Many birds and animals have learned to signal one another by their voices...

Many birds and animals have learned to signal one another by their voices, both for warning and recognition, but we, the humans, with our ears, our mobile tongues and throats, and our large complex brains have learned to speak. We have learned to be articulate, to attach arbitrary and abstract meaning to sounds, synthesize words, and create a language which we then use as a tool to communicate our experiences of the past and also our ideas and plans for future action.

We now have innumerable languages across the world. Humans are the only creatures capable of achieving all this. The great strides we are making in every field are evidence of this fact. Why All This? Is there a lesson to be learned from all this? Is there a purpose? And if so, what is it? What is our responsibility?

It seems abundantly clear to me that our main responsibility is to use our ears and eyes and brain to recognize Allah, the Creator of all these wonders; to recognise the role of the Almighty God; and to understand the purpose of our existence: TO SERVEHIMANDHIS CREATION. Using our God given senses and our unique ability to explore this vast Universe we have learnt a great deal about the physical laws that govern it.

We know that these laws are fixed and consistent; that they apply equally at all points through out the Universe, without differentiation. This attests to the fact that there is one Creator and His system is unchangeable. Let us be appreciative of Him by using our senses in the only way they should be used - to recognize Him as the absolute God and pledge our allegiance to Him alone, the Creator of mankind.

"Verily We created man from a drop of mingled sperm; in order TO TRY HIM: so We gave him (the gifts), of hearing and sight." (Qur'an 76: 2) "It is He who has created for you (the faculties) of hearing, sight, feeling and understanding: little THANKS; It is ye give." (Qur'an 23: 78) ".... Surely every act of Hearing, and Seeing and Feeling (of hearts), all of these shall be QUESTIONED." (Qur'an 17:36). Previous…