Ibn al-Qayyim raḥimahullāh said :
"If we were able to uncover the wisdom of Allah embedded in His creation and His decrees, we would find not merely hundreds, but thousands of wisdoms. Yet our intellects are extremely limited, our knowledge is very little, and the knowledge of all created beings is insignificant when compared to the knowledge of Allah — just as the light of a lamp becomes meaningless beneath the radiance of the sun. Even this is only an illustration ; the reality is far greater than what this comparison can convey."
[Shifā’ al-‘Alīl fī Masā’il al-Qaḍā’ wa al-Qadar wa al-Ḥikmah wa al-Ta‘līl (3/1083), 2nd edition, Dār al-Ṣumai‘ī, 1434 AH / 2013H]
