![]() All the praises and thanks be to Allāh, the Lord [] of the 'Alamīn (mankind, jinns and all that exists). (1:2) Before going so far to think about the universe of our Lord, lets first realize ourselves, how is he our Lord? Regardless what wealth we accumulate, and what is our color, this verse is another proof of the greatness of Allah, and the accuracy of Islam. "All the praises and thanks be to Allāh" Why? One should realize from his brain, how does this system perform? What is inside the head? Flesh, blood, and bones. However the function of the brain is unique which has the capacity to think, and to recall memory in order to perform the right job, to learn new things, to apply it for the rest of our lives, sending signals to the all of the body parts, gives us the idea how to feel pain and happiness. Can one please open the head, and check what is inside. What sort of industry is working inside? a hand full size of industry, doing such a big job, that the entire life depends on its function. Actually this industry takes its signal from Allah, and with the will of Allah, it performs its function precisely in our lifetimes, so we can perform all of the functions, as mentioned above, plus performing our jobs, business, schools, ect. and all of our smartness is based on the will of Allah. If Allah stops this smartness, no one will be able to perform his jobs in a right and suitable manner. And will be able to earn money, regardless if he or she is in the highest position. If Allah stops this function, we will be unable to perform our jobs in a right manner, and no one would be willing to give us a responsibility, the one we are doing right now, and simply sorry would be said to us, and we are unable to perform our jobs in a right manner, and as a result we would have to leave our jobs. Or lets say anyone is running a business, and if Allah closes that individual's doors, which we see everyday, business close, very smart individuals build there business highly, but as a result they close down, because of wrong decisions, and as we know decisions come from the brain, and the brain functions only by the mercy of Allah. One should focus and understand the greatness of Allah, and how he is our provider and controller.
Lets examine how the provider has his control on our eyes. As we know, the uniqueness of the function of the eye sees, everything we see, color, details, and by seeing we feel, ect. is from our eyes. Once we see, it sends a message to our brains, which is then stored. Or sometimes, when one sits back and relaxes, then we remember our vacations or any good time, the whole scene is placed in front of us, if we want to recall our memory. Before buying anything we make our choices through our eyes, or when one chooses what to eat, most of the time we admire the look of the food, and we feel that it must taste really good. Most of our luxuries, are enjoyed through our eyes. Now lets examine, what within the eyeball, is there any microchips attached to a very powerful computer in it? Really, how does the function of the eye work? It contains water, flesh, and many veins attached with the eye ball. 99% of our luxuries are enjoyed through the use of our eyes. When our Provider, Allah, wants to make an individual's eyesight, we then would use eyeglasses. And we become, in a way, like a handicapped person. And still, different glasses have different functions, for far or short sighted individuals. Satan gives us many excuses, that it is either our age, or it is a standard. If it is a standard, then how come, some individuals are born blind, and some at the age of 10 have glasses. Another unique function of the eye, is when one sees, then the body moves accordingly. And our provider, Allah, when ever he wants he wants he can make us blind, or takeaway our eyesight, it is all controlled by Allah. And he gives wisdom to the eye doctor, in order to take care of our eyesight, at the time of treatment. Because it is Allah who grants an individual knowledge, with his brain working on Allah's mercy, as explained above. Sometimes the treatment makes it better or worse, why? That is why the realization of Allah is very important, which is mentioned in the first verse.
As generally known, we take breath through our nose. This is a very important function. It is Allah only, who gave the nose hair, to act as a filter system, to filter all types of harmful things found in the air, are filtered. The creator, teaches us during our wudu how to clean our nose, and why it is very important. (please see http://www.focusislam.com/how_to_perform_prayer_in_a_satis.htm, for the benefits of performing ablution) Now the oxygen which we inhale, goes through the vessels, if oxygen does not reach a single vessels, then the results are very bad, this is called paralyzation. And through this nose, our heart functions, if there is no air, then our heart stops functioning. And there is no other alternative for the nose. One should think, with all the liquid inside, and we inhale all types of dust, and particles in the air we breath, what system keeps everything precise which reaches our vessels. If air does not reach properly to the lungs, then the lungs will stop functioning right, which will then need dialyses. We can see the uniqueness of our Lord, how do we take his bounties for granted, with all sorts of sensitive functions. Which keeps our body so calm and relaxed. Whenever the system is disturbed, what type of trouble and pain do we go through, either being handicapped forever, or death.
Lets see the uniqueness of the function of our ears, what is working inside in the hole of our ears? As we know, when we listen it goes to our brains, it stores within our memory, and the feelings and actions work according to what we listen to. Sometimes we remember to some old stories we listened to, listening is a very unique and important function. When we listen to bad news, we become scared, and when we listen to good news, we come in to a good mood. Every single day we communicate with each other because of listening. If this system is disturbed, how handicapped we feel. Lets realize more about this unique function to listen: When someone walks in, for example, we can listen to who is walking, knocking. Today TV, audio, ect. all of these things are enjoyed because of the ear. If the provider stops the function to listen, then how handicapped would that individual feel, as a result. We should realize, how important it is to prostrate in front of your Lord (sajdah), five times a day. If the head is cut out of our body, it becomes useless, regardless how built our bodies may be.
The function of eating is very unique created by our Provider, Allah. As we eat, it fulfills our bodies' requirements. If the digestive system of an individual is working accurately, then whatever he or she likes to eat, those things are the requirements of the body, normally. The food's nutrients distribute through our blood, which reaches to the cells in our body. Our cells are like us they eat and digest. One should think about the universe running within our bodies. Allah is the Lord of the A'alamin, and he provides through this remarkable system. And all of these cells born, and die, just like we do. Who is sending the food to our body, to our cells. Which no one ever understood, until research was conducted. Whenever Allah wills the food to stop supplying a certain area in our bodies, or if the punishment comes to an individual through disease, then the system within our cells will not function properly. The varieties of fruits and vegetables, and variety of baked goods, ect. What a unique provider, who cares about every small detail, for us. Regardless how rich or poor we are, if our Provider, Allah, does not want us to eat and enjoy our food, then we will be unable to take a single bite. How? Lets assume if an individual has throat cancer, regardless how many millions he or she owns, he or she would be unable to buy food and enjoy it through his or hers' normal system. And will have to rely on a tube for survival, because if Allah stops any function in our lives, he is the only source who will reopen it, regardless how expensive our medicines may be. Medicines work only by the will of Allah, and the doctor, the one who prescribes the medicine, his brain would only diagnose you right, only if Allah wills. As mentioned above, the brain only functions by the will of Allah. "of the 'Alamīn (mankind, jinns and all that exists)" As far as we know there is no world, like our world. Which is especially built for life to exist, and it was built for our comfort. Lets realize what life is and what comfort is, life as we know, is water. Which filters through a unique system through the rain, and because of rain we get varieties of fruits and vegetables. Air, our provider who takes care of the fruits and vegetables, and water through rain, weather, in order for us to feel either cold, warm, or neutral. With the realization of the hereafter, people die because of the cold, or heat. Between the hottest and coldest point, it is only the mercy of Allah, where we get a balance of comfort. Who controls weather, to make us enjoy our weather, unless it is a natural disaster, which is from Allah also. Lets realize the creations of Allah, as we know the creations also balance the system in the world, all for our comfort. Our natural ecosystem is based on a food web, everything relies on each other. For example, a cheetah would rely on a gazelle for its survival, and the gazelle would rely on plants for its survival, now if the plants were not there, then the gazelle wouldn't be, and if the gazelle wasn't there then the cheetah would not be. By the mercy of Allah, everything has such a delicate and natural balance. The provider of the a'alamin is the one who runs our solar system, he is the one who is holding the stars, without any pillars or strings. And Allah is the provider, who allows everything to orbit, and if anything just goes out of place by just a centimeter, then the entire universe would collapse.
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