The Call of the Quran
1. Divine Planning
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In modern times we have witnessed another kind of
deviation as regards scientific information. The facts
that have come to light through scientific
investigations are all proofs of the divinity of God.
They are there to remind man of God. But the
atheists of modern times have distorted those very
revelations of science, which were proofs of the
existence of God, to show that there is no God. By
giving the wrong direction to these facts, it was held
that the entire system functioned on its own
through a mechanical process of action and
reaction, cause and effect.
The universe discovered by science was, however,
an extremely meaningful and purposeful universe,
as modern discoveries have shown: it is not a
haphazard assemblage of matter. Rather it is a
highly organized and sophisticated factory of a very
superior standard. All the things of the world
inevitably move along the purpose-oriented course
which will produce the best results. The discovery
of organization and purposefulness in all things is
certain proof that the hand of God, albeit invisible,
is behind the working of the universe. But what the
atheist thinkers did was divert the courses of
