angels here as a
guarantee; or possess a house built out of gleaming gold;
or ascend up into heaven – and even then we will not be-
lieve in your ascent unless you bring us down a book to
read!" Say: "Glory be to my Lord! Am I anything but a
human Messenger?" (Surat Al-Isra: 90-93)
Conscientious and rational people do not require mira-
cles to believe in Allah, because for such people of awareness
everything is a proof of Allah's existence. Everything from
atoms to galaxies, every piece of the universe, is full of His ex-

istence and creation. Those who persistently demand mira-
cles are, in reality, only looking for an escape route. In fact,
they always make allegations of sorcery or anarchy when
they witness the Prophets' miracles they perform as a bless-
ing from Allah. Such an attitude only proves their unbelief.
The insincerity of such people is exposed, as in the pas-
sage given below:

If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be
convinced even if someone rises from the dead. (Luke, 16: 31)
In the Qur'an Allah states that such people will not be-
lieve, even if they see a miracle:
Even if We sent down angels to them, and the dead

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