Abstract

Wikipedia defines randomness as follows: In common parlance, randomness is the apparent or actual lack of pattern or predictability in events. A random sequence of events, symbols or steps often has no order and does not follow an intelligible pattern or combination. Yet intelligibility underlies all our scientific endeavors - it is the very reason why any scientist gets up in the morning and strives to use reason to unlock the secrets of nature. The Holy Quran teaches that it is Allah Who created all that is in the universe - the hardware and the laws that govern their mutual interactions and the software - the guidance that God Himself revealed to everything that exists.  This is found mentioned again and again in the Holy Quran. Nowadays when we send out probes into space and program and reprogram and update their software remotely it should be easy for us to understand this whole idea and the idea that the universe and all that it contains came about randomly just begs the question that if this is the case, and it is indeed true that randomness does not permit that there be any reason to expect what results from randomness to be in any way, shape or form to be intelligible. Why do scientists expect nature to be intelligible?