In Search of GOD by Maulana Waiduddin Khan - page 25

In Serch of God
4. God–A Source of Conviction
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4. GOD–A SOURCE OF CONVICTION
I
F YOU
have a super-telescope that can view the
entire Universe, you will first of all see that rare
planet called Earth. You will observe that, amidst
the totally lifeless universe, this tiny planet has an
abundance of life and all kinds of life-supporting
elements. This rare, exceptional sight is so
overwhelming that you will be wonder-struck.
You will also see that—the Earth, along with its
moon and the other planets, is continuously in
motion, i.e. it rotates on its axis, and orbits around
the sun. Then this entire solar system revolves in
the wider circle of the galaxy. And this galaxy
rotates in the much wider circle of the other
galaxies.
The movement of the stars and planets in this vast
endless space will appear astonishingly strange to
your sight. You will then see an unbelievable
number of vast balls of fire, called stars, which
rotate with great speed. Amidst all these astral
bodies, our Earth appears hardly bigger than a
grain of sand. And this sight will be so strange to
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