"The world is much bigger than you and I," spoke the sage into the looking-glass

Friday, September 01, 2006

Conservation of Energy...or more?

Ever heard of the principle of conservation of energy? It's pretty much the backbone of modern physics, stating that mass-energy cannot be created nor destroyed. And it's remarkable in its simplicity too...if I light a fire, the subsequent energy released comes from the wood. If I slow down while driving, kinetic energy morphs into heat and radiates away.

I was thinking this over. Doesn't this principle apply to a whole lot more than just energy? A musician composes a tune...but has he created it? I don't think so. I think he's just channelled different musical ideas in his head into one composition. Similarly, a writer might come up with a story, but he hasn't technically created it. For the most part, he's twined different strands in his mind into a ball of yarn. Of course, he's added his own flair to it.

Look at it in Islam. You do bad to another person. Someday, in some way, it will boomerang back to you. The total "goodness" or "badness" is being conserved. It is neither being created not destroyed. Everywhere I look, I see undertones of conservation masquerading as creation.

Actually, I believe true creation lies only with Allah. True creation was the moment when He sparked the universe with his Will, and His "KUN" created pure majesty out of nothing.

2 Comments:

Blogger coco jumbo said...

u r a physicist?
law of conv is the string on which scientists walk thru out their lives. but i think law of conv of energy falls somewhere if we think about the creation of universe. it started from nothing!
i literally didnt mean to take mcat as qyamat. actually it was not being able to write which was qyamat.
by the way nice blog here.

2:18 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hussain beautifully said indeed.

11:22 AM

 

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