electricity without these causes. But our Lord wants us to use our
intelligence, to think, to consider what Allah has created and, in this way,
to come to faith.
You turn the tap on when you want water. But can you say that it is
the pipes or the tap that cause water to come into existence? Just as in the
case of the button, the tap is only a means, not the cause.
This is the outlook we must adopt, and it also explains why we need
to pray to Allah. That is because Allah creates everything.
A list of reasons why we need to thank Allah and pray to Him would
fill millions of volumes of books. That is why the existence of people
around you who do not attach importance to these must never dissuade
you. Their failure to employ their intelligence and their avoidance of
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