A043
Surah: 041 - Ayah: 043
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41:43
By God’s will, because certain useful arts and sciences are at the zenith of perfection in today’s world and because there is today a sway towards scientific marvels and wonders it has become much easier than it was in the past, to explain things about the spirit and spirituality. It is an undeniable fact that the prophecy of the appearance of signs in the physical world and in the spiritual world, made approximately fourteen hundred years ago (41:43) can now be seen in the physical world in the marvels of modern science and that such scientific wonders have caused an external and material revolution. Yet according to that prophecy, when the spiritual wonders and marvels will become apparent, a spiritual revolution or resurrection will take place by which the conditions in this world will be radically changed.
Resurrection, whether it is individual or collective, and whether it is in this life or after physical death, has to come eventually, so it is wise for mu’mins to prepare themselves for it in accordance with Divine injunctions and to pay heed to the recognition of the self and to the recognition of God and to reflect on the signs, which are in three places. Firstly, one should have recourse to the Wise Qur’an in which there is great bliss for mu’mins, then comes the stage of reflecting upon the external or cosmic signs as mentioned in many verses and teachings of the Qur’an so that one is aware of the many signs of the Creator hidden in the creation and the way in which His attributes are mentioned. It is an universal fact that science is the product of the observation and study of creation. How can we then ignore its successful application and useful aspects when it is a part of the signs and bounties of God (41:53, 31:20)?
The third place of His signs is the spiritual world, by which is meant the spirit and spirituality. As you know, there are three worlds, the world of religion, the external world and the personal world, and each of them in its place is a complete book of God. It is because of this that there are His signs (ayat) in all of them. An ayat means a sign as well as a miracle. Thus what is quiescent and fixed in a place like the words and meanings in the Wise Qur’an, is moveable and scattered in the universe and is living and united in the personal world. One of the great miracles of the Wise Qur’an is that in its extensive aspects of exoteric (zahir) and esoteric (batin) meanings, it explains everything (16:89) and in order to actually see this reality one requires the light of guidance (5:15). There is a necessary explanation of everything in this wisdom-filled book of God if light is attained. Thus an extremely important thing like science and the scientific revolution is mentioned in many allusions and not only in various prophecies. For instance, in the command of God that one should reflect upon the universe, is hidden the bliss of both the worlds. For in following this command, there is the possibility of discovering the truth about both matter and soul. In other words, it is in the study of nature that the benefits of science on the one hand are obtained and on the other, the attainment of the recognition of soul.
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