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Imam Khomeini has stressed through his theological works that man has not been able to acquire the real knowledge of the subtleties and secrets of creation.
Imam in this regard has undertaken very useful discussions in this regard as following:
Another level of contemplation is reflecting on the subtleties of creation, its perfection and refinement, to the extent that it is in human power.
Such contemplation leads to the intellection of its Perfect Source, its Wise Maker, and is a process which is the reverse of the burhan al siddiqin; for, in the latter, the point of departure is the station of God Almighty, glorious is His Name, wherefrom is acquired the knowledge of the manifestations of His Sovereignty (wilayah).
Here, however, the point of departure is creation, whereafter is acquired the knowledge of its Source and Maker.
This proof (burhan) is for ordinary people, who do not partake of the burhan al-siddiqin.
Therefore, perhaps, many of them would negate that the contemplation of God can bring the knowledge of Him and that the knowledge of the Origin can lead to the knowledge of the creation.
Hence, the contemplation of the subtleties and the marvels of creation and the firmness and finesse of the system of creation belongs to the category of beneficial knowledge; it is the most meritorious of the actions of the heart and superior to all worships, since its result is the noblest of all results.
Although in all forms of devotional rites (‘ibadat) the main aim and the real secret is the acquisition of transcendental knowledge (ma’arif), yet the likes of us find no access to such secrets and such results.
They are for their own people, to whom every devotional rite is like a grain of one or several revelations.
In any case, man has not been able to acquire the real knowledge of the subtleties and secrets of creation.
So subtle are its foundations and so firm its design, so beautiful and perfectly planned is its system that if we consider any creature, however insignificant and humble it should appear to be, with all the scientific development acquired during centuries of studies man has been unable to discover even one of its thousand secrets, let alone the majesty of the cosmic system of creation whose intricacies and mysteries are beyond the reaches of our vision and inaccessible to our imperfect, limited ideas, Imam futher explains.
Now we shall draw your attention to one of the subtleties of creation which is relatively near to understanding and comprehension and is considered to lie in the realm of the sensible.
