Miracles And Law Of Nature
Islam doesn’t redefine the word miracle – it has the same definition in Islam as it can be found in any dictionary. Sure miracles do violate the laws of nature, but why is that surprising? God doesn’t need to be confined by any laws of nature. In fact, an entity that is confined by any such laws can’t be the Almighty God, can it?
Both of the verses that you have mentioned above are related to the law of Itmam-e-Hujjat. That once a Rasool is sent to a nation and the truth has come out in its last degree, leaving no possible excuse for its addressees to deny except arrogance or any other wordly reasons like status. Now, the book of God tells us two main points in relation to this particular practice; Neither does God punish the specific nation immediately. He gives them time so that the truth is narrated to them in its ultimate form by the messenger. And secondly, this time is given to them so that their inner is shown by Allah by its manifestation in the crimes they commit in that time be it verbal crimes or other. The second point is; after this given duration, then God sends his punishment. Where the people who had Iman are saved and the others who denied they are punished and killed. Now what you’re asking is, if God can change/alter His physical laws easily then why not here? Why does He have the same sunnah for all the previous nations? The answer is because if you read the Book of God you will see that this is justice and envelopes in itself God’s perfect wisdom. He gives them time so that they can see truth in it ultimate sense and it becomes a Hujjat for them. And after this Hujjat on them, they dont deserve to live. Why? Because if you understand the scheme of God in creating us and this world you will realise that it is only and only to use our aql (intellect) and all other faculties to recognize God and then worship Him alone. So these people then have no reason left to live or stay on this earth hence, they are finished. Hope this helps brother. Please don’t hesitate to ask a follow up question. InshaAllah the moderators will help you better.