The Qur’an considers only men of knowledge to be capable of...

The Qur’an considers only men of knowledge to be capable of benefiting from the book of nature as can be seen from the follow­ing verse: Hast thou not seen how that Almighty Allah sends down out of heaven water, and there­with We bring forth fruits of diverse hues And in the mountains are streaks White and red, of diverse hues, and pitchy black; men too, and beasts and cattle, diverse are their hues.

Even so only those of His servants fear Almighty Allah who has knowledge; surely Almighty Allah is Almighty, All-forgiving. (10) The Qur’an regards only men of knowledge as being capable of discerning the majesty and magnificence of Almighty Allah’s creation and as possessing the humility produced by their knowledge of Divine power and greatness. This point is stressed in other verses of the Quran: And these similitude’s We strike them for the people, but none…