Sheikh Yusuf Estes Language: English | Format: PDF | Pages: 18 | Size: 1 MB
“Is there evidence God exists?”
Answer:
Yes. Allah has sent down miracles,
revelations and messengers to give clear proofs He exists and more
important, what we should do once we come to this realization.
Allah has sent prophets and messengers
with many proofs throughout the ages for people to be able to clearly
see with their own eyes and to be able to use their own senses the
miracles and proofs pointing to the fact, Allah does in fact, exist.
Miracles of prophets and messengers of
Allah have come to people through the ages. Moses, peace be upon him,
showed many miracles to pharoah and to the children of Israel. Plagues,
locusts, water turning to blood, his stick becoming a snake, the voice
in the burning bush and the parting of the Red Sea were are clear
miracles for the people of Moses time.
Again, Allah sent Jesus, the son of Mary,
peace be upon him, with clear miracles for the people of his time.
Speaking from the cradle while still a new born infant, creating birds
from clay, curing the sick, giving sight to the blind and even bringing a
dead man back to life, were all clear signs to the people to know
Jesus, peace be upon him, was a messenger of Allah as was Moses before
him.
Muhammad, peace be upon him, was the last
and final messenger of Allah, and he was sent to all of mankind. Allah
sent him with a number of miracles, not the least of which was the
Quran. The predictions and propheies of Muhammad, peace be upon him,
have come true even in this century and the Quran has been used to
convince even scientists of the existence of Allah. [Please visit “Science Proves Allah“: Watch video of famous scientists admit Quran is from Allah and even accept Islam]
The Quran is the best of proofs for the
existence of Allah and today over one and half billion people memorize
and rectie from the exact text, in the exact same language it was
revealed in; Arabic. More than 10 million Muslims have completely
memorized the entire Quran from cover to cover, and can recite it from
memory without looking at it.
No one sees or hears Allah, not even the
prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. Nor are we able to use our senses
to make some kind of contact with Him. However, we are encouraged in
Islam to use our senses and our common sense to recognize all of this
universe could not possibly come into existence on its own. Something
had to design it all and then put it into motion. This is beyond our
ability to do, yet it is something we can understand.
We know from the teachings of Muhammad,
peace be upon him, the proofs for the existence of God (Allah) are most
obvious to us in our everyday surroundings. Anyone with understanding
would quickly acknowledge His existence provided they are not so
stubborn as to ignore the obvious evidencers in front right in front of
us.
We don’t have to see an artist to
recognize a painting, correct? So, if we see paintings without seeing
artists painting them, in the same way, we can believe Allah created
everything without having to see Him (or touch, or hear, etc.).
“Why did God create everything?”
Answer:
Allah says in His Quran He did not create all of this for any foolish purpose. Allah Says:
51 – Az-Zariyat
And I did not Create the jinn and humans except they should worship Me. 51:56
He created us for the purpose of worshiping Him, Alone and without any partners.
11 – Hud
And He it is Who has created the heavens and the earth in six Days and
His Throne was on the water, that He might try you, which of you is the
best in deeds. But if you were to say to them: “You shall indeed be
raised up after death,” those who disbelieve would be sure to say, “This
is nothing but obvious magic.”
Allah has created all we call the
universe as a test for us. This is not our final destination. What we
might consider to be “bad” or “good” could actually be quite the
opposite.
67 – Al-Mulk
Blessed is He in Whose Hand is the dominion, and He has the Ability to
do all things. 67:1 (He’s the One) Who has created death and life, so He
may test you which of you is best in deed. And He is the All-Mighty,
the Oft-Forgiving; 67:2
(Hes’ the One) Who has created the seven
heavens one above another, you can see no fault in the creations of the
Most Beneficent. Then look again: “Can you see any rifts?” 67:3 Then
look again and yet again, your sight will return to you in a state of
humiliation and worn out. 67:4
The Quran tells us about the nature of
mankind and how quickly we forget the many wonderful blessings provided
to us daily. Allah describes our attitude clearly in His Quran:
39 – Az-Zumar
And when some hurt touches man, he cries to his Lord (Allah Alone),
turning to Him in repentance, but when He bestows a favor upon him from
Himself, he forgets that for which he cried for before, and he sets up
rivals to Allah, in order to mislead others from His Path. Say: “Take
pleasure in your disbelief for a while: surely, you are (one) of the
dwellers of the Fire!” 39:8
We forget, as we were created to forget.
And this is a part of our test. Will we only use a selective memory and
overlook what we owe to our Creator and Sustainer? Or will we be
appreciative even when we are suffering some hardship or setback in this
life?
89 – Al-Fajr
As for mankind, whenever his Lord tests him giving him honor and gifts,
he says (bragging): “My Lord honors me.” 89:15 But whenever He tests him
by withholding his livelihood, he says: “My Lord has disgraced
me!”89:16
Then Allah makes clear to us the real reasoning behind all that is
taking place: Nay! But (it is because) you do not treat orphans with
kindness and generosity. 89:17
And you do not encourage feeding of the poor! 89:18 And you devour
inheritance with greed, 89:19 And you love wealth with abounding love!
89:20
Allah has created us and given us so
much, yet we are so careless concerning His Right to be worshipped
exclusively and deny the Day of Judgment wherein we will all be asked
concerning His Generosity.
82 – Al-Infitar
O man! What has made you careless concerning your Lord, the Most
Generous? 82:6 Who created you, fashioned you perfectly, and gave you
due proportion; 82:7 In whatever form He willed, He put you together.
82:8 Nay! But you deny the Recompense (reward for good deeds and
punishment for evil deeds).82:9
And how will we view our condition and
surroundings? And how will we treat others around us? Are we considerate
of others and are we quick to blame or quick to forgive? All of these
things are a part of our test, the things we will be asked about on the
DAy of Judgment.
–
Contents:
Questions atheists usually ask about Allah might vary but, they’re predictable.
Consider these:
1. “Is there evidence God Exists?”
2. “How can we prove there is a God?”
3. “Where is God?”
4. What is the origin of God? Where did He come from?
5. “Can God do anything?”
6. “Why did God create everything?”
7. “Is God pure, loving and fair – Where does evil and injustice come from?
8. “Does everything happen according to God’s Plan? –
9. “If there is only one God, then why are there so many religions?
10. “How do you know that the Quran is really from God?”
11. “Why does the Quran say “We” and “He” when referring to Allah?
12. “Is ‘Allah’ the same God of the Jews and Christians?”
13. “Is Allah going to treat Jews and Christians the same as Muslims?
Post a Comment