loftiness and wonders; this Earth with its spaciousness and surface surface, on which are rivers, mountains and so on; then the alteration of night and day and the rain which Allah sends down from the sky and the benefits He brings out of the sea and the ships that travel on its water carrying people's needs and also transporting them from a country to another.

Then Allah sends down rain from the sky to give life to the Earth after its death, and has dispersed on it creatures of all kinds. Also, the signs of directing the winds, and the controlled clouds between Heaven and Earth. These great proofs guide those who reflect on them to the truth that their Creator exists; He brought them into being out of nothing. Verily, He is the Lord of all the Worlds (may He be Exalted and Glorified). None of the creatures can have an existence independent of Him (Glorified and Exalted be He). Allah (Exalted be He) says: And among His Signs is that the heaven and the earth stand by His Command. These signs which we observe and proofs which we read and learn can only be beneficial to people of sound minds and upright insight. Therefore, Allah (Glorified be He) says in the last portion of the Ayah: are indeed Ayât (proofs, evidence, signs, etc.) for people of understanding.

The Messengers (peace be upon them) are the sincerest of all people who established the proofs and were supported by miracles to prove their truthfulness. They informed us that Allah is the Sole Creator of all this; He is our Lord and Creator. He is the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, the One Who is Free from all imperfections, the All­Holy; in addition to His other Magnificent Names. Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) states in His Ever­Glorious Book that He is the All­Wise, the All­Knowing, the All­Able over everything. This is the best answer to the advocates of communism, atheism, socialism and other sects which deny the existence of Allah. Do these creatures create themselves? Can a rational person say such a thing? If you say to a rational person that water created itself, he would say: you are crazy. Likewise, a cup of tea, a cup of coffee, a spoon or a stick whose makers are known,