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....Human
beings may find out the details of some universal laws by exploring
and through research and thus reach some secrets of these laws.
Yet, they cannot change them in any way. For example, the meteorologists
may correctly guess that cold and rainy weather is approaching,
however they cannot prevent, delay, or change the direction of
what is approaching.
....There are many universal laws
outside of human observation and research that the people of our
age have not yet discovered. The first human being, Hazrat Adam
and his wife Hazrat Eve were created according to the law of means
and the universal rules outside of our knowledge, observation,
research, and experience. Allah Almighty, thus, says:
...."He Who has made everything
which He has created most good: He began the creation of man with
(nothing more than) clay." (Sajda, 7)
....Hazrat Adam, a part of this material
world, was not created like the angels with the order of qun.
His creation was in stages according to the rules of order and
stability in the material world. The very first stage was the
stage of clay.
....Clay is a type of wet soil. The
clay used in the creation of Hazrat Adam had a different quality.
Allah Almighty says:
"And certainly We created man of an extract of clay." (Mumenoon,
12)
....The particle "al" before the
word "insan" (man) in this verse denotes a category and
a peculiarity within this category. The explanation of the category
will come later. Let us then explain the peculiarity. It is that
"we created the man (that is Hazrat Adam) from the elements of
clay."
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