od summons humanity to investigate
and reflect upon the heavens, the earth,
mountains, stars, plants, seeds, animals, the
alternation of the night and the day, the
creation of man, the rain and many other
created things. Examining these, man comes
to recognize the artistry of God's creation in
the world around him, and ultimately, to
know our Creator, Who created the entire
universe and everything in it from nothing.
"Science" offers a method by which the
universe, and all the beings therein, may be
examined to discover the artistry in God's
creation, thereby communicating it to
mankind. Religion, therefore, encourages
science, adopting it as a tool by which to
study the subtleties of God's creation.
Religion not only encourages scientific
study, but also permits that, supported by
the truths revealed through Islam, scientific
research be conclusive and expeditious. The
reason being, that religion provides
accurate and definitive answers as to how
life and the universe came into being. As
such, if initiated upon a proper foundation,
research will reveal the truths regarding the
origin of the universe and the organization
of life, in the shortest time, and with
minimum effort and energy. As stated by
Albert Einstein, considered one of the
greatest scientists of the 20th century,
"science without religion is lame", which is
to say, that science, unguided by religion,
cannot proceed correctly, but rather, wastes
much time in achieving certain results, and
worse, is often inconclusive.
Scientific studies pursued by materialist
scientists unable to see the truth has,
particularly in the last two hundred years,
certainly caused a considerable amount of
time to be squandered, a great deal of
research to be pursued in vain and millions
of dollars to have been poured down the
drain to no effect.
There is one fact that must be recognized
clearly: science can achieve reliable results
only if it adopts as its main objective the
investigation of the signs of creation in the
universe, and strives solely towards this end.
Science may reach its ultimate goal in the
shortest possible time only if it is pointed in
the right direction, that is, if it is rightly
guided