In this article, the Quran challenges, with a great BiologicalChallenge, not only the Atheists but also the entire Humankind on the face of the Earth. Moreover, since the challenge is not yet accepted, the Quran tells the Atheists and disbelievers: you have no right to be proud since you are as weak as flies.
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The Quran is the first book on the face of Earth that challenges the Entire Humankind with a great Scientific Contest that is valid until now and shamefully none accepted it.
How ScientificallyDeficit are Human beings?
The verse 22:73 makes an influential, universal declaration that all the deities, which people worship and appeal for help are weak and powerless. The Quran presents an active and fascinating scene to illustrate their weakness:
O Humankind. An aphorism is set forth; hearken, then, Listen to it.
“Those beings whom you invoke instead of Allah cannot create a fly, even though they were to join all their forces to that end. If a fly robs them of anything, they cannot rescue it from the fly! Weak indeed is the seeker, and weak the sought!” (Verse 73)
The address herein is universal, it includes everyone anywhere in the world, and the declaration is loud and clear: “Humankind!”
When people gathered to listen, they are told that they are about to be given a statement of a general principle, not a particular case applicable on a certain occasion.
“An aphorism is set forth; hearken, then, listen to it.”
It is a statement of addressing fact that is applied in all situations
“Those beings whom you invoke instead of Allah cannot create a fly, even though they were to join all their forces to that end.”
All false deities, whether they be
- Idols
- Statues,
- Human beings,
- Traditions,
- Values,
- Animals
- Sun
- Moon
- Planets
- Stars
- Desire as in case of Atheists,
- Ego as in case of Atheists,
- Etc.
All false deities, to whom you appeal for support and with whom you seek to achieve satisfaction, victory and high esteem, are incapable of creating a fly, even if they:
- Muster all their forces,
- Utilize all their knowledge and machines and
- Conduit all their resources into one supreme effort.
In general, creation of living creature is impossible for anyone other than Allah.
Indeed, the creation of a mere fly, that small and abject creature, challenges all the harnessed powers of such false gods.
Creating a fly is just as impossible as creating a camel or an elephant, because the fly also demonstrates the great secret of life.
Hence, the Quran places a fly on the same level as camels and elephants, with regard to its miraculous creation.
The Quranic aphorism, however, cites the case of a little, insignificant fly in order to generate a more profound feeling of powerlessness.
The verse adds another dimension in describing their powerlessness:
“If a fly robs them of anything, they cannot rescue it from him!”
False deities, be they idols, humans or Ego cannot retrieve anything from a fly when it robs them of it. Flies can rob people of that which is precious indeed. At the same time, a fly carries microbes of some very serious diseases, such as tuberculosis, typhoid, dysentery and conjunctivitis. It can deprive a person of his eyes or other organs, or indeed deprive him of his life.
A weak and contemptible fly can rob a human being of what he can never retrieve.
Here again you realize how the Quran uses Scientific facts in the most effective way.
This effective image affirming a clear aphorism concludes with a simple comment:
“Weak indeed is the seeker, and weak the sought!”
This comment further emphasizes the effects generated by the verse as a whole.
At this moment when we realize how weak and contemptible these false deities are, the verse 22:74 condemns the unbelievers for their defective concept of Allah, clearly stating Allah’s power:
“No true understanding of Allah have they. Allah is certainly Most Powerful, Almighty.”
- They do not esteem Allah with the esteem He deserves
- They do not magnify Allah, as He deserves to be magnified
- No one knows His measure save He.
- No one can recognize Him as is worthy of Him save He
How could they understand Allah, as He really is, when they associate with Him such powerless deities that cannot even create a fly?
What understanding of Allah have they, when they see His highly sophisticated creation and yet they consider as equal to Him beings that cannot create even a little fly?
They even invoke such powerless creatures which cannot retrieve anything flies take away from them, instead of invoking Allah.
This is a damning comment at a point that should arouse feelings of submission to Allah alone.
Now, why Allah choose a fly not a camel in this Scientific Challenge?
The Arabs used a fly to express ignorance; they used to say in their parables, “this is more ignorant than a fly”
Therefore, this Scientific Challenge told the Atheists among the Arabs “do not be more ignorant than a fly.
Nevertheless, this Scientific Challenge is still valid for not only the Atheists but for the entire Humankind on the face of the Earth.
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The verses 22:73-74 in different translations:
QARIB:
73- People, this is a parable, listen to it. Those whom you call upon, other than Allah, could never create a fly, though they banded together to do this. And if a fly robs them of anything, they could never rescue it from it. The seeker and the sought are alike in their weakness.
74- They do not value Allah as he should be valued. For Allah is powerful and mighty.
SHAKIR:
73- O people! a parable is set forth, therefore listen to it: surely those whom you call upon besides Allah cannot create fly, though they should all gather for it, and should the fly snatch away anything from them, they could not take it back from i weak are the invoker and the invoked
74- They have not estimated Allah with the estimation that i due to him; most surely, Allah is strong, mighty
PICKTHAL:
73- O mankind! a similitude is coined, so pay ye heed to it: lo! Those on whom ye call beside Allah will never create a fly though they combine together for the purpose. And if the fly took something from them, they could not rescue it from it. so weak are (both) the seeker and the sought!
74- They measure not Allah his rightful measure. lo! Allah is strong, almighty.
YUSUFALI:
73- O men! Here is a parable set forth! Listen to it! Those on whom, besides Allah, ye call, cannot create (even) a fly, if they all met together for the purpose! And if the fly should snatch away anything from them, they would have no power to release it from the fly. Feeble are those who petition and those whom they petition!
74- No just estimate have they made of Allah: for Allah is he who is strong and able to carry out his will.
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