Surah An-Naml (27) — Ayah 64

(Ayah 64) ➊ { اَمَّنْ يَّبْدَؤُا الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيْدُهٗ:} This simple statement, which has been expressed in a single sentence, contains such details that the deeper a person delves into them, the more evidence he finds for the existence of God and the oneness of God. First, just look at creation itself; human knowledge has not yet discovered the secret of how and where life comes from! To this day, the established scientific fact is that life cannot arise spontaneously from the mere combination of inanimate matter. The accidental coming together of all the factors required for the emergence of life, in exactly the right proportions, and life coming into existence by itself, is certainly an unscientific hypothesis of the atheists, but if the mathematical law of probability is applied to it, the possibility of its occurrence is no more than zero. All the attempts made so far in scientific laboratories to produce living matter from non-living matter by experimental methods, despite using all possible means, have been completely unsuccessful. At most, what has been discovered is only the substance known in terminology as "DNA." This is the substance found in living cells. It is certainly the essence of life, but it is not itself alive. Life is still, in itself, a miracle, for which no scientific explanation has been given except that it is the result of the command, will, and plan of a Creator. After this, look further: life is not found merely in an abstract form, but in countless diverse forms. So far, about 1 million species of animals and about 200,000 species of plants have been discovered on the face of the earth. These millions of species are so clearly and definitively distinct from each other in their structure and specific characteristics, and have maintained their respective species forms continuously since the earliest known times, that apart from the creative plan of one God, it is beyond the capacity of any Darwin to give any other reasonable explanation for this great diversity of life. To this day, not a single link has been found anywhere between two species that has broken out of the structure and characteristics of one species and is still struggling to reach the structure and characteristics of another species. The entire record of fossils is devoid of any such example, and even among existing animals, this ambiguous intermediate has not been found anywhere. To this day, every individual of any species that has been found, has been found with its complete species form, and every story that is occasionally told about the discovery of some supposed link, after a short time, the facts deflate it completely. At this time, the fact is absolutely established that it is only a Wise Maker, the Creator, the Originator, the Fashioner, who has granted life these millions of diverse forms.

This is the matter of the beginning of creation; now consider the repetition of creation. The Creator has placed such an amazing system of operation in the structure and composition of every species of animal and plant that, out of its countless individuals, it continuously produces an innumerable progeny with exactly the same species form, temperament, and characteristics, and never, even by mistake, do any of these millions upon millions of tiny factories make the error of producing a specimen of one species from the reproductive factory of another species. The observations of modern genetics present astonishing facts in this matter. Every plant has been endowed with the ability to make such a complete arrangement to continue its species to future generations, so that the coming generation possesses all the distinguishing characteristics of its species, and every individual is distinguished from all individuals of other species by its species form. This arrangement for the survival of the species and reproduction is present in a part of a single cell of every plant, which can barely be seen even with the most powerful microscope. This tiny engineer, with complete accuracy, directs the entire growth of the plant precisely along the path of its own species form. It is due to this that, from a single grain of wheat, all the plants that have ever been produced in the world have produced only wheat. Nowhere, in any climate or environment, has the accident occurred that a single grain of barley has been produced from the lineage of a wheat grain. The same is the case with animals and humans: their creation did not happen just once and stop, but on an unimaginably vast scale, everywhere, a great factory of the repetition of creation is running, which continuously brings into existence countless individuals of each species from the individuals of that species. If a person were to see the microscopic reproductive seed that contains all the species distinctions and hereditary characteristics in just a part of its tiny existence, and then observe the extremely delicate and complex organic system and the extremely subtle and intricate operations by which the reproductive seed of every individual of every species brings forth an individual of the same species, he could not, even for a moment, imagine that such a delicate and complex system of operation could ever come into being by itself, and then continue to function correctly by itself among billions of individuals of different species. This thing not only requires a Wise Maker for its origin, but also, at every moment, requires a Regulator and Manager, a Living and Self-Subsisting One, who is never, even for a moment, heedless of supervising and guiding these factories. These facts cut at the root of an atheist's denial of God just as they do at the root of a polytheist's polytheism. What fool can imagine that in this work of divinity, any angel, jinn, prophet, or saint has even the slightest share? And what person of sound mind, free from prejudice, can say that this entire factory of creation and repetition of creation, with such perfect wisdom and order, started by chance and continues to run by itself? (Tafheem-ul-Quran)

➋ { وَ مَنْ يَّرْزُقُكُمْ مِّنَ السَّمَآءِ وَ الْاَرْضِ:} The matter of providing sustenance is also not as simple as a person might superficially feel after reading these brief words. On this earth, there are millions of species of animals and millions of species of plants, each of which has billions of individuals, and each has different nutritional needs. The Creator has provided for the food of each species in such abundance and so close to their reach that no individuals of any species are deprived of food here, and then, in this arrangement, so many different forces of the earth and sky work together that it is difficult to count them. If heat, light, air, water, and the various substances of the earth do not cooperate in exactly the right proportions, not even a particle of food can come into existence. Who can imagine that this wise arrangement could have happened by chance without the planning and design of a Manager? And who, while in his senses, can think that in this arrangement, any jinn, angel, or the soul of any saint has any role? (Tafheem-ul-Quran)

➌ { قُلْ هَاتُوْا بُرْهَانَكُمْ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ صٰدِقِيْنَ:} That is, bring some evidence that there is any deity besides Allah or along with Him. Obviously, they have no evidence for this, as Allah Almighty has said: «{ وَ مَنْ يَّدْعُ مَعَ اللّٰهِ اِلٰهًا اٰخَرَ لَا بُرْهَانَ لَهٗ بِهٖ فَاِنَّمَا حِسَابُهٗ عِنْدَ رَبِّهٖ اِنَّهٗ لَا يُفْلِحُ الْكٰفِرُوْنَ }» [ المؤمنون : ۱۱۷ ] "And whoever invokes another deity along with Allah, for which he has no evidence, then his account is only with his Lord. Surely, the disbelievers will not succeed." So when you have no evidence for this, how does it make sense to you that creating, providing sustenance, and all these other acts belong to Allah, but worship is done for someone else besides Him or along with Him? {’’ بُرْهَانَكُمْ ‘‘} (Your evidence) That is why it is said, in reality, there is no evidence; if you have made up any evidence, then present it.

64-1. That is, on the Day of Resurrection He will grant you life again.

64-2. That is, by sending down rain from the sky, He brings forth the hidden treasures (grains and fruits) from the earth, and thus opens up the blessings of the heavens and the earth.

64. Who is it that originates creation and then repeats it [69], and who provides for you from the heaven and the earth [70]? Is there any god with Allah? Say, "Bring forth your proof, if you are truthful."

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The Types of Plants and Living Beings Known to Mankind:

The issue of the beginning of creation and its repetition also points to thousands of powers of Allah. And the more a person reflects on this matter, the more his amazement increases. The very first question that arises in this issue is: what is the soul, upon which life depends? And this question is as complex and unsolved today as it was in the time of Adam ؑ. Man has discovered, for example, that a human being is composed of such and such elements, and that the quantities of these elements in the human body are such and such. But to combine these elements in the same proportions and create a living human being is beyond human capability. And this issue will probably remain unsolved until the Day of Judgment. Furthermore, this is not just the issue of a human being, but of all living things, including plants. Plants, like living beings, grow, flourish, and even possess sensation and awareness. Up to now, about two hundred thousand species of plants and about one million species of living beings have become known to mankind on the face of the earth. They are completely distinct from each other in their structure, elements, and composition, and since man began to learn about these species until today, it has never been observed that any species of plant or animal has evolved and transformed into a higher genus. Rather, the state in which man first saw them is the same state in which they are found today. This, by itself, refutes Darwin's theory, although there are countless other arguments for the invalidity of Darwin's theory. Thus, the species of plants and animals that Allah Almighty created on the first day still exist in the same form today, and the creation of man is of an entirely special nature. Regarding this, Allah Almighty says that He created man with His own hands. [38: 75]

The Process of the Beginning and Repetition of Creation is Ongoing at Every Moment:

And by the repetition of creation, it is not only meant that Allah Almighty will resurrect all humans from their graves on the Day of Judgment. Rather, the repetition of creation means that Allah Almighty is, at every moment, creating the living from the dead and the dead from the living. And this system is ongoing in all types of plants and animals. For example, take a tiny seed: all the characteristics of the tree to which it belongs are contained within it. When this seed is given the opportunity to grow, all those characteristics—its color, its taste, its fragrance, its height, its fruit—will be just like the tree from which the seed came. Similarly, in the sperm of a living being or a human, not only is the physical appearance of that human transferred, but even his habits and traits are transferred. As for the human body and its complex machinery, the system of the creation of its nerves, muscles, flesh, and bones—all these things are transferred in the form of a microscopic germ in the sperm of that human. And when it is given the opportunity to grow, all these things come into existence practically. It never happens that the characteristics of one living being's germ are transferred into another's germ, or, for example, that a camel's germ enters a woman's womb and she gives birth to a camel. Allah's system of the repetition of creation is even more complex and astonishing than the beginning of creation. Now consider: in this system of the beginning and repetition of creation, does any angel, prophet, saint, jinn, spiritual leader, or planet or idol have any role besides Allah? If not, then how can they be worthy of worship?

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The Factors in the Production of Food:

Although the necessities of life for all plants and animals are dependent on the earth, there are many other factors involved in the production of their food. The greatest factor is the earth's power of growth. In the darkness of the soil, the development of the seed begins. The second factor is the sun, whose heat causes water vapor to rise from the surface of the sea. The third factor is the winds, which direct the movement of these water vapors. The fourth factor is the height of mountains or the coolness of a high layer, which again transforms these water vapors into droplets of water. Then, with this water, the earth's power of growth combines, and only then do plants grow and humans and animals receive sustenance. Consider: in the creation of these seas, this sun, these winds, these mountains, and this earth, does any being other than Allah have any role? Now, if someone thinks that rain occurs when a certain planet enters a certain constellation, or by offering sacrifices or gifts to the spirit or idol of that planet, then he should present some experimental, observational, or transmitted evidence. And if they cannot do so, then how can others be included in Allah's role as the Provider, and how can they become the providers for people?