One of the basic principles of various philosophical schools is based on from which point of view man looks at the world of existence and nature . Some people consider the world of existence as mere matter lacking any intelligence, and some believe that only a dust of life has been sprinkled on the world of existence. Some other thinkers believe that the principal substance of the world is alive. Philosophical schools like Monaad believe in the livingness of all components of existence.Some others have gone further, and in addition to life,believe in a kind of freedom and autonomy for the components making up nature . Some are on the opinion that if matter did not inherently possess life or power of life,the transfiguration of matter into life would not be imaginable; and some others believe that man himself is the world and supperlife.
However,in this very limited opportunity, we intend to cast only a cursory glance at islam's view on the perception and intelligence of the world of existence. The holy Qur'an mentions the glorification of the Lord by all creatures in almost ten verses . By using the word adoration in four verses , Qur'an has shown creatures' consideration towords the Lord.This general consideration has also been shown in such phrases as praise and prayer.It must be noted that understanding the divine will and not opposing it , and also acting in accordance with the divine will are the most obvious ways of admiration and adoration of the most high ) the Lord (.However,this important duty has always been neglected by some people.
This negligence is well observable from the browbeating of such verses as ] ... but you do not understand their glorification ... ( Al.Isra / 44 ( [ or ] do you not see that Allah is he whom do glorify all those who are in the heavens and the earth?) Nur/14 )]. And since the time man used his own imperfect knowledge instead of love for learning about the world ,day by day this negligence become more obvious . It also affected a group of moslems like Motazeleh so much that they rendered incorrect paraphrases of Qor'an in connection with this undeniable fact.
Certainly the only way of knowing and observing the glorification of the Lord by creatures of the world of existence is freedom of man from nature boundedness matter and earthly desires . In the beginning , one thinks that only a dust of life has been sprinkled on the world of existence , but as one moves forward, phenomena and rules governing the world of existence change the scene and bring a person like Plato from the world of reason down to a world of inner feeling.From then on thought and logic assume a finer and more superb meaning. And when brain's perception of the laws and relations governing the world of existence commences,gradually a wonderful unity which is under the will a super being governing the world of existence ,reveals itself; and it is at this very point that the unlimited submission of a unique existence against a super will , obviously incarnates glorification of the world of existence.
In fact, the world seems to be inanimate when only looked from natural properties aspects and when hidden under the solid crust of humane laws and hypoteses.However, the transformation of Moses' rod into a serpent , the glorifying melodies of the mountain and Dawood , the making of iron pliant in Dawood's hands,the making of wind subservient to Sulaiman the division of the moon into two separate parts by gesticulation of mohammad,all indicate the whisper of all creatures' loving glorification to their Lord.
And in this regard it was only man who was bestowed the honour of the adoration required by the law of God while other creatures adore the Lord merely in the arenas of naturally destined adoration.