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The Eighth Proof

A Supplication

[This Eighth Proof of the Fundamentals of Belief offers evidence for the necessary existence and unity of God and certain proofs of the comprehensiveness of dominicality and the immensity of divine power. It proves too both the comprehensiveness of divine sovereignty, and the extensiveness of divine mercy, and the encompassment of divine knowledge, and the fact that divine wisdom embraces all the beings of the universe.

In Short: Each of the eight premises of this Eighth Proof of belief has eight conclusions. Proving the eight conclusions of each through their evidences, this Eighth Proof has high value.]

In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate.

Behold! In the creation of the heavens and the earth; in the alternation of night and the day; in the sailing of the ships through the oceans for the profit of mankind; in the rain which God sends down from the skies, and the life He gives therewith to an earth that is dead; in the beasts of all kinds that He scatters through the earth; in the disposal of the winds and the clouds subjugated between the sky and the earth, indeed are signs for people who think. [^54]

[^54]:Qur'an, 2:164.

The Heavens

My God and Sustainer!

I see through the eyes of belief, the instruction and light of the Qur'an, the teachings of God's Noble Messenger (Peace and blessings be upon him), and the indications of the name of All-Wise that in the heavens there are no rotations and motions but through their order and regularity they point to Your existence. There is no heavenly body but through its silently performing its duty and remaining in place without prop it testifies to Your dominicality and unity. There is no star but through its balanced creation, regular position, luminous smile, and the stamp of its similarity to the other stars, it indicates the majesty of Your Godhead and Your unity. There is not one of the twelve planets but through its wise motion, docile subjection, orderly duties, and significant satellites, it testifies to Your necessary existence and indicates the sovereignty of Your Godhead.