Islam The Voice of Human Nature
2. THE CONCEPT OF MONOTHEISM
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2. THE CONCEPT OF MONOTHEISM
Our universe is the work of a Creator. It was
fashioned by Him according to a plan and, in
its functioning, all instrumentality is His alone.
Just as every atom of the universe is obedient to
the will of God, so also does it behove human
beings to lead their lives in submission to His
wishes. All of God’s prophets, without
exception, were sent to exhort human beings to
follow this course. This, indeed, is the message
unremittingly conveyed to us by the entire
universe. And this, in fact, is what is meant by
monotheism, a concept which will be further
elucidated in the following pages.
‘Is there any doubt about God, the Creator of
the heavens and the earth?’ (10:14). Here the
Qur’an appears to be posing a question, but it
is, of course, a rhetorical one. It indicates that
the very existence of the heavens and the earth
are concrete evidence of God’s creativity, thus
proving His existence beyond any shadow of a
doubt. This idea is further elaborated upon in
the Qur’an. ‘Do not those, who disbelieve, see
