THE MASTERPIECES OF AL-MUSAWWIR
How graceful and beautiful are the natural sceneries of the mountains, the waterfalls, and the lakes! What beautiful flowers, what different shades in its different leaves, what equilibrium in its petals! In some places, small trees are lined up on mountains making it seem like a green carpet laid out for a long distance, and it is as if though silver is filled up in the recesses of the mountains. Then the pure layers of ice on the mountains present a beautiful example of the artistry of Al-Musawwir .
On animals, stones, plants, flowers and butterflies, different designs and decorations have been placed. Then appropriate colours add to their beauty. On seeing these wonders from such a powerful being, one is forced to exclaim
فَتَبَارَكَ اللَّهُ أَحْسَنُ الْخَالِقِينَ
Study the mixture of colors in a peach? Wild pigeons outwardly seem to be black, but on closer inspection a turquoise colour radiates. In every place, due proportion in formation of all objects are seen to. Ponder, if the eyes of the elephant were in accordance with its size, then no one would bear to see it. It would have appeared very hideous and frightening. None of the camels stand upright. In spite of this, it appears very beautiful.
Al-Musawwir has exhibited His power on the wings of the butterflies and birds as well as on the hides of the animals. On one wing are shades of yellow, red, and green. Attached together, they present an exquisite and good-looking model. To protect these colours, a natural varnish or chemical has been placed on them. Worms and other insects thrive and grow up in dirty water, moisture, and filth, yet their colours do not change.
When we glance at the wings of a butterfly, we see a very beautiful balance. Allaah Jalla Jalaalahoo has beautified these wings which appear to be brocaded with lace with such attractive dots, colours, and patterns that each one seems to be a unique maser piece and one can perceive a flawless system and proportion. Similarly, study another masterpiece of Allaah Jalla Jalaalahoo’s Creation, the giraffe. As with other animals, it has a very captivating and comprehensive design. Its brain resides at the top of its very long neck. By pondering slightly, it will seem to be a great problem to pump blood and make it reach so high up.
However, the giraffe lives very comfortably with its built. More so, when it bends to drink water, the natural consequence would be that blood would have rushed to its brain, leading to fear for its life. However, Allaah Jalla Jalaalahoo has erected such a perfect system that when it bends, the valves of its neck become blocked which prevents an excess flow of blood. Know well that these features of the giraffe are not due to some evolutionary process, nor has the giraffe made effort to attain them. This, without doubt proves that Al-Musawwir has created this masterpiece and artistic feature by His intention and will.
Everyone’s features and forms are different. Leave aside this, even the fingers and the thumb as well as the fingerprints of every person are different. Similarly, the eye, eyebrows, eyelashes, cheeks, pupils of the eye, nose and its bridge, ears, lips, and chin have not been created the same. All these different types and forms point to the perfect power of Allaah Jalla Jalaalahoo. As He wishes, He creates, and not according to the wishes of the creation.
If even a king wishes that his child’s nose should be of a certain type, his eyes should be a certain form, and his complexion be a certain manner, then this will not occur. As Allaah Jalla Jalaalahoo decides and wishes, He will create and form, since His decision overpowers everything. The wisdom of this is so that differentiation is possible. Otherwise, daily there would be problems and difficulties encountered.
If for example a mother has seven children and they all looked the same, then it would be difficult for her to recognize them. Every time she speaks to them, she will be forced to ask their name. If she asked them to buy vegetables for her she will have to ask each of them, “Did I tell you? Did I tell you?”
If someone loaned any of the brothers some money, then from whom will he demand repayment? It could be possible that the brother who was given the loan has 12 ears, now when someone comes to him, he will have to count the number of ears. In educational institutes, if everyone appeared the same, then even the most intelligent headmaster would be confused, ‘Are you Adnaan or Fawzaan? Are you Muhammad or Hammaad? Are you Hafsah or Ruqayyah?’ Every claimant would demand his right and the other would deny it. People would then be forced to stipulate and place their own distinguishing signs upon themselves so that they are recognized.
May we be sacrificed for Al-Musawwir that in His Factory, He has placed such signs and distinguishing features on our bodies that the doors and avenues of fighting are closed.
From the beginning of time till now, countless people have been born. You will not find any two people whose accent, voice, pronunciation, features, and complexion are exactly the same. You will never meet two people whose voices and features cannot be differentiated. From the beginning of creation till today, new features and new forms of speaking are being created. There is no decrease or shortage in this treasure house. In reality this is a great sign of the immense power of Allaah Jalla Jalaalahoo.
Allaah Jalla Jalaalahoo refers to this in the following verse:
وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ خَلْقُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَاخْتِلَافُ أَلْسِنَتِكُمْ وَأَلْوَانِكُمْ إِنَّ فِي ذَلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِّلْعَالِمِينَ
And from amongst His signs is the creation of the heavens and earth and the differences in your speech and complexions. Verily in that are many signs for those who understand.
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The creation of the heavens and earth is undoubtedly a huge masterpiece. Man’s speech being different is also an amazing sign of Allaah Jalla Jalaalahoo’s power. Included in this are the differences of languages such as Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Turkish, English, etc., which are spoken in different areas and places. Some are so dissimilar that one cannot observe any connection or suitability between them. Also included in the difference of speech is the difference of people’s tones and modulation (dialects). Allaah Jalla Jalaalahoo has created such differences in the voice of every person – man, woman, old, and young that the voice of one individual or one gender is not exactly the same as the other. There will definitely be some variance even though the tongue, lips, palate, and throat (i.e. the instruments) used to create the sound) are all alike.
فَتَبَارَكَ اللَّهُ أَحْسَنُ الْخَالِقِينَ
Similar is the differences in colour that from one mother and father, in the same condition, two children of different complexion are born.