three categories:
Verses that draw attention to the argument from providence;
Verses that draw attention to the argument from creation;
And verses that combine both arguments.
As for verses that present only the argument from providence, examples include His words, Exalted is He:
“Have We not made the earth a resting place (6) and the mountains stakes? (7)” [al-Naba’: 6–7]
—down to His words—“and gardens of entwined growth (16)” [al-Naba’: 16].
Likewise, His words, Exalted is He:
“Blessed is He who has placed constellations in the sky and placed therein a lamp and a luminous moon (61)” [al-Furqān 61]
- down to His words, Exalted is He: “or desires to show gratitude (62)” [al-Furqān 62] *
And His words, Exalted is He:
“Then let man look at his food (24)” [‘Abasa: 24]—the verse. There are many such examples in the Quran.
As for verses that present only the argument from creation, examples include His words, Exalted is He:
“So let man consider what he was created from. (5) He was created from a fluid, ejected (6)” [al-Tāriq: 5–6].
Likewise, His words, Exalted is He:
“Do they not look at the camels, how they were created? (17)” [al-Ghāshiya: 17]—the verse.
And His words, Exalted is He:
“O mankind, an example is presented, so listen to it. Indeed, those you invoke besides Allah will never create a fly, even if they all gathered for that purpose.” [al-Hajj: 73]
Also of this kind is His saying, Exalted is He, relating