Appreciating the Creations of God

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To Him belongs the most sublime similitude, in the heavens and the earth, and He is the Almighty, Most Wise.

Let us reflect upon a few creations in our body, for example, the heart. It can beat without rest for a 100 years or more until we die. An artificial pump could not work with that efficiency or would not last for so long. Think about your kidneys, the small delicate organ in our body which purifies our blood daily. If it fails, then we use a dialysis unit which is about the size of a cabinet! Isn’t this enough to appreciate and thank God for His wonderful design? Let us accept that there is none other than God who could create this.

[6:14] Say, “Shall I accept other than GOD as a Lord and Master, when He is the Initiator of the heavens and the earth, and He feeds but is not fed?” Say, “I am commanded to be the most devoted submitter, and, ‘Do not be an idol worshiper.’ ”

Consider our solar system. The sun is an extraordinary creation of God. Although it is millions of miles away, the temperature necessary for our survival on the earth is precisely maintained.

[31:29] Do you not realize that GOD merges the night into the day and merges the day into the night, and that He has committed the sun and the moon in your service, each running in its orbit for a specific life span, and that GOD is fully Cognizant of everything you do?

 

Let us think about God’s design of the night and day. He made night for our rest, and the day to seek His bounties. Each day is a new chance for redemption.

[25:47] He is the One who designed the night to be a cover, and for you to sleep and rest. And He made the day a resurrection.

Every year we get to see our earth revive with greenery in the rainy season. Before that it appears dull and dead. But after rain it turns lush, green, and vibrant. This creation of God and the shower of water from the sky is truly amazing. Artificially it is impossible to imitate this natural system of God. These are His signs for the people who understand.

[22:63] Do you not see that GOD sends down from the sky water that turns the land green? GOD is Sublime, Cognizant.

[2:164] In the creation of the heavens and the earth, the alternation of night and day, the ships that roam the ocean for the benefit of the people, the water that GOD sends down from the sky to revive dead land and to spread in it all kinds of creatures, the manipulation of the winds, and the clouds that are placed between the sky and the earth, there are sufficient proofs for people who understand.  

[13:3] He is the One who constructed the earth and placed on it mountains and rivers. And from the different kinds of fruits, He made them into pairs—males and females. The night overtakes the day. These are solid proofs for people who think.

God created mountains as stabilizers. It is truly phenomenal to observe these enormous mountains playing the role God designed for them. Can anyone else other than God create this?

[31:10] He created the heavens without pillars that you can see. He established on earth stabilizers (mountains) lest it tumbles with you, and He spread on it all kinds of creatures. We send down from the sky water to grow all kinds of beautiful plants.

 

Another amazing piece is these mountains are moving. Both due to tectonic activity and the rotation of the earth: [27:88] When you look at the mountains, you think that they are standing still. But they are moving, like the clouds. Such is the manufacture of GOD, who perfected everything. He is fully Cognizant of everything you do.

The earth rotates once a day and its circumference is roughly 40,000 kilometers. Thus, the surface of the earth at the equator moves at a speed of 460 meters per second—or roughly 1,000 miles per hour. Isn’t it amazing? If we’re in a car driving at 200 mph without restraints we’d be blown away. Now imagine the speed of 1000 miles per hour. This is just unimaginable. Only God can design this.

God has provided for us abundantly. We eat different kinds of fruits but do we reflect upon their colour, size and taste? It is worth observing these fruits carefully and praising God for them. Even though they look similar, their taste and benefits differ a lot. Do we appreciate these blessings of God as much as we should?

[6:99] He is the One who sends down from the sky water, whereby we produce all kinds of plants. We produce from the green material multitudes of complex grains, palm trees with hanging clusters, and gardens of grapes, olives and pomegranate; fruits that are similar, yet dissimilar.

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