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THE SIGNS LEADING

TO FAITH

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Translated by Carl Rossini

Edited by Jay Willoughby

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ABO/T THE A/THO.

$o riting under the "en>name of HAR&$ ?AH?A! he as born in An#ara in ).;@( Haing %om"leted

his "rimary and se%ondary edu%ation in An#ara! he studied arts at /stanbul's 9imar 5inan &niersity and"hiloso"hy at /stanbul &niersity( 5in%e the ).,s! he has "ublished many boo#s on "oliti%al! s%ientifi%! and

faith>related issues( Harun ?ahya is ell>#non as the author of im"ortant or#s dis%losing the im"osture of

eolutionists! their inalid %laims! and the dar# liaisons beteen 1arinism and su%h bloody ideologies as

fas%ism and %ommunism(

His "en>name is a %om"osite of the names Harun AaronD and Yahya JohnD! in memory of the to

esteemed 2ro"hets ho fought against their "eo"le's la%# of faith( The 2ro"het's seal on his boo#s' %oers is

symboli% and is lin#ed to their %ontents( /t re"resents the Qur'an the 8inal 5%ri"tureD and the 2ro"het

9uhammad 9ay 6od bless him and grant him "ea%eD! last of the "ro"hets( &nder the guidan%e of the Qur'an

and the 5unnah tea%hings of the 2ro"hetD! the author ma#es it his "ur"ose to dis"roe ea%h fundamental tenet

of godless ideologies and to hae the last ord! so as to %om"letely silen%e the obje%tions raised against

religion( He uses the seal of the final 2ro"het! ho attained ultimate isdom and moral "erfe%tion! as a sign of

his intention to offer the last ord(

All of Harun ?ahya's or#s share one single goal3 to %oney the Qur'an's message! en%ourage readers to

%onsider basi% faith>related issues su%h as 6od's EFisten%e and &nity and the hereafterG and to eF"ose godless

systems' feeble foundations and "ererted ideologies(

Harun ?ahya enjoys a ide readershi" in many %ountries! from /ndia to Ameri%a! England to /ndonesia!

2oland to Bosnia! and 5"ain to Brail( 5ome of his boo#s are aailable in English! 8ren%h! 6erman! 5"anish!

/talian! 2ortuguese! &rdu! Arabi%! Albanian! Russian! 5erbo>Croat BosnianD! 2olish! 9alay! &ygur Tur#ish! and

/ndonesian(6reatly a""re%iated all around the orld! these or#s hae been instrumental in many "eo"le re%oering

faith in 6od and gaining dee"er insights into their faith( His boo#s' isdom and sin%erity! together ith a

distin%t style that's easy to understand! dire%tly affe%t anyone ho reads them( Those ho seriously %onsider

these boo#s! %an no longer ado%ate atheism or any other "ererted ideology or materialisti% "hiloso"hy! sin%e

these boo#s are %hara%teried by ra"id effe%tieness! definite results! and irrefutability( Een if they %ontinue to

do so! it ill be only a sentimental insisten%e! sin%e these boo#s refute su%h ideologies from their ery

foundations( All %ontem"orary moements of denial are no ideologi%ally defeated! than#s to the boo#s ritten

by Harun ?ahya(

This is no doubt a result of the Qur'an's isdom and lu%idity( The author modestly intends to sere as a

means in humanity's sear%h for 6od's right "ath( $o material gain is sought in the "ubli%ation of these or#s(

Those ho en%ourage others to read these boo#s! to o"en their minds and hearts and guide them to

be%ome more deoted serants of 6od! render an inaluable seri%e(

9eanhile! it ould only be a aste of time and energy to "ro"agate other boo#s that %reate %onfusion in

"eo"le's minds! lead them into ideologi%al %haos! and that %learly hae no strong and "re%ise effe%ts in remoing

the doubts in "eo"le's hearts! as also erified from "reious eF"erien%e( /t is im"ossible for boo#s deised to

em"hasie the author's literary "oer rather than the noble goal of saing "eo"le from loss of faith! to hae su%h


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a great effe%t( Those ho doubt this %an readily see that the sole aim of Harun ?ahya's boo#s is to oer%ome

disbelief and to disseminate the Qur'an's moral alues( The su%%ess and im"a%t of this seri%e are manifested in

the readers' %oni%tion(

0ne "oint should be #e"t in mind3 The main reason for the %ontinuing %ruelty! %onfli%t! and other ordeals

endured by the ast majority of "eo"le is the ideologi%al "realen%e of disbelief( This %an be ended only ith

the ideologi%al defeat of disbelief and by %oneying the onders of %reation and Qur'ani% morality so that

"eo"le %an lie by it( Considering the state of the orld today! leading into a donard s"iral of iolen%e!

%orru"tion and %onfli%t! %learly this seri%e must be "roided s"eedily and effe%tiely! or it may be too late(

/n this effort! the boo#s of Harun ?ahya assume a leading role( By the ill of 6od! these boo#s ill be a

means through hi%h "eo"le in the tentyfirst %entury ill attain the "ea%e! justi%e! and ha""iness "romised in

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TO THE .EADE.

A s"e%ial %ha"ter is assigned to the %olla"se of the theory of eolution be%ause this theory %onstitutes the

basis of all anti>s"iritual "hiloso"hies( 5in%e 1arinism reje%ts the fa%t of %reationIand therefore! 6od'sEFisten%eIoer the last )*, years it has %aused many "eo"le to abandon their faith or fall into doubt( /t is

therefore an im"eratie seri%e! a ery im"ortant duty to sho eeryone that this theory is a de%e"tion( 5in%e

some readers may find the %han%e to read only one of our boo#s! e thin# it a""ro"riate to deote a %ha"ter to

summarie this subje%t(

All the author's boo#s eF"lain faith>related issues in light of Qur'ani% erses! and inite readers to learn

6od's ords and to lie by them( All the subje%ts %on%erning 6od's erses are eF"lained so as to leae no doubt

or room for questions in the reader's mind( The boo#s' sin%ere! "lain! and fluent style ensure that eeryone of

eery age and from eery so%ial grou" %an easily understand them( Than#s to their effe%tie! lu%id narratie!

they %an be read at one sitting( Een those ho rigorously reje%t s"irituality are influen%ed by the fa%ts these

boo#s do%ument and %annot refute the truthfulness of their %ontents(

This and all the other boo#s by the author %an be read indiidually! or dis%ussed in a grou"( Readers eager

to "rofit from the boo#s ill find dis%ussion ery useful! letting them relate their refle%tions and eF"erien%es to

one another(

/n addition! it ill be a great seri%e to /slam to %ontribute to the "ubli%ation and reading of these boo#s!

ritten solely for the "leasure of 6od( The author's boo#s are all eFtremely %onin%ing( 8or this reason! to

%ommuni%ate true religion to others! one of the most effe%tie methods is en%ouraging them to read these boo#s(

We ho"e the reader ill loo# through the reies of his other boo#s at the ba%# of this boo#( His ri%h

sour%e material on faith>related issues is ery useful! and a "leasure to read(

/n these boo#s! unli#e some other boo#s! you ill not find the author's "ersonal ies! eF"lanations basedon dubious sour%es! styles that are unobserant of the res"e%t and reeren%e due to sa%red subje%ts! nor

ho"eless! "essimisti% arguments that %reate doubts in the mind and deiations in the heart(


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INT.OD/TION

A family ho returns from a long holiday only to find that their home has been furnished ith ne items

in a most ordered and "erfe%t manner and that eery detail has been thought of and "roided to meet their needs!ill be most astonished and affe%ted( They ill onder ho arranged this sur"rise! for ho %ould they not in

the fa%e of su%h an eFtraordinary eent Would they really say3 KWe don4t really %are ho this ha""ened! just as

long as it ha""enedL 0r ould they su""ose that eerything ha""ened by itself or by %han%e! and that the ne

furniture de%ided on its on to install itself there 5u%h ideas are laughable! for all eents are the result of a

%ertain intelligen%e! %ons%iousness! and "oer that ma#es them ha""en( 8or that reason! the eFisten%e of

someone ho has thought of eerything and %ons%iously arranged it is %lear(

This eFam"le also a""lies to the unierse! our orld! and all of its liing and non>liing entities( There

are %ountless infinitely %om"leF systems and deli%ate balan%es in the unierse! in all of eFisten%e and all

"henomena! from the human body to the s#y! from animals to the de"ths of the o%eans( Eeryone ho %an thin#

and reason sees that only 6od! ith His su"erior "oer and intelligen%e! %ould hae %reated these %om"leF

systems and deli%ate balan%es(

These "eo"le en%ounter %ountless "roofs of 6od4s eFisten%e! su%h as brightly %olored! seet>smelling

floersG deli%ious fruits and egetables that s"ring from muddy soilG the sense organs! hi%h enable us to enjoy

ea%h %reated item4s unique "ro"erties e(g(! smell and tasteDG the human body ith its many %om"leF systems! all

of hi%h or# in harmonyG the 5un! hi%h illuminates and arms! and its ideal sie and distan%e from our

EarthG the rain! hi%h brings bone>dry soil to lifeG and %ountless other "roofs(

Ea%h of these is a Ksign leading to faith(L /n other ords! they are mira%les of %reation and truths that

guide "eo"le to faith and then in%rease that faith( Eery unbiased "erson ho thin#s dee"ly about these "roofs

ill %ome to faith by %learly seeing these refle%tions of 6od4s eFisten%e and greatness( Than#s to these signs!belieers ill %ome to #no 6od better and in%rease their faith in! loe for! and fear Mand aarenessN of Him(

Hoeer! due to the "erasie materialist orldie to hi%h they are subje%ted from %hildhood onard!

most "eo"le %annot see these signs or else find it hard to see them( This misguided materialisti% system! hi%h

suggests that eerything de"ends on %han%e! %oin%iden%e! and natural "henomena! "reents "eo"le from seeing

the eident mira%les of %reation that "erade the unierse( /t literally dras a %urtain oer their eyes( 9ost

"eo"le do not loo# at these signs and say! KHo beautifully 6od has %reated theseLG rather! they say! KHo

ni%e(L /n other ords! they loo# at them ith a disinterested eye(

This boo# see#s to lift this %urtain of indifferen%e by dealing ith the im"ortan%e of these signs leading to

faith( At the same time! it %ontains the ies of seeral /slami% s%holars of these signs and gies eFam"les of

them( 9oreoer! it also %onsiders ho these signs are the most effe%tie ay of dis"roing the su"erstitious

tea%hings of the theory of eolution! the greatest de%e"tion of our time! and one that %ontinues to lead "eo"le to

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HA5TE. 6

THE (/.)AN AND THE SIGNS LEADING TO FAITH

/slami% s%holars define the Ksigns leading to faithL as all forms of truth! information! and eiden%e of

%reation that lead "eo"le to faith! sere as "roofs of 6od4s eFisten%e and oneness! and reeal His su"erior might!

#noledge! and art( /n short! they are the Ktruths that lead to faith and are a means hereby faith %an be

a%quired and simultaneously enhan%ed! deelo"ed! and "erfe%ted(L

Although "eo"le %annot see 6od dire%tly! they %an %om"rehend His eFisten%e! might! and some of His

names by loo#ing at His %reation( Just as eery "ainting introdu%es its artist! all liing and inanimate entities

introdu%e us to 6od! their Creator( Human beings must %onsider this and bear itness to the "roofs of %reation(

/ndeed! in the Qur4an 6od gies us eFam"les of arious animals e(g(! the %amel! gnat! bee! and s"iderD as ell

as "lants! trees! mountains! the Earth! and s#y! that sere as signs leading to faith( /n other ords! e are

eF"e%ted to ie them as mira%les of %reation( 5ome of the releant erses in this %onteFt are gien belo3

Have they not looked at the &aelChow it was &reated And at the skyChow it was raised u%

And at the ountainsChow they were ebedded And at the EarthChow it was soothed out '(ur)an$

88+6?412-

God is not ashaed to ake an e=a%le o a "nat or o an even saller thin"# As or those who

believe$ they know it is the truth ro their Lord# But as or those who do not believe$ they ask+ hat

does God ean by this e=a%le He is"uides any by it and "uides any by it# But He only is"uides

the deviators# '(ur)an$ 1+17-

0our Lord revealed to the bees+ Build dwellin"s in the ountains and the trees$ and also in the

stru&tures that %eo%le ere&t# Then eat ro every kind o ruit and travel the %aths o your Lord$ whi&h

have been ade easy or you to ollow# Fro inside the &oes a drink o varyin" &olors$ &ontainin"

healin" or huanity# There is &ertainly a Si"n in that or %eo%le who rele&t# '(ur)an$ 67+7847


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thingsIall of these are signs that lead to faith for "eo"le ho see# to #no 6od( Just as the life of a giant star

%an be a great "roof of faith! so %an our bodily organs be signs leading to faith(

All belieers are res"onsible for using 6od4s erses to understand hateer they see and hear! and to

thin# dee"ly about them( Eery unbiased "erson is aare of this( Belieers also #no that they ill be unable to

a%%ount for their behaior if they lie among the millions of liing things %reated by 6od that eFist beteen

Earth and the boundless heaens! and yet fail to thin# about them(

The Qur4an Em"hasies the 5igns4 /m"ortan%e

The Qur4an %learly reeals that human beings ere %reated by 6od to orshi" and sere Him! and that

they %an eF"e%t to lie eternally in the Hereafter( 8urthermore! He %alls u"on them to thin# dee"ly about the

"roofs that bear itness to these truths( The Qur4an refers to the "henomena and entities that are %ertain "roofs

of 6od4s eFisten%e! oneness! and names as Ksigns(L Just as these are ritten in the Qur4an! they also eFist in the

orld and in a "erson4s soul! for3 There are &ertainly Si"ns in Earth or %eo%le with &ertainty$ and in

yourselves as well# Do you not then seeQur4an! ;)3+,>+)D The same truth is also stated in other erses3

e will show the Our Si"ns on the hori;on and within theselves$ until it is &lear to the that itis the truth# Is it not enou"h or your Lord that He is a witness o everythin" '(ur)an$ 36+*,-

In the heavens and Earth there are &ertainly Si"ns or the believers# '(ur)an$ 3*+,-

Aon" His Si"ns is the &reation o the heavens and Earth and all the &reatures He has s%read about

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eery year! or %louds that remain sus"ended in the air des"ite eighing seeral tonsIin short! eerything they

seeIare "roofs of 6od4s eFisten%e(

The Qur4an refers to to other im"ortant features that lead to these signs being dee"ened and understood3

thin#ing dee"ly and "ossessing #noledge(

> /n the Qur4an! 6od %onstantly %alls on "eo"le to thin# about the "roofs of %reation in the s#ies! on Earth!

and in all that lies beteenIin other ords! about the signs leading to faith3

In the &reation o the heavens and Earth$ and the alternation o the ni"ht and day$ and the shi%s

that sail the seas to %eo%le)s beneit$ and the water that God sends down ro the skyCby whi&h He

brin"s Earth to lie when it was dead and s&atters about in it &reatures o every kindCand the varyin"

dire&tion o the winds$ and the &louds subservient between heaven and Earth$ there are Si"ns or %eo%le

who use their intelle&t# '(ur)an$ 1+673-

5eeral erses state that 6od eF"e%ts us to thin# dee"ly about hat He has %reated and to learn about the

limits He has im"osed u"on us( All liing and non>liing things hae been %reated in a ay that is designed toen%ourage us to "onder His su"erior "oer of %reation! art! and #noledge( As the erses aboe indi%ate!

eerything has been %reated for a "ur"ose( /gnoring and failing to gie these matters their due im"ortan%e means

turning one4s ba%# u"on His erses! something that all belieers must aoid( /ndeed! the Qur4an em"hasies that

those ho turn their ba%#s on 6od4s erses and the "roofs of %reation are unbelieers(

The im"ortan%e of %onstantly thin#ing about these signs to an indiidual4s groth and %ertainty of belief

is em"hasied in many erses! su%h as3

In the &reation o the heavens and Earth$ and the alternation o ni"ht and day$ there are Si"ns or

%eo%le with intelli"en&e+ those who reeber God$ standin"$ sittin"$ and lyin" on their sides$ and rele&t

on the &reation o the heavens and Earth+ Our Lord$ 0ou have not &reated this or nothin"# Glory be to

0ou! So sae"uard us ro the %unishent o the Fire# '(ur)an$ ,+6ranging

manner! about hat 6od has %reated so that e %an identify the isdom and detail in that %reation and thus bear

itness to His infinite #noledge! might! and artistry(

0ne method that %an be em"loyed is that of questioning and %om"aring the entities and "henomena

around us( /n one erse! 6od gies us an eFam"le of su%h thin#ing3

I e had willed$ e &ould have ade it Kthe water that you drink bitter# So will you not "ive

thanks '(ur)an$ *7+?2-

Water! a blessing that %oers mu%h of the Earth! almost alays %an be found ith ease( The great majority

of "eo"le hae "erha"s neer een thought on%e about the ater they drin# eery day( They regard ater4s


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eFisten%e and ho it meets our needs as something that does not require any %onsideration( The fa%t is! hoeer!

that ater4s "hysi%al and %hemi%al "ro"erties %ould hae been ery different! had 6od so illed(

/n addition! the atmos"here4s stru%ture or tem"erature %ould hae been different( /f that ere the %ase!

there ould be no %louds and thus no sour%es of fresh ater on Earth( All e ould hae is the o%eans4 salt

ater! in hi%h %ase humanity either ould not hae suried or ould hae done so only in a state of great

diffi%ulty and %onstant %risis( Without fresh ater! there ould hae been no agri%ulture! and the orld ould

hae be%ome a ast desert hose only "rodu%t is famine( ?et 6od gae us fresh ater just about eeryhere in

the orld( 8or this! e must than# Him(

But to genuinely feel and eF"ress that gratitude! first of all e must realie that ater is a blessing( This!

in turn! de"ends on Kthin#ing(L The eFam"le of ater a""lies to all natural entities! liing things! and

"henomena around us! ea%h of hi%h is a blessing from 6od( ?et in order to %om"rehend this! e need to as#3

KWhat ould hae ha""ened had things been differentL and ma#e the ne%essary %om"arisons( And along ith

this! e must understand that 6od has %reated the most deli%ate balan%es in all things( The im"ortan%e of

thin#ing about natural "henomena and Kusing one4s reasonL ith regard to them is des%ribed in another erse3

And in the alternation o ni"ht and day$ and in the %rovision God sends down ro the sky$

brin"in" Earth to lie by it ater it has died$ and in the varyin" dire&tion o the winds$ there are Si"ns or

%eo%le who use their intelle&t# '(ur)an$ 3*+*-

Those K"eo"le ho use their intelle%tL are belieers! be%ause both intelligen%e and reason are a%quired

only through faith( 5in%e unbelieers are bereft of reason! they %annot %om"rehend His signs and so "ass by

these %ountless "roofs ithout seeing any of them( /ndeed! unbelieers are %hara%teried by a la%# of interest in

the %ountless signs in Earth and s#y and by behaing as if they ere unaare of them( As the Qur4an states3

How any Si"ns there are in the heavens and Earth! 0et they %ass the by$ turnin" away ro

the# ost o the do not believe in God without asso&iatin" others with Hi# '(ur)an$ 61+62*427-

> The se%ond feature required in a%quiring a dee"er a""re%iation and understanding of the signs leading to

faith is "ossessing #noledge( But in order to see a subje%t as a sign leading to faith! there is no need to #no

its most stri#ing as"e%ts or to hae ide and detailed information about it( Rational "eo"le! u"on loo#ing around

themseles! immediately realie the eFtraordinary nature of hat they see and that eerything has a Creator(

When they see an inse%t! su%h as a dragonfly! they #no that it has a Creator( The mere eFisten%e of a liing

thing is enough to understand that it is a sign leading to faith( Thin#ing about the detailed information one %an

gather about that %reature is a means hereby faith and enthusiasm %an be in%reased(7et4s re%all the eFam"le of ater( We #no ho im"ortant this substan%e is for our lies( ?et hen e

"ossess basi% "hysi%al! %hemi%al! and geogra"hi%al information about ater! e %an better %om"rehend its

im"ortan%e( When e %onsider its "ro"erties in greater detail! e %an %learly see that from its "ro"erties of

freeing! eF"ansion! and is%osity to its %hemi%al "ro"erties! ater has been %reated in the most ideal ay to

su""ort human life( 8or more details! see Harun ?ahya! The Creation of the Universe! Al>Attique 2ublishers

/n%(! Canada! +,,,(D This! in turn! is a means to in%rease our de"th of thin#ing and gratitude(


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Both a small %hild ith ery limited information and a su"erbly edu%ated "rofessor ho has s"ent years

studying %an both see and itness 6od4s signs hen they a""roa%h the matter ith sin%erity and an unbiased

ie( Hoeer! in order for "eo"le to thin# dee"ly about those entities that they %annot see! they require ide>

ranging information( With regard to hat they %an see! they need to learn about them in order to dee"en their

%onsideration( 0therise! their %onsideration ill remain ith fiFed bounds and may! at times! be su"erfi%ial(

8or eFam"le! those ho hae no #noledge of the systems in s"a%e but ho neertheless loo# u" at the s#y and

"onder them ill ineitably hae different thoughts than those ho hae a dee" #noledge of astronomy(

5imilarly! the ay in hi%h someone ith a broad #noledge of the human body4s "hysiology and anatomy

%om"rehends the fine detail! mira%les! and marels a""arent in humanity4s %reation ill be dee"er and broader

than that of someone ith no #noledge of the subje%t( /ndeed! 6od informs us that from the "oint of ie of

reasoning and %om"rehension! those ith #noledge are su"erior to those ho hae no #noledge3

Su&h eta%horsCe devise the or huanity$ but only those with knowled"e understand the#

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HA5TE. 1

THE I5O.TANE OF THE SIGNS LEADING

TO FAITH

Si"ns Leadin" to Faith Hel% 5eo%le

A&uire Faith

5igns leading to faith are one of the most im"ortant means that lead "eo"le to belief( Those ithout faith

lie in dee" heedlessness and %annot see any of the surrounding "roofs of %reation( As their so%ieties hae

moed aay from religion! their minds hae droned in the details of day>to>day life! and their "er%e"tions and

%ons%iousness hae be%ome so ea# that they %annot re%ognie these %ountless "roofs( But as long as su%h

"eo"le are sin%ere and unbiased! there is ho"e that hen they are told of the signs leading to faith! they ill

beliee in 6od4s eFisten%e and oneness! that He %reated all that eFists from nothing! and "er%eie His infinite

#noledge and might(

5in%e this orld is a "la%e of testing! it ould be a mista#e to eF"e%t to itness su%h a great mira%le that

ould for%e eeryone to %hoose faith hether they anted to or not( 8or eFam"le! if a seed thron onto the

ground s"routed into a giant tree in a matter of se%onds! the "eo"le ho itnessed it ould des%ribe it as a great

mira%le( Hoeer! sin%e billions of trees do the same thing! but only ery gradually! this does not %reate the

im"ression of a mira%le at first sight(

7et4s %onsider another eFam"le( /magine that the human body! hi%h ages as one gros older! suddenly

aged before one4s eyes( /f a ne>born baby gre ra"idly and be%ame fully deelo"ed ithin a fe minutes!

matured! and gre old! this ould be something astonishing and en%ourage those ho itnessed it to thin#( And

yet this a%tually ha""ensIthe only differen%e is the time s"an( The fa%t that su%h mira%ulous "henomena

a%tually ta#e "la%e so sloly that e almost do not re%ognie them may a""ear to be something ery ordinary to

"eo"le hose attention! %ons%iousness! and imagination are ea#( Hoeer! su%h "henomena are mira%les!

regardless of the amount of time inoled( /n order to be aare of these mira%les! e need to eFamine their

details in a sin%ere and o"en>minded ay so that e %an see the isdom and fine %al%ulations ithin those

details(

The Qur4an tells us that those ho are heedless %annot see that eerything that eFists! in%luding their on

bodies! are mira%les3

Do you not see that God sends down water ro the sky and threads it throu"h the "round toeer"e as s%rin"s$ and then by it brin"s orth &ro%s o varyin" &olors$ whi&h then wither and you see

the turnin" yellow$ and then He akes the into broken stubble There is a reinder in that or %eo%le

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hi%h eeryone is familiar and hi%h fe "eo"le bother to %onsider! then they ill eF"erien%e a %ons%iousness

of faith! the aa#ening of their %ons%ien%e! and the elimination of unbelief4s su"erstitious suggestions(

The first thing that %omes to the mind of these nely aare "eo"le is that these signs %ould not hae

%ome about by %han%e or be self>generated( Thus! they ill realie and beliee in the eFisten%e of 6od! the 7ord

of infinite might Who %reated them(

Si"ns Leadin" to Faith Dee%en Belie

5igns leading to faith are not only im"ortant to unbelieers! but also to dee"ening the belieers4

understanding and belief( /n the Qur4an! 6od em"hasies the im"ortan%e of His signs by %ommanding belieers

to thin# dee"ly about the "roofs of %reation He dis"lays throughout the unierse(

/n addition to "raying! fasting! and fulfilling their other religious obligations! sin%ere belieers must be

able to thin# dee"ly( 2ondering the "roofs of %reation in Kthe heaens and Earth!L hi%h the Qur4an tells us to

do! enables belieers to in%rease their faith by a%quiring definitie information about it( The Qur4an also reeals

that the "roofs of 6od4s eFisten%e are dire%ted toard faith ith sure #noledge3

There are &ertainly Si"ns in the earth or %eo%le with &ertainty$ and in yourselves as well# Do you

not then see '(ur)an$ *6+12416-

This erse states that the signs leading to faith! hi%h are isible both in this orld and in one4s body! ill

lead "eo"le to belief by enabling them to a%quire sure and %ertain #noledge( 5u%h a faith ill lead to a greater

fear Mand aarenessN of 6od! hi%h ill %ause belieers to abide by His %ommands and "rohibitions in a more

%ons%ientious manner( As they "erform their religious obligations in submission to 6od! those ho "onder the

"roofs of %reation ill %ome to beliee that 6od sees all of their deeds and ill reard them for their good

a%tions( 5imilarly! the fa%t that 6od #nos een their slightest sin ill lead them to re"ent and strie to abandon

these sins(

6od %alls on belieers in the folloing terms3

O you who believe! Have ear Kand awareness o God$ seek the eans o drawin" near to Hi$ and

strive in His ay so that$ ho%eully$ you will be su&&essul# '(ur)an$ *+,*-

As reealed in this erse! trying to dra %loser to 6od is a means of ho"ing for salation( Therefore! the

signs leading to faith are means that hel" belieers dra %loser to Him by a%quiring a dee"er %om"rehensionand understanding of His eFisten%e and nature( 8or instan%e! meditating on the liing beings He has %reated! as

ell as obsering and thin#ing about their "erfe%t internal stru%tures and systems! enable "eo"le to itness

6od4s infinite might and "oer from a %loser antage "oint(

8or eFam"le! "eo"le ho learn about the human body4s magnifi%ent stru%tures see the %lear eiden%e of

6od4s eFisten%e and artistry! and realie that eerything! in%luding their on bodies! is His or# and is

%ontrolled by Him at eery moment( At the same time! they dra %loser to 6od by %om"rehending their on


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hel"lessness( 8eeling themseles moing eer %loser to 6od %auses them to turn more toard gaining His mer%y

and good "leasure( 8or instan%e! they de%ide to use the time that they formerly asted in ays designed to gain

His good "leasure and "erform their religious obserations ith greater enthusiasm(

8inally! signs leading to faith "lay a most im"ortant role in moing from a su"erfi%ial and imitatie faith

to an unsha#eable and "oerful one(

Si"ns Leadin" to Faith Deeat Atheis

/n our on time! atheists and all enemies of religion are ma#ing intense efforts to deny 6od4s eFisten%e

and oneness( /n return! 6od offers belieers many "roofs and means that they %an use to defeat and oer%ome

these distorted and misguided "hiloso"hies( 5igns leading to faith head the list of these "roofs(

The greatest untruth asserted by those ho deny 6od is that eerything! liing or otherise! %ame about

as the result of %han%e( /n order to inalidate this su"erstitious belief and bring the "roofs of %reation into the

light of day! e need to study and eF"lain these signs a%%ording to the tenets and "ra%ti%es of modern s%ien%e(

&nbiased "eo"le ho %ome to see the magnifi%ent stru%tures in liing things! as ell as the eFtraordinary

systems and %ountless deli%ate balan%es in the unierse! realie that these %annot hae %ome about by %han%e

and that 6od %reated eerything through His infinite might( Thus! the unbelieers4 %laim that all of %reation is

the result of %han%e are se"t aside( As the Qur4an tells us3 Say+ MTruth has &oe and alsehood has

vanished# Falsehood is always bound to vanish)Qur4an! )P3)D(

Those ho are unaare of the signs leading to faith are defenseless in the fa%e of atheism4s assertions(

8or eFam"le! all of us hae seen "eo"le ho ere raised in %onseratie families and re%eied a religious

u"bringing ra"idly lose their faith during their high s%hool or uniersity years be%ause of hat they hear and see

around them( The reason for this is that atheists adorn their su"erstitious beliefs ith Kreason and s%ien%eL in

order to "ortray themseles as "eo"le ho #no eerything about nature and the unierse! ho hae gras"ed

the las of life and unearthed all of the releant fa%ts( /n this ay! they influen%e and mislead those "eo"le ith

%onseratie u"bringings but ho are unaare of the signs leading to faith! for their faith is not built on sure

and %ertain #noledge(

Hoeer! someone ho #nos about these signs %an easily identify and deal ith the atheists4 lies and

falsehoods( 5u%h "eo"le are more useful both to themseles and to those around them( Being unaare of these

signs leaes a "erson defenseless hen %onfronted by atheists! hereas #noing! %om"rehending! and

eF"laining these signs ma#es them intelle%tually su"erior to all forms of atheism(

Si"ns Leadin" to Faith Enable /s to A%%re&iate

God 5ro%erly

Thin#ing dee"ly about the signs leading to faith and seeing ho they refle%t 6od4s names allos one to

moe %loser to Him( Than#s to this irtue a%quired by those ho begin to #no 6od better and see His

manifestations in all "la%es! they %ome to a""re%iate His might(


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8or instan%e! those ith a dee" #noledge of and %on%entration on the signs leading to faith understand

that 6od %ontrols all "eo"le and #nos ea%h moment of their lies( The body4s trillions of %ell! as ell as the

bodies of all "eo"le and of all the liing things! eFist and surie only by His ill( Clearly! su%h a system %an

%ontinue only be%ause an infinite "oer! #noledge! intelligen%e! and reasonI6odIeFists( Just thin#ing

dee"ly about this one "oint enables "eo"le to itness His names from a %loser antage "oint and to a""re%iate

His might "ro"erly(

After %iting the eFam"le of a tiny fly as a sign leading to faith! 6od s"ea#s of those ho are heedless of

these truths and do not "ro"erly a""re%iate His might3

O huanity! An e=a%le has been "iven$ so listen to it &areully# Those who you &all u%on besides

God are not even able to &reate a sin"le ly$ even i they were to oin to"ether to do it# And i a ly steals

soethin" ro the$ they &annot "et it ba&k# How eeble are both the seeker and the sou"ht! They do

not easure God with His true easure# God is All4Stron"$ Ali"hty# '(ur)an$ 11+?,4?3-

While referring in other erses to those ho do not thin# about these signs! 6od says that these "eo"lehae no fear of Him3

Say+ ho %rovides or you out o heaven and Earth ho &ontrols hearin" and si"ht ho brin"s

orth the livin" ro the dead and the dead ro the livin" ho dire&ts the whole aair They will say+

God# Say+ So will you not "uard a"ainst evil That is God$ your Lord$ the Truth$ and what is there

ater truth e=&e%t is"uidan&e So how have you been distra&ted '(ur)an$ 62+,64,1-

As %an be seen from these erses! resear%hing! learning about! and meditating on the signs leading to faith

are means of understanding! ith sure and %ertain #noledge! 6od4s absolute %ontrol and dominion oer all of

%reation( This understanding leads to submission to 6od( Belieers ho "onder the body4s many systems and

deli%ate balan%es understand that the body itself did not establish these "erfe%tly fun%tioning systems( They

realie that the body is a %olle%tion of %ells formed from atoms deoid of any %ons%iousness! sensory organs!

and reasoning ability( 6ien this reality! they form the sure o"inion that eerything in their bodies! don to the

single %ell and een the single atom! fun%tions at His %ommand and by His ill( Thus! there is no "la%e for

%han%e or %oin%iden%e in any "hase of any "henomenon(

Only Those ith Jnowled"e Fear God

as They Should

Resear%hing and a%quiring information about these signs and thin#ing about them gradually leads to a

dee" a%%umulation of #noledge( 2eo"le ith su%h #noledge Kgro "rofoundly in #noledgeL or K"ossess

#noledge!L in the ords of the Qur4an( And! these same "eo"le itness that 6od en%om"asses all "la%es and

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God bears witness that there is no deity but Hi$ as do the an"els and the %eo%le o knowled"e$

u%holdin" usti&e# There is no deity but Hi$ the Ali"hty$ the All4ise# '(ur)an$ ,+68-

2eo"le ho "ossess #noledge see His manifestations at eery moment in their on bodies and all

around them( 8or eFam"le! "eo"le ho #no that a tiny ant "erforms its duty ith "erfe%t obedien%e and

"rofi%ien%y! and that it has a "lanned and flaless or#ing system to %arry food ba%# to the %olony! see 6od4s

su"erior mind and might in eery ant(

2eo"le ith #noledge ho a%quire a %loser #noledge of 6od by thin#ing dee"ly about these signs

a%quire a better understanding of His great might and "oer( Hoeer! those ith only a little #noledge of

these signs thin# that it is enough sim"ly to say3 KHo ell 6od has %reated thisL hen they see a bird flying!

for eFam"le( Those ith #noledge! on the other hand! #no that the birds4 ings are designed for flight! that

they fly in a K=L formation to %onsere energy! and that their feathers4 hae a s"e%ial design( /n short! they are

aare that eerything in ea%h bird! from flight to re"rodu%tion! from the sha"e of their feathers to their %olors!

as %reated ithin 6od4s su"erior order and design(

But hen su%h "eo"le see a ne>born baby! they just say! KWhat a "retty baby( 9ay 6od gie it a longlife(L 0f %ourse! remembering 6od hen loo#ing at a baby is eF%ellent behaior( Hoeer! it is mu%h better to

%onsider the deelo"mental "hases that this baby ill go through! to remember that 6od %reated all of these

"hases! and to "raise and than# 6od( /n fa%t! "eo"le ith true #noledge thin# about the mira%ulous as"e%ts of a

baby4s "re>birth stages and the eFtraordinary nature of a single s"erm rea%hing the egg that is so far aay from

it! remember that these to %ells from to different bodies %ome together in "erfe%t harmony! and see the

"erfe%tion of ho they turn into a seeing! hearing! and thin#ing human being( When they %onsider eFam"les of

su%h su"erior %reatie artistry! their faith in the fa%e of 6od4s su"erior "oer and #noledge gros( Their fear

Mand aarenessN of 6od also gros and is strengthened to the same degree that they feel His names( This

%hara%teristi% is reealed thus in the Qur4an3

Only those o His servants with knowled"e have ear o God# God is Ali"hty$ Ever4For"ivin"#

'(ur)an ,*+18-

The Qur4an "raises the "eo"le of #noledge for su%h su"erior qualities( All belieers must see# to

a%hiee this same leel( To that end! they must see all of the eents they eF"erien%e and all of the entities ith

hi%h they %ome into %onta%t as signs leading to faith! and then thin# dee"ly about them(

Si"ns Leadin" to Faith Broaden a 5erson)sental Hori;ons

7earning and thin#ing about the signs leading to faith! as ell as understanding their isdom and detail!

are ery im"ortant to broadening a "erson4s mental horions(

/n our on time! "eo"le lie monotonous and restri%ted lies in the suffo%ating atmos"here of %roded

%ities( They %annot see the signs leading to faith that surround them! and ignore them een if they do see them(


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?et for belieers! eerything is a sign leading to faith( noing that 6od %reated the order in the unierse! they

ealuate all liing or non>liing entities from that "ers"e%tie( 8or eFam"le! een nonbelieers are signs leading

to faith! for 6od reealed in the Qur4an that there ill be su%h "eo"le( 9oreoer! their unbelief! des"ite His

%lear eFisten%e! is a means to in%rease the belieers4 fear Mand aarenessN of 6od and en%ourage them to than#

Him for the gift of faith( /n terms of these signs! belieers do not thin# only about the astonishing features of

trees! floers! or animals! but also about the fa%ilities %reated by 6od e(g(! trans"ort ehi%les! tele"hones! or

%om"utersD as more signs leading to faith( They #no that they all eFist ith 6od4s "ermission and than# Him

for the ay in hi%h they ma#e life easier(

The tense! angry! eary! thoughtless! %rude! and disres"e%tful behaior e see all around us %omes from

those "eo"le ho are unaare that 6od has %reated all things( Hoeer! those ho inter"ret eerything as signs

leading to faith and duly thin# about these! gro and broaden in s"iritual terms(

/n the Qur4an! 6od %om"ares "eo"le ho la%# s"iritual de"th and understanding! as ell as those ho

thin# along narro lines and ith sim"le logi%! to the KBadaisL bedouinsD( These ere nomadi% Arabs! in the

days of our 2ro"het 9ay 6od bless him and grant him "ea%eD! as o""osed to urbanied Arabs( While they had

literary and aestheti% %ultures! the bedouins ere an ignorant! hard! and %rude>natured lot( Haing su%h a natureis a major obsta%le to understanding and liing by religion( That is hy 6od states3

The desert Arabs are ore obdurate in disbelie and hy%o&risy$ and ore likely not to know the

liits that God has sent down to His essen"er# God is All4Jnowin"$ All4ise# '(ur)an$


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salation from the eternal suffering of Hell and attaining the infinite blessings of 2aradise and 6od4s %onstant

%om"assion(

2aradise %onsists of different leels! hi%h belieers rea%h a%%ording to the leel of their faith( Therefore!

belieers ho gro ithin the signs of faith bear %loser itness to His infinite names and so "ossess an

unadulterated and su"erior faith based on sure and %ertain #noledge( These "eo"le are! by His ill! su"erior to

the same eFtent in the leels of 2aradise( And 6od #nos best(D

Belieers ho study and learn about these signs ill be rearded ith high ran#s in 2aradise! by His

ill! on a%%ount of their dee" thin#ing and trembling fear Mand aarenessN of 6od3

The believers are those whose hearts treble when God is entioned$ whose aith is in&reased

when His Si"ns are re&ited to the$ and who %ut their trust in their LordP those who %eror %rayer and

"ive o what e have %rovided or the# They are$ in truth$ the believers# They have hi"h ranks with

their Lord$ as well as or"iveness and "enerous %rovision# '(ur)an$ 8+143-


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HA5TE. ,

ISLAI SHOLA.S AND THE SIGNS LEADING

TO FAITH

0ne im"ortant sour%e that reeals these signs4 im"ortan%e and shos ho they are to be inter"reted is the

or#s of "ast and "resent great /slami% s%holars( These holy "eo"le! ho lied and thought in %om"lete

obedien%e to the Qur4an and 5unnah! atta%hed great im"ortan%e to this a%tiity( /n their or#s! they alays gae

"ride of "la%e to the signs leading to faith( /n this %ha"ter! e loo# at some of their eFam"les and ideas(

Ia Gha;ali

/mam 6haali ),;>))))D! an /slami% s%holar from hurasan! as %onsidered one of the shar"est

intelle%ts of his time! as ell as the u!addidrenoatorD of his time a great s%holar referred to in the hadiths

and sent at the beginning of eery /slami% %entury to tea%h the signs of faith a%%ording to the requirements of

the ageD( His broad #noledge! su"erior intelle%t! and "oerful judgment %aused his fame to s"read throughout

the /slami% orld and een in the West( /mam 6haali effe%tiely inalidated those beliefs that are distant from

the Qur4an4s morality and the ideas of seeral %ontem"orary thin#ers! "arti%ularly those influen%ed by %lassi%al

6ree# "hiloso"hy! and #e"t faith alie in the fa%e of su%h errors(

/n all of his tea%hings and dis%ourses! this famous s%holar gae broad and detailed %onsideration to the

signs leading to faith( 5ome eFam"les of the signs in his or#s and some of his "ronoun%ements on their

im"ortan%e are as follos3

$o ruler %an administer his %ountry in a manner that is more orderly than 6od4s order! Who ensures theregulation of the dominions of the heaens! Earth! and this unierse( $o one is more eF%ellent and "erfe%t than

6od( This being the %ase! is there a more deli%ious glan%e than loo#ing at Him Then one realies that #noing

6od and His se%rets is more deli%ious than any other information(

The taste of the heart is #noing 6od! the 6lorious( Ea%h sensory organ has something from hi%h it

deries "leasure and taste( 8or the eye! it is to see beautiful thingsG for the ear! it is to hear "leasurable thingsG

and for lust desireD! it %onsists of su%h things as tasting good things or gaining i%tory oer foes( The more one

"ro%eeds on the ay to #noing Him! the more taste he-she a%quires( What %ould be more deli%ious than the

%raft that manifests the attributes and names! se%rets and diine "ur"oses! or#s and artistry! soereignty and

majesty of 6od! the Creator and 0ner of the unierse What %ould be greater than being %lose to Him and

haing the honor and ha""iness of #noing Him )

Humanity! ho is %reated from a dro" of ater! is one of 6od4s signs((( Thin# of your "reious state and

hat you hae be%ome( /f jinn and human beings had %ome together! %ould they hae %reated an eye! an ear! or

"oer! s%ien%e or soul! or isdom from a dro" of ater Could they hae %reated bones! eins! neres! s#in! or

hair These aside! on%e 6od %reated all of them! they ould fail to understand a human being4s beauty and

nature! and the essen%e of his-her eFisten%e(((


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7oo# at hat 6od has bestoed and His grandeur! that glorious "oer and His "ur"oses! and ho they

embra%e human beings( /t is a onder that someone ho admires a or# of art thin#s about the artist4s talents

and eF"resses his glorious artistry and s#ills( Hoeer! they do not thin# of 6od4s artistry and "ur"ose hen

they loo# at this magnifi%ient unierse and hat has been %reated(+

The 5un! 9oon! stars! %loud! rain! ind! and all "oers in nature((( are all under 6od4s say and

%ommand( They are li#e the "ens in a %ler#4s hand(:

/n the s#y! there are many stars hundreds of times larger than Earth( They loo# li#e a single dot! for they

are so far aay( This fa%t reeals the greatness of the heaens( 1es"ite their haughtiness! all of these stars are

seen as ery small in your eyes( 8or this ery reason! you %an gras" the mightiness and soereignty of the 0ne

Who %reates them all(*

Ta#e a loo# at these numerous stars((( their moements! s"ins! and their s"inning s"eeds are all different(

5ome rotate on%e a year! some eery )+ years! and others eery :, years( The astounding #noledge there is

immense( ((( Any attem"t to %oney the #noledge "roided by 6od about this issue in this short life of the

orld ould %ontinue for days(;

Turn your fa%e to the heaensG to the stars in the s#y! to ho they rise and set %ontinuously and ithoutmista#eG and to the 5un and the 9oon( Consider their regular moements that ill %ontinue until the 1ay of

Judgment! as ell as their orbits that ill neer deiate! and ta#e lessons from them Thin# about the great

number of stars! their sha"es and %olors( 7oo# at the moement of 5un ithin a year( Without its rising and

setting! there ould be no day or night( /f there ere no differen%e beteen them! there ould be no seasons( (((

EFam"les are legion( Eery entity in the unierse has many "ur"oses( /f the unierse ere a house! the heaens

ould be its roof(@

Al4Ia Al4AQ;a Abu Hania

Abu Hanifa d( P@PD! founder of the Hanifa se%t and #non during his on lifetime as Kal>/mam al>

AamL The 6reat 5%holarD! stroe to %ommuni%ate the message of /slam and tea%h "eo"le 6od4s

%ommandments( The signs leading to faith %onstituted the most im"ortant method he used to s"read /slam and

"roe 6od4s eFisten%e( As an eFam"le of just ho mu%h im"ortan%e this great s%holar atta%hed to these signs!

%onsider the folloing dialogue ith an atheist a naturalist or materialist ho does not beliee the HereafterD3

When Abu Hanifa! ho lied on the o""osite shore of Baghdad! failed to ta#e his "la%e at the hour for

debate! arious questions arose in the mind of the atheist and the %rod( Eeryone ondered3 KWhy hasn4t he

%ome Will he really not %ome /s he afraid Has he been unable to find any "roofL and so on( Al>/mam al>

Aam arried shortly after the a""ointed time( The atheist had been en%ouraged by this! and his arrogan%e and"ride had gronS

Abu Hanifa a"ologied and began to eF"lain hy he as late3 K/ %ould not find a boat to %arry me from

the other shore( / began aiting! thin#ing that "erha"s a s#iff or a raft ould %ome( S At that moment! / sa

that the trees suddenly fall oer! turn themseles into timber! and the timber be%ome a s#iff( And then / sa an

oar and a sail %reate themseles and assume their "ro"er forms( / as delighted that / ould no longer hae to

#ee" you aiting and so jum"ed into the s#iff! hi%h then brought me here by itselfSL


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The atheist and the %rod ere unable to understand these ords( The atheist! ho belieed that

eerything as %reated by nature! said that it as im"ossible for su%h an eent to ta#e "la%e S hi%h as just

hat al>/mam al>Aam had been eF"e%ting S

5miling! he re"lied3 KHo %an you a%%e"t that a tiny s#iff %annot %ome into being of its on a%%ord

ithout a builder and an artist! and yet you still beliee that this magnifi%ent unierse %ould hae %ome into

being of its on a%%ord! ithout a ma#er or a %reator The unierse is the or# of 6od! not of itself( There is no

need to initiate a debate and dis"ute hen all this is so a""arent(LP

Abd al4(adir al4:ilani

7i#e other /slami% s%holars! al>Jilani ),PP>))@@D #non as al>6ath Mthe ar%h>hel"erN of al>/mam al>

AamD! ho lied in the eleenth %entury! atta%hed great im"ortan%e to the signs leading to faith( /n his or#s!

he %alled on "eo"le to %onsider the "roofs of 6od( =arious statements from his or# The "ivine #ift

demonstrate this im"ortan%e3

Eery atom in the unierse %ontains beautiful artistry( Ea%h of these beautiful arts are "roofs that

demonstrate His eFisten%e! and eeryone ho adheres to them %an rea%h 6od( Thin# dee"ly( As your thoughts

dee"en! you ill rise and gro(

Bediu;;aan Said Nursi

The great s%holar Bediuaman 5aid $ursi ),>).@,D! regarded as the u!addidof the last /slami% %entury!

s"ea#s of the im"ortan%e of these signs throughout his Qur4ani% %ommentary The Risale$i Nur Colle%tion3There is a "ala%e ith a hundred doors! all %losed( When one of its doors is o"ened! the "ala%e may be entered

and the other doors o"ened( /f all of the doors are o"en and one or to are %losed! it may not be said that the "ala%e

%annot be entered( Thus! the truths of belief are the "ala%e( Ea%h eiden%e is a #eyG it "roes the truths and o"ens a

door( /f one of the doors remains %losed! the truths of belief %annot be abandoned and denied( 5atan! hoeer! as a

%onsequen%e of %ertain things or by means of heedlessness or ignoran%e! "oints out a door that has remained %losed!

thus %ausing a "erson to disregard all of the "ositie eiden%e( 5aying3 K5ee! this "ala%e %annot be entered( 2erha"s it is

not a "ala%e! and there is nothing inside it!L he de%eies the "erson(.

/n hisMe&tubat7ettersD! he em"hasied the im"ortan%e of adhering to the signs leading to faith in our on

time and said that many "reious /slami% s%holars! if they ere alie today! ould %on%entrate on freeing "eo"les4 faith

by tea%hing them about these signs3

/n his 7etters Me&tubatD! /mam>i Rabbani may 6od be "leased ith himD! the hero and a sun of the

$aqshbandi 0rder! said3 K/ "refer the unfolding of a single matter of the truths of belief to thousands of illuminations!

e%stasies! and instan%es of onder>or#ing(L He also said3 KThe final "oint of all the ays is the %larifi%ation and

unfolding of the truths of belief(L ((( /n hi%h %ase! the $aqshi ay %onsists of three KeilsL3 The first and most

im"ortant is dire%t seri%e to the truths of beliefG /mam>i Rabbani traeled this ay in his later years (((


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5in%e the reality of the matter is thus! my %onje%ture is that if "ersons li#e 5hay#h Abd al>Qadir Jilani may

6od be "leased ith himD and 5hah $aqshband may 6od be "leased ith himD and /mam>i Rabbani may 6od be

"leased ith himD ere alie at the "resent time! they ould eF"end all of their effort in strengthening the truths of

belief and tenets of /slam! for they are the means to eternal ha""iness( /f there is defi%ien%y in them! it results in eternal

misery(),

/n other ritings! Bediuaman refers to these signs4 im"ortan%e in the folloing terms3

At this time the truths of belief must be the first obje%tie! the first duty! and the fundamental aim( Eerything

else remains in the se%ond! third! and fourth "la%e( 5ering them ith the Risale$i Nurmust be the "rimary duty!

subje%t of %on%ern! and fundamental aim S Those s%holars outside the frame of the Risale$i Nur! and "erha"s holy

men too be%ause of their lin#s to this "oliti%al and so%ial life! leae the im"ortan%e of the truths of belief to the se%ond

or third "la%e and! under the influen%e of those tenden%ies! een %ome to loe those hy"o%rites ho share the same

ideas ith them S / thin# that hile the true students of the Risale$i Nurare fulfilling their duty to eF"lain the truths

of belief at the leel of eternal diamonds! their holy tas#s must not be interru"ted! and their minds must not be

%onfused ith the %hess>li#e games of the %ruel())

8urthermore! one "assage eF"resses the im"ortan%e he atta%hed to the signs leading to faith3A%%ording to Bediuaman! the fundamental "roblem as for a "erson to "er%eie himself! other beings! the

unierse! and those of his #ind ithin the aFis of faith( The most im"ortant tas# is to bring that about S 9a#ing that

analysis! Bediuaman then deelo"ed his remedial method! the essen%e and summary of hi%h is Kinquiring faith(L /t

as time to raise "eo"le on the aFis of Kinquiring faithL ho ould be enri%hed by the te%hnology of the age( This

%ould be done by edu%ation()+

/n his Tabiat Risalesi! Bediuaman deoted %onsiderable s"a%e to the signs leading to faith( /n his arla

(etters! he eF"lained that one of the Risale$i Nur)smost im"ortant features as its ability to silen%e materialist and

naturalist intelle%tual trends by leading "eo"le to thin# dee"ly on the signs3

Against the destru%tions rea#ed on hearts by leftist %urrents!the Risale$i Nur Colle%tion! sering as a s"iritual

mira%le of the Qur4an and a s"iritual atomi% bomb against our time4s unbelief! mends the s"irit of hearts and im"arts an

astounding "oer and basis of might into its readers4 hearts( 9oreoer! it does so ith the ins"iration and guidan%e of

the Qur4an( With the lessons it "roides on %ontem"lation oer faith! it "oints to the light of 6od4s 0neness for the

issues that hae stum"ed the naturalists and materialists( /t eF"lains the truths of belief ith illustrations and

eiden%e from the material orld( /t arises as a sun and "roides the "roof for the truths of belief for the ery

same matters in the high s%hool and uniersity s%ien%e %urri%ula( 8or su%h reasons! in our time the Risale$i Nur

Colle%tionis a s"iritual diamond sord in the hands of the faithful that needs to be "rimarily underta#en by the "eo"le

of faith and /slam( The lessons of the Qur4an! the %ommon signs of #noing 6od! %ome through the #noledge and

ins"iration of the erses that address themseles to the aareness of the age! and the re%ognition and understanding of

the time( /t brings the most "ro"er style to a "erson4s needs and instru%ts(

):

/n many of his other or#s! the master dre attention to the "roofs of faith in the %reation of the unierse and

liing things! saying that eerything as a "roof dis"laying 6od4s su"erior might( 0ther of Bediuaman4s statements

about signs leading to faith are gien belo3

0 man ho is addi%ted to enjoyment and "leasure / am seenty>fie years old! and / #no ith utter %ertainty

from thousands of eF"erien%es! "roofs! and eents that true enjoyment! "ain>free "leasure! grief>free joy! and life4s


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ha""iness are only to be found in belief and in the s"here of the truths of faith( While a single orldly "leasure yields

numerous "ains! as though dealing ten sla"s for a single gra"e! it dries aay all of life4s "leasure()*

/t is unli#ely that a boo#! hose ords hold the entire boo# ithin itself and hose letters hold an entire line

ithin themseles! %an %ome into being ithout the eFisten%e of an author( 7i#eise! the eFisten%e of the Boo# of the

&nierse de"ends on the eFisten%e of 6od! the Eer>7asting();

$o unbiased being in the unierse %an deny 6od! the All>6lorious! Who has as many itnesses as the

%om"onents of the unierse ((( /f it did! it ould remain silent and indifferent! for the hole unierse ould deny it()@

Just as an ordinary ma%hine! ith its orderly and measured unity! reeals the eFisten%e of a s#ilful and

s%ru"ulous %raftsman! ea%h one of the %ountless liingD ma%hines %roding the unierse indi%ates thousands of

mira%les of isdom( To the degree of the 5un4s light! the gloorm4s light brightly testifies that those liing beings

eFist due to the eFisten%e of their s#ilful and eternal 9aster! and that He deseres to be orshi""ed()P

S 5in%e an orderly a%t %annot o%%ur ithout an author! a meaningful boo# %annot be ithout a s%ribe! and a

beautiful "ie%e of embroidery %annot be oen ithout an embroiderer! the "ur"oseful a%ts hi%h fill the unierse

surely hae an author! and the meaningful letters and amaing embroideries hi%h %oer the fa%e of the Earth and are

reneed from season to season hae a s%ribe and an embroiderer(

)

There are three great and uniersal things hi%h ma#e our 5ustainer #non to us( 0ne is the Boo# of the

&nierse S another is the 5eal of the 2ro"hets 9ay 6od bless themD! the su"reme sign of the Boo# of the &nierse(

The other is the Qur4an of 9ighty 5tature().

Come! my friend $o e shall leae these "arti%ular matters and turn our attention to the mutual "ositions of

the "arts of this ondrous orld in the form of a "ala%e( 7oo# &niersal or#s are being %arried out! and general

reolutions are o%%urring in this orld ith su%h order that all of the ro%#s! soil! trees! in fa%t eerything in this "ala%e!

obsere the uniersal systems of the orld and %onform to them as if ea%h ere a%ting ith its on ill(+,

All of these fruits and the seeds ithin them are mira%les of 1iine isdom! onders of 1iine art! gifts of

1iine mer%y! material "roofs of 1iine unity! and bearers of the good nes that 1iine faors ill be granted in the

Hereafter( Just as they are all truthful itnesses to His all>embra%ing "oer and #noledge! ea%h of them is a mirror

%onfirming His unity in all the %orners of the orld of multi"li%ity and in all the "arts of the orld of this tree! a orld

that has be%ome multi"le( They turn the gae from multi"li%ity to unity(+)

Thus! if your mind is not submerged in delusions! you ill understand that to ma#e a ord of "oer e(g(! a

honey>beeD a minute indeF of most things! and to rite in one "age e(g(! a "ersonD most of the matters in this Boo# of

the &nierse! and to in%lude in one "oint e(g(! a tiny fig seedD! the "rogram of the mighty fig>tree! and to dis"lay in a

single letter e(g(! the human heartD the or#s of all the 1iine $ames manifested in the "ages of the ma%ro%osm

hi%h en%om"ass it! and to "la%e in the human fa%ulty of memory! hi%h is situated in a "la%e the sie of a lentil!

ritings enough to fill a library! and to in%lude in that tiny fa%ulty a detailed indeF of all eents in the %osmosIto do

all of these things is most %ertainly a stam" "arti%ular to the Creator of All Things! the 6lorious 5ustainer of theunierse(

++

ehed Rahid Jotku

9ehmed Uahid ot#u ).P>).,D! s"ent his life guiding "eo"le ith his ise ords! tea%hing! and

sering the Qur4an( Ta#ing the Qur4an as his guide! he told all ho ould listen of the signs leading to faith!

in%ontroertible "roofs of 6od4s eFisten%e( 5ome eFam"les of his ritings are gien belo3


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8or thin#ing "eo"le! there are %ountless arnings and "ortents to be "ondered on Earth and in the s#y

regarding 6od4s eFisten%e and oneness( 7oo#ing at Earth and s#y again and again! and draing arnings and

feelings from them! ill definitely be a means of turning to 6od(+:

Can e #no the ty"e and number of 6od4s %reatures on Earth! in the s#y! in the sea! and in the air

$obody other than our CreatorI6odI%an #no their number( /n "arti%ular! thin# of those things that e %all

germs! hi%h so frighten us! are inisible to the na#ed eye! and threaten "eo"le! animals! and een our fruits( We

%annot defeat them( /s their eFisten%e not enough to "roe His eFisten%e and oneness Ho is it that these tiny

%reatures %an suddenly %ause a "erson to lay don on the ground and eentually die This is! of %ourse! a lesson

for thin#ing "eo"le(+*

/slami% s%holars hae alays "la%ed the signs leading to faith at the forefront of their message( As %an be

seen from the aboe "assages! /slami% s%holars hae thought long and hard about these signs and then %alled on

"eo"le to understand them as "roofs of His eFisten%e and to thin# about His names(

We must ta#e their %onsiderations as models and learn more about! study! and inter"ret the signs leading

to faith by using all of the s%ientifi% and te%hnologi%al "ossibilities aailable to us(


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HA5TE. 3

THE SIGNS LEADING TO FAITH .EF/TE ATHEIS

AND ATE.IALIS

Com"ared to "reious times! ours is the one in hi%h rebellion against 6od and denial of religion hae

rea%hed the highest leels and s"read far afield( Een the eFisten%e of 6od and the fa%t of %reation are denied(

&" until the nineteenth %entury! both in the West and in the East! atheism as su""orted only by

marginalied indiiduals and grou"s( But sin%e that time! a systemati% and "lanned %am"aign has been aged to

im"ose atheism on as many "eo"le as "ossible( This %am"aign is led by those %ir%les ho su""ort a materialist

ideology and orldie( Their atheisti% beliefs and tea%hings hae managed to infiltrate the most remote

%orners of so%iety! than#s to the ides"read use of deelo"ing s%ien%e! media! and other means of

%ommuni%ation(

The most effe%tie anser to this materialist and ideologi%al assault is eF"laining the signs leading tofaith to "eo"le( But first let4s ta#e a brief loo# at the materialists4 %laims and the theory of eolution(

The orru%tion o the A"e+ aterialist Thou"ht

and the Theory o Evolution

/n our day! the greatest and idest intelle%tual moement denying 6od4s eFisten%e and the fa%t of %reation

is materialism( /ts Ks%ientifi%L foundation is 1arin4s theory of eolution( Although bereft of any s%ientifi% and

logi%al eiden%e! and des"ite being totally irrational and uns%ientifi%! this theory4s adherents %ontinue to s"read

its assertions all oer the orld through "ro"aganda! forgery! and de%e"tion( This major intelle%tual moement!

hi%h destroys "eo"les4 belief in 6od and ma#es them atheists! is #non as 1arinism(

The ell>#non atheist and eolutionist "rofessor Ri%hard 1a#ins sums this u" in the folloing ords3

K1arin made it "ossible to be an intelle%tually fulfilled atheist(L+;

Today! there is "robably no "erson in the West or in the East! in%luding all 9uslim %ountries! ho has not

heard of this theory( /n fa%t! its truth is so ta#en for granted that it a""ears in s%hool teFtboo#s! is in%ul%ated in

our %hildren! and misguides them into belieing that human beings %ame into being by %han%e and eoled from

a"es( 5o%iety is brainashed! from "rimary s%hool to uniersity! ith eolutionist falsehoods(

0ne hadith of our 2ro"het may 6od bless him and grant him "ea%eDG *+ne &ind of %orru,tion will

surfa%e- fro whi%h no ,arty will be able to ,rote%t itself- and s,read iediately in all dire%tions.../+@

may be"ointing to this situation( /ndeed! this theory4s nonsensi%al %laims hae no s"read orldide due to adan%es

in %ommuni%ation te%hnology e(g(! the "ress! broad%asting! the /nternet! and satellite %ommuni%ationsD( $o

other intelle%tual system has eer aged ar on 6od4s eFisten%e! %reation! and religion on su%h a ast s%ale(

8or all of these reasons! humanity4s greatest enemy is 1arinism and its related ideologies( When

analyed in some detail! 1arinism shos itself to be the major sour%e behind all of the irreligious and immoral

trends "reailing in so%iety today( 0n the leel of ideas! 1arinism lies at the root of the "ressure being


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infli%ted on 9uslims today! their la%# of belief! and the aalan%he of immorality and so%ial degeneration seen

throughout the orld(

The .oot o is"uided alue :ud"ents+Darwinis

The theory of eolution maintains that Kliing things eole as the result of %han%e and than#s to the

struggle for surial(L Thus! Knobody is res"onsible to anybody else! you oe your life to %oin%iden%es! you

need to fight to surie and! if ne%essary! tram"le others underfoot! for this orld is a "la%e of %onfli%t and self>

interest(L These misguided beliefs hae gien rise to su%h %on%e"ts as Knatural sele%tion!L Kthe fight for

surial!L and Kthe surial of the fittestL in both the biologi%al and so%ial arenas(

/n order to see just ho effe%tie this "ro"aganda is! loo# at %ontem"orary so%iety4s alue judgments(

9ost "eo"le lie for this orld and s"end their time trying to %are out a good %areer for themseles! a%quire

"ro"erty and money! enjoy themseles! and Kemerge i%torious from the struggle for surial(L ?oung "eo"le! in

"arti%ular! %onsider haing a luFurious house and %ar and enjoying unrestri%ted s"ending to be among their

greatest ideals( 5u%h "eo"le neer question hy they eFist or thin# about 6od( They lie as if they ere not

%reated beings ho hae %ertain res"onsibilities toard their Creator( Although some of them may be unaare

of the 1arinism4s arious theories and %laims! they loo# at life through that ery logi%! than#s to %ertain

%ir%les(

This orldie en%ourages "eo"le to be selfish! "ursue only their on interests! and be ruthless and

%ruel( /n fa%t! it destroys su%h irtues as affe%tion! %om"assion! self>sa%rifi%e! and humility and then "resents this

destru%tion as a requirement of Kthe las of nature(L Clearly! su%h a misguided ie ill rea# terrible damage

on the orld(Those ho fall under the influen%e of this atheisti% ideology thin# that 1arinism is a s%ientifi% fa%t!

beliee in it blindly! and regard religion as Ka traditional "o"ular belief(L /ndeed! hen they are as#ed3 hat

has your Lord sent down the unbelieers3yths and le"ends o %revious %eo%lesQur4an! )@3+*D(

Hoeer! /slam is a %lear and eident truth that has nothing to do ith tradition! for it is the "ath by

hi%h "eo"le turn! or return to! their Creator3 6od( But those ho are misled by 1arinism or hae fallen under

the influen%e of this KreligionL hae be%ome so biased and deluded that they %annot %om"rehend this truth( 0nly

the signs leading to faith! hi%h eF"ose this su"erstitious religion for hat it is! eliminate it! and thereby raise

the %urtain of heedlessness from so%iety4s eyes! "roide the intelle%tual means that %an oerthro 1arinism

and materialist "hiloso"hy(

The ost Ee&tive eans+ Si"ns Leadin" to Faith

7earning about! eF"laining! and telling "eo"le about the signs leading to faithIthe "roofs of 6od4s

eFisten%eIare the most effe%tie tools for dis"roing the theory of eolution! hi%h as%ribes the eFisten%e of


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humanity and all liing beings to %han%e( 0nly they sho! by totally undermining the eolutionists4 %han%e>

based theories! the "resen%e of a %ons%ious design and reeal 6od4s mat%hless and su"erior %reation(

8or eFam"le! the eye is one of these signs! one that has re"resented an insurmountable obsta%le to

eolutionists eer sin%e 1arin said3 K/ remember ell the time hen the thought of the eye made me %old all

oer(L+P

0ne %an better understand hy eolutionists are so #een to aoid dis%ussing the eye after eFamining its

stru%ture( The eye "ossesses a ery %om"leF stru%ture made u" of a large number of organelles and %om"onents(

/ts fun%tions are amaingly detailed and %om"leF( The eye emerges as a result of the different organelles and

%om"onents that %om"rise it and that or# in harmony( 1es"ite this! eolutionists maintain that all eFisting

organs %ame into being by themseles oer time( The eye4s requirement that all of its different organelles be

"resent fully formed and or#ing "erfe%tly means that no su%h %han%e>based "ro%ess %ould hae ta#en "la%e(

An eye that %annot se%rete tears ill soon dry u" and go blind( 8urthermore! a tear4s antise"ti% "ro"erties

"rote%t the eye against germs( Eolutionists are unilling to %onsider ho the eye! hi%h ould dry u" in a

matter of hours in the absen%e of tears! managed to ait for millions of years until the tear glands emerged( /n

order for the eye to fulfill its fun%tion! it needs a body that has all of its systems and organs in "la%e! as ell as

su%h tissues and organelles as the %ornea! iris! "u"il! lens! retina! %horoid! eye mus%les! and eyelid( /n addition!in the absen%e of the su"erb netor# of neres that %onne%ts the eye and the brain! and ithout the eF%eedingly

%om"leF isual %enter in the brain! e ould be unable to see( 9oreoer! all of these "arts hae su%h s"e%ial

and %om"leF stru%tures that they %ould neer hae %ome into being by %han%e(

Consider the folloing fa%ts3 /f any organelle! su%h as the lens! ere absent! or if the "ositions of the lens

and the "u"il ere %hanged! the eye ould be unable to fulfill its fun%tion of sight( /n short! the eye4s stru%ture

is the or# of ery s"e%ial "lanning( There is only one alid and logi%al eF"lanation of ho these organelles and

strata! not one of hi%h %ould hae %ome about unaided and by %han%e! adhere to su%h a s"e%ifi% "lan! or# in

su%h harmony! and eFist in the same "la%e3 6od! 7ord of infinite intelligen%e and might! %reates all of these

organelles(

6ien that the eye %annot generate itself or %ome about by %han%e! ho %ould an entire liing organism

do so The inented and nonsensi%al ideas u"on hi%h 1arinian theory rests are eident(

Clearly! 1arinism is the intelle%tual basis of su"erstitions! denial! and amoral %on%e"tions( 8or that

reason! disseminating the signs leading to faith as idely as "ossible ill eliminate 1arinism4s su"erstitious

intelle%tual system( To %ite the Qur4an3

.ather$ e hurl the truth a"ainst alsehood and it &uts ri"ht throu"h its brain and it vanishes &lean

away! oe without end or you or what you %ortray! '(ur)an$ 16+68-

The Qur4an informs us that the signs leading to faith defeat and eliminate all su"erstitious ideas(1arinism4s falsehoods and su"erstitious ideas ill also disa""ear ith the reelation of the absolute truth! the

signs leading to faith! and their dissemination among "eo"le( /ndeed! this "ro%ess has long sin%e begun among

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The est Is .edis&overin" the Si"ns

9ost of the s%ientists ho o""ose the theory of eolution and beliee it to be mista#en are Ameri%an(

5u%h s%ientists adhere to the %on%e"t of Kintelligent design!L broadly defined as the belief life did not emerge by

%han%e! but as KdesignedL by an entity "ossessing reason and %ons%iousness( 0er the last +, years! in

"arti%ular! they hae "ublished hundreds of boo#s and "a"ers and held a similar number of s%ientifi% "anels and

%onferen%es( /n addition! they "rodu%e a journal! +rigins and "esign! that %ontains a great deal of information!

"resented in an a%ademi% and s%ientifi% manner! that inalidate 1arinian %laims( 0ne of the most "rominent

"eo"le in this moement is 9i%hael Behe! a "rofessor of bio%hemistry! hose boo# "arwin)s la%& o0: The

io%hei%al Challenge to Evolutionhas been translated into many languages(

The /ntelligent 1esign moement begins ith the fa%ts that e refer to as Ksigns leading to faithL3 the

eident KdesignL in the systems of liing and non>liing things that %annot be a%%ounted for by %oin%iden%e and

that are the or# of the Creator( The moement4s leading s%ientists maintain that the unierse4s flaless and

deli%ate balan%es! the %om"leF organs and systems found in liing things! or the mole%ular orld4s %om"leF

stru%tures "roe the eFisten%e of a Creator( 9oreoer! the materialists and 1arinists %annot refute their "roofs(

This moement has led many "eo"le in the s%ientifi% orld and so%iety at large to realie that the theory of

eolution is a de%e"tion(

The %on%e"t of intelligent design is a%tually the estern orld4s redis%oery of the signs leading to faith!

hi%h formed one of the fundamental %on%e"ts of estern s%ien%e right u" until the time of 1arin ),.>+D(

9any great s%ientists! su%h as Johannes e"ler );P)>)@:,D! 5ir /saa% $eton )@*+>)P+PD! Baron 6eorges

Cuier )P@.>):+D! and Carolus 7innaeus )P,P>PD! studied the unierse or liing things ith the intention of

Kseeing the "roofs of 6od(L William 2aley4s )P*:>),;D boo# Natural Theology: or- Eviden%es of the

E0isten%e and 1ttributes of the "eity- Colle%ted fro the 1,,earan%es of Nature! in%ludes a great many signs of

faith des%ribed from the "ers"e%tie of design( /n the introdu%tion! he mentioned a at%h! saying that nobody

%ould imagine that nature %ould hae %reated this by %han%e! thereby inferring that eery at%h "roed the

eFisten%e of a at%hma#er( 8olloing that! he eFamined the organs of liing things! saying that ea%h of these

had a far more %om"leF design than a at%h and that this "roed 6od4s eFisten%e(

1arin targeted this %on%e"t and attem"ted to eliminate it by %laiming that liing things ere not Ksigns

leading to faithL but the result of %han%e and that nature had %reated them( His %laims eli%ited a great res"onse!

be%ause at that time "eo"le did not #no ho %om"leF liing things truly are( 9oreoer! suffi%ient eF"eriments

on and obserations of nature had not been %arried out! and "eo"le did not realie that the effe%ts des%ribed by

1arin as Kthe eolutionary me%hanisms of natureL had no deelo"mental "oer at all(

5in%e 1arin4s time! estern s%ien%e has dis%oered these fa%ts one by one( /nterestingly! instead of "roing

1arinism! they a%tually reealed hat a grae de%e"tion that theory is( 0ne of the strongest "resent>day "ro"onentsof the theory of eolution! Ri%hard 1a#ins! attem"ted a last>dit%h defense of this %laim in his boo# The lind

2at%ha&er! but failed(D 5%ien%e "roed that 2aley4s o"inion as %orre%t and that liing things ere indeed Ksigns

leading to faith(L Behe stresses this in his boo#3

Who has ansered his M2aley4sN argument Ho as the at%h "rodu%ed ithout an intelligent designer (((

2aley has a%tually neer been refuted( $either 1arin nor 1a#ins! neither s%ien%e nor "hiloso"hy! has eF"lained

ho an irredu%ibly %om"leF system su%h as a at%h might be "rodu%ed ithout a designer(+


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The redis%oery ill hae a dee" influen%e u"on both the s%ientifi% orld and the orld in general( By this

means! the materialist "hiloso"hy of 1arinism ill be oerthron! and "eo"le ill %om"rehend 6od4s eFisten%e and

begin to lie by His tea%hings( The disasters and tragedies infli%ted on the orld by unbelief ill disa""ear! as ill the

fas%ist! %ommunist! or %a"italist ideologies en%ouraged by 1arinism! and the "ro"er moral alues of religion ill

"reail(

The #ey to this transformation %onsists of learning about! understanding! and eF"laining the signs of faith to all

"eo"le( These signs ill! if 6od ills! eliminate the unbelieer4s falsehoods and the modern age4s de%e"tions! in the

same ay that 2ro"het 9oses4 9ay 6od bless himD staff salloed u" the Egy"tian magi%ians4 illusory

ser"ents(


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HA5TE. *

EA5LES OF SIGNS LEADING TO FAITH

0ne %an en%ounter these signs in any "la%e that is a%%essible to our fie senses( 7arge or small! liing or

non>liing! eery %reated thing %ontains a "ath leading to the Creator! hi%h indi%ates that there are an infinite

number of signs leading to faith( Those belieers ho ish to be %loser to 6od and be el%omed to a high

degree in 2aradise must strie to a%quire #noledge of these signs! thin# dee"ly about them to hone their

%ertainty and reinfor%e their faith! and lie by the moral alues that are "leasing to 6od(

Those ho realie the im"ortan%e of these signs as they read this boo# ill begin to learn and thin#

dee"ly about them( Therefore! e hae deoted some s"a%e to just a fe of the millions of the "roofs of faith to

hel" these readers(

5.OOFS OF FAITH F.O O/. ON BODIES

As you read these ords! millions of "ro%esses are going on in your body to %al%ulate the needs of

s"e%ifi% %ells in s"e%ifi% bodily regions! to set out the fun%tions they need to "erform! to ta#e the measures

ne%essary to meet the %ells4 needs! and to tell the %ells hat to do(

8or eFam"le! the eye4s %ells need glu%ose for nutrition( To that end! a "arti%ular bodily system identifies

the amount of sugar in your blood and maintains it at the same leel( The number of times your heart needs to

beat eery minute! the leels of the %al%ium stored in your bones! the amount of blood filtered eery minute by

your #idneys! and thousands of similar details are all %al%ulated and organied ith %areful "lanning and than#s

to the %ommuni%ation netor# among the %ells(

Just one bodily system is res"onsible for all of this3 the hormone system! a %hemi%al %ommuni%ation

system that allos the body4s ),, trillion %ells to or# in harmony( This system enables %oordination beteen

the nerous system and the body4s %ells( /f e %om"are the nerous system to messages sent oer the /nternet!

then the hormone system resembles messages sent by letterG sloer! but more effe%tie in the long run( 7et4s

no %onsider ho the hormone system affe%ts the body4s groth(

5ro%ortionate Growth

By the age of one! a baby is ti%e as heay and ti%e as tall as hen it as born( As the years "ass! it

%ontinues to gain eight and gro in height ith eFtraordinary s"eed(+.

This mira%ulous groth ta#es "la%e

than#s to "erfe%t %ommuni%ation among our %ells( 0ur bodies are managed! on our behalf! by a %hemi%al

%ommuni%ation system( The system4s message bearers hormonesD %arry messages ba%#ard and forard

among the %ells( This "ro%ess #ee"s us alie(


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The ira&le o Growth

The "ituitary gland! a small! "in# "ie%e of flesh about the sie of a %hi%#"ea! is %onne%ted to the

hy"othalamus region! lo%ated underneath the brain! by a small stal#( This %onne%tion allos it to re%eie

instru%tions dire%tly from the hy"othalamus and thus "rodu%e the requisite number of hormones and ma#e the

ne%essary bodily adjustments( 0ne of these adjustments is groth(

A "erson4s groth assumes to different forms3 an in%rease in the olume of %ertain %ells! and the

diision and multi"li%ation of %ells( The groth hormone brings about and dire%ts both "ro%esses( 5e%reted by

the "ituitary gland! this hormone affe%ts all of the body4s %ells( Eery %ell understands the message it re%eies

from the "ituitary gland( /f groth is ne%essary! it grosG if it needs to diide and multi"ly! it does so(

8or instan%e! a ne>born baby4s heart is about one>siFteenth the sie of an adult4s!:,

een though the

total number of %ells in both hearts is the same( The groth hormone! hi%h affe%ts the heart %ells indiidually

during the groth "ro%ess! %ommands eery %ell to gro to the ne%essary eFtent( As the heart gros! it turns

into an adult! human heart(

0ther %ells! su%h as mus%le and bone %ells! diide and multi"ly throughout the deelo"mental "eriod(

Again! the groth hormone is res"onsible for telling them ho mu%h they need to diide(:)

The groth hormone4s great affe%t on ea%h %ell is an eF%eedingly great mira%le( Were only some %ells to

follo its instru%tions! the result ould be %ri""ling( 8or eFam"le! if the heart %ells gre in the manner di%tated

by the groth hormone and the rib%age4s %ells refused to do so! the groing heart ould be so %onstri%ted

ithin the non>groing rib%age that the "erson ould die( 0r! if the bridge of the nose gre hile the s#in did

not! the bridge ould burst through the s#in(

All of the mus%les! bones! organs! and the s#in gro in harmony ith one another( This flaless harmony

is ensured by ea%h indiidual %ell4s obeying the groth hormone( That being the %ase! e need to as# ho this

%hi%#>"ea>sied gland %omes to #no the ne%essary formula for a %ell4s diision or groth(

At this "oint! the flalessness and "erfe%tion of 6od4s %reation emerges on%e again( Cells in a tiny region

bring about the diision and groth of trillions of other %ells ithin a s"e%ifi% order( ?et these %ells do not see

the human body from the outside or #no ho mu%h it needs to gro or hat stage it has rea%hed( These

un%ons%ious %ells "rodu%e the groth hormone! ithin the dar#ness of the body! ithout #noing hat it is that

they are doing( 8urthermore! they also halt "rodu%tion at the a""ro"riate time(

All of these intri%ate details about the groth hormone and all of these inter%onne%ted balan%es indi%ate a

single truth3 6od %reated humanity at a s"e%ifi% time and in a flaless manner( /n fa%t! 6od reeals the su"erior

nature of His %reation in the folloing erse3

He is GodCthe reator$ the aker$ the Giver o For# To Hi belon" the ost Beautiul Naes#Everythin" in the heavens and Earth "loriies Hi# He is the Ali"hty$ the All4ise# '(ur)an$ *


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regulators! #non as enymes! seres a s"e%ifi% "ur"ose! su%h as hel"ing 1$A to re"li%ate itself! brea#ing don

foodstuffs! %reating energy from food! bringing about mole%ular %hains from sim"le mole%ules! and so on( They

also maintain the order ithin a liing being4s body(

Enymes are "rodu%ed by the mito%hondria lo%ated ithin the %ell( Their larger regions %onsist of

"roteins! hereas the rest %onsist of itamins and itamin>li#e substan%es( /f these enymes did not eFist! the

body %ould not fun%tion( At the least! the body4s fun%tions ould slo don almost to the sto""ing "oint( /n

either %ase! the "erson ould die due to his or her inability to breathe! eat! digest! or s"ea#( /n short! life as e

#no it ould be im"ossible(

The enymes4 most im"ortant tas# is to initiate! halt! and a%%elerate arious %hemi%al rea%tions in the

body( As the %ells %arry out their fun%tions! the %hemi%als ithin them undergo %ertain rea%tions that require the

"resen%e of high tem"eratures to get started( But su%h high tem"eratures threaten and een #ill %ells( This is

here enymes be%ome essential(

Enymes! hi%h undergo no %hemi%al rea%tions themseles! initiate or a%%elerate %hemi%al rea%tions

ithout the need for high tem"eratures( 8or instan%e! the enyme that %leans the %arbon dioFide from our blood

enables us to stay alie ithout suffo%ating( non as K%arboni% anhydrase!L it s"eeds u" the %arbon dioFide%leansing "ro%ess by ), million times(

:+At this s"eed! enymes %ause %hanges in :@ million mole%ules a

minute(::

How Do En;yes Jnow hat To Do

Enymes both a%%elerate ital rea%tions to the highest "ossible s"eed and also use the body4s energy in

the most e%onomi% manner( /f e thin# of the human body as a fa%tory and of the enymes as the means of

"rodu%tion! no sour%e of energy %ould meet that fa%tory4s needs! for the amount of energy needed for the

trillions of ma%hines to or# flalessly ould be ery high( /t follos! therefore! that in order to %arry out a

sim"le rea%tion! a %ell needs a high tem"erature and a %onsiderable amount of energy(

?et the silently or#ing enymes fulfill their fun%tions by using the energy they ta#e from the body and

its nutriments( This feature alone is suffi%ient to reeal that these are highly s#illed "ersonnel designed to ma#e

eery rea%tion flaless and usable( At this ery moment! many enymes are %ontrolling the rea%tions ta#ing

"la%e throughout your body and bringing them u" to a s"eed that allos your %ells to stay alie(

Although a "erson is unaare of hat is going on in his body! enymes are both aare and ma#e the most

essential and timely interentions into all these "ro%esses( 9oreoer! eery enyme a%%elerates s"e%ifi%

%hemi%al rea%tions inside the body ithout any mista#e! for ea%h enyme has been s"e%ially "rodu%ed for its

on tas#( 8or eFam"le! although many enymes are effe%tie in neutral liquid enironments! those enymes

%harged ith digesting foodstuffs in the stoma%h %an o"erate only in a%idi% enironments(

hy Do En;yes Only Initiate S%e&ii& .ea&tions

All enymes are %om"atible ith the substan%es that they affe%t( They lo%ate and adhere to a %om"atible

substan%e in a most %ons%ious manner! just li#e a #ey and a lo%#! ithin a %om"leF three>dimensional geometry(

Enymes resemble hunters that! lo%ated throughout the body! ait for the a""ro"riate substan%e( They are all in

the %orre%t "la%e! ell suited to their on design and "ro"erties! and aoid harmful enironments or those that


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ill render them ineffe%tie( The ay that they assume su%h res"onsibilities as initiating or a%%elerating all

rea%tions requires se"arate %onsideration(

/n the absen%e of any obstru%tie fa%tor! enymes initiate and a%%elerate all of the body4s rea%tions( This

leads to the eF%ess "rodu%tion of a "arti%ular "rotein! for instan%e! or to the disru"tion of arious balan%es inside

the %ell( Thus! the %ell regulates the enyme4s a%tiities by Kde%idingL that its a%tiities need to be halted and

then Kdistra%tingL the enyme ith eFtraordinary %ons%iousness and "lanning( To do this! it sends a substan%e

similar to that to hi%h the enyme normally atta%hes itself and thus "reents unne%essary a%tiity for a %ertain

amount of time( As this imitatie substan%e needs to %om"ete ith the real substan%e to attra%t the enyme! this

"ro%ess of obstru%ting the enyme is #non as K%om"etitie inhibition(L As a result! the enyme4s a%tiities are

tem"orarily halted until the "rodu%t formed is redu%ed to a s"e%ifi% leel(

5u%h "henomena %annot be glossed oer in a single reading( 8irst and foremost! re%all that edu%ated!

%ons%ious! and res"onsible human beings do not ma#e the aboe %al%ulations! ta#e de%isions! and "ut the "lans

into a%tionG rather! all of this is done by "roteins! fats! %arbohydrates! and itamins that %onsist of inanimate

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