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word meanings for the words in the vocabulary list.
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There once was a time when great
scholars of Islam ruled the hearts
and minds of men. Even powerful
kings and rulers were humbled in
their presence. These were men
who were blessed by Allah with
magnificent intelligence and piety.
They spent their lives serving the
religion of Allah and guiding
mankind.
One of the greatest of these won-
derful men was Nu’man bin Thabit.
Because of his piety and goodness,
wherever he went people would call
ning in time to come out of or be made of nothing at all.
It is also inconceivable that it should bring itself into
being. The universe and all that is in it, therefore, could
not have created itself nor did it come about by chance.
The conclusion then is clear. The universe and all that
is in it owe its exist ence to a Creator or Maker outside
itself. You, as a human being, as part of the universe,
owe your existence to such a Creator.
To say, as many do, that human beings came from or
evolved from other creatures or that they originated
from water, or that there was a big bang and everything
just happened to fall in place, does not really answer
the question about the origin of the universe and all that
is in it, including human beings.
