of comprehending it, and even the strongest of men are unable to fathom its reality. All of this points to the power of the One who directs it, the breadth of His knowledge, the all-embracing nature of His wisdom, the universality of His mercy and His pervasive kindness, and to His greatness, majesty, and mighty sovereignty—truths that compel(1) the servants to know their Lord and to devote worship to Him alone with no partner.

• And consider the vessels that sail upon the sea: ships, boats, and the like—craft whose design Allah inspired to His servants, whom He then enabled to build by facilitating their means. After that He subjected to them this vast ocean and the winds that carry those ships loaded with passengers, wealth, and merchandise that benefit people and through which their livelihoods are ordered.
  Who, then, inspired them to construct these vessels, empowered them to do so, and created for them the varied tools with which they work? Who subdued for them this sea so that the ships run upon it by His leave and command, and who controls the winds? Who created for the vehicles of land, sea, and air the fire and the diverse metals that help them to bear themselves and the extremely heavy cargo they carry?
  Did these realities come about by mere chance and accident? Or did this weak, helpless creature—who emerged from his mother’s womb knowing nothing and possessing no power, then was granted ability by his Creator and taught what he had not known—achieve them on his own and produce their causes?
  Or will you not rather say—and you would be speaking the truth—that the One who made all this subservient is the single Lord: the mighty, the all-knowing, the wise, the all-powerful, whom nothing can incapacitate and who is hindered by nothing; indeed, all things have submitted to His lordship, yielded to His grandeur, and humbled themselves before His overwhelming might.