A Precious Gem: The Two Ways to Know Allah

Allah, the Exalted invites His servants to know Him in two ways:

1) The first one is by observing His creation and pondering
2) The second one is by reflecting on His Quranic Verses. The first one is His signs in the universe, and the second one is the comprehension of His Verses of the Quran.

The first one is illustrated in the following Quranic verse,

"Verily! In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, and the ships which sail through the sea with that which is of use to mankind, and the water (rain) which Allah sends down from the sky and makes the earth alive therewith after its death, and the moving (living) creatures of all kinds that He has scattered therein, and in the veering of winds and clouds which are help between the sky and the earth, are indeed Ayat (proofs, evidences, signs etc.) for people of understanding." Surah al-Baqarah [2:164]

And the following Quranic verse,

"Verily! In the creation of the heaves and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, there are indeed signs for men of understanding." Surah al-Imran [3:190]

There are many other verses having the same meaning. The second is illustrated by the Quranic verse, which goes as follows:

"Do they not then consider the Quran carefully?" Surah an-Nisa [4:83]

"Have they not pondered over the Word (of Allah)?" Surah al-Mu'minun [23:68]

"(This is) a Book (a Quran) which We have sent down to you, full of blessings that they may ponder over its Verses, and that men of understanding may remember." Surah as-Sad [38:29]

There are many other Quranic verses that have the same meaning.

Creation indicates actions, and actions indicate attributes, for the creation indicates the existence of a creator, and that requires His existence, ability, will and knowledge. It is impossible that a voluntary action proceeds from something that is nonexistent, helpless, lifeless, ignorant, and having no will.