372)A great example of a continuous and dynamic creation, all in the same location; Quotes of Aga Khans IV and III.

A great example of a continuous and dynamic creation, all in the same location:

This is a well known region and a signature photograph of the Eagle Nebula(collection of dust and gas) within our Milky Way galaxy and 7000 light years away from earth(70,000,000,000, 000, 000 km away or 70 thousand trillion km). Within some parts of these pillars or "Fingers of God" as some call them there are stellar nurseries where new stars are continuously being born, and in other parts of this nebula and just outside it are dying stars such as exploding supernovae or red giants:

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070218.html

These pillars of star creation are part of what looks like the "Hand of God" as seen in this 'big picture', at 4 o'clock in the picture:

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070111.html

"Indeed, one strength of Islam has always lain in its belief that creation is not static but continuous, that through scientific and other endeavours, God has opened and continues to open new windows for us to see the marvels of His creation"(Aga Khan IV, Aga Khan University, 16 March 1983, Karachi, Pakistan)

"The creation according to Islam is not a unique act in a given time but a perpetual and constant event; and God supports and sustains all existence at every moment by His will and His thought. Outside His will, outside His thought, all is nothing, even the things which seem to us absolutely self-evident such as space and time. Allah alone wishes: the Universe exists; and all manifestations are as a witness of the Divine Will"(Memoirs of Aga Khan III, 1954)

Thus Islam's basic principle can only be defined as mono-realism and not as monotheism. Consider, for example, the opening declaration of every Islamic prayer: "Allah-o-Akbar". What does that mean? There can be no doubt that the second word of the declaration likens the character of Allah to a matrix which contains all and gives existence to the infinite, to space, to time, to the Universe, to all active and passive forces imaginable, to life and to the soul."(Memoirs of Aga Khan III, 1954)


Easy Nash

The Qur'an itself repeatedly recommends Muslims to become better educated in order better to understand God's creation: Aga Khan IV(2007)
The Quran tells us that signs of Allah's Sovereignty are found in the contemplation of His Creation: Aga Khan IV(2007)
This notion of the capacity of the human intellect to understand and to admire the creation of Allah will bring you happiness in your everyday lives: Aga Khan IV(2007)
Islam, eminently logical, placing the greatest emphasis on knowledge, purports to understand God's creation: Aga Khan IV(2006)
The first and only thing created by God was the Intellect(Aql)(Prophet Muhammad, circa 632CE)