Islam Rediscovered

Islam Rediscovered2. Faith and Reasonbecause God had given him the kingdom?When Abraham said: ‘My Lord is He whogives life and causes to die,’ he said: ‘I toogive life and cause death.’ Abraham said: ‘Sosurely God causes the sun to rise from theeast, then you make it rise from the west.’Thus he who disbelieved was confounded;and God does not give guidance to unjustpeople. (2:258)We find another example of the argument based onnatural reasoning in the Qur’an:Thus did We show Abraham the kingdom ofthe heavens and the earth, so that he mightbecome a firm believer. When nightovershadowed him, he saw a star. He said:‘This is my Lord’. But when it set, he said: ‘Ilove not those that set.’ Then when he saw themoon rising, he said: ‘This is my Lord.’ Butwhen it set, he said: ‘Unless my Lord guideme, I shall surely be among those who goastray’. Then when he saw the sun rising, hesaid: ‘This is my Lord. This is the greatest.’But when it set, he said: ‘O my people! Surely,~ 34 ~