Islam As It Is
Belief in God
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an hour. Now, just think for a moment that the
earth we live on is also revolving but at a much
faster rate than the potter’s wheel. Yet we do not fly
off. The earth spins continuously on its axis at a
speed of 1000 miles an hour—much faster than the
average passenger plane- yet we move around on
its surface, and live our daily lives without any fear
of being thrown off like the pebble from the potter’s
wheel. What a miracle this is. The explanation
scientists give us is that the earth pulls us with great
force from underneath, while the pressure of the at-
mosphere from above pushes us firmly to the
ground. A force attracting us from below, and a
five-hundred mile thick blanket of air enveloping us
from above are miracles enough in themselves, and
to say that they explain our not flying off into space
is to lend even greater credence to the miraculous
nature of our entire world.
Everything in this world, is, in fact, a miracle. Just
think what happens when we put tiny seeds into
the ground. The soil in which they are planted is
uniform in constitution, but they bring forth a vast
array of plants—radishes, carrots, turnips, guavas,
mangoes, mustard plants—everything indeed from
