Is it logical to believe in one God who has no sons or daughters, partners, companions or anything like Him?
Alslamu Alikum..
Mostly those who
don't believe in God say they don't because they can't see Him.
Yet if we only
believe in something just because we can see it and reject it if we can't or
couldn't see it then no one would believe that his parents are truly his
biological parents just because he or she wasn't there when they were being
convinced or can't remember their mother giving birth to them or that we have a
soul because none of us have ever seen a human soul or that other planets exist
except astronauts. Etc.
These are all things
that we believe based on evidence or logic and common sense using logical
arguments more than having a material evidence for it specially in the absence
of material proofs.
Maybe I didn't see a
certain thing but when I’m being told about it by someone who is trust worthy,
has no logical reason to lie about it while I have no reason to disqualify him
and they back it up with an acceptable data then as a logical man I should
accept it if I can't refute their argument.
One of the Qourans (Qoura
members) said in one of his answers and I quote:
Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
If I was in the
middle of the desert where I can't find not even a single plant and suddenly I
found a Rolex watch laying on the sand, I can be 100% positive that someone has
passed by this spot and dropped it even without seeing him doing it.
If I refused to
accept that logical argument using my common sense and said that the watch has
generated from the sand or it was created by the desert itself or even came out
here on its own just because I didn't see someone dropping it then I’m
definitely crazy and lacking the least bit of logic and common sense and the
only proof I should be seeking to find is a proof of sanity not a proof
of existence. Don't you agree?!
Who was the one who
dropped, his name, attributes, how did he come here…etc. these are different
questions and we can seek answers later for them yet as for now we must at
least agree that someone passed by here and dropped the Rolex watch.
When it comes
to our existence it's the same logical argument. As long as [Something]
can't come out of [Nothing] and that [Chaos] can't generate [Order]
and that even the smallest chair Must be created by someone then it's Impossible
to accept that an explosion created such complex, magnificent and sophisticated
universe with even more complex creatures within it without a creator?
Certainly I can’t and no one else can, at least those who have the least bit of
logic and common sense alhamdu llah.
There must be a Creator
then don't you think?!
Now, logic dictates
that as long as there is a creator that He would has certain attributes:
- Knowledge “which
dictates having intelligence as well”.
- Will.
- Power.
If The Creator
misses any of these attributes He wouldn't be able to create anything no matter
how small it is.
So, we can conclude
that The Creator of the universe is an intelligent Creator who
has:
- Infinite knowledge: to be able to
create such complex, sophisticated and magnificent universe with all these
details and potentials.
- Undisputed Will: to create this
universe while no one else can sabotage His creation or tamper it after it
was created against the will of The Creator.
- Infinite Power: to create this
universe exactly the way The Creator wants it and sustain it to
exist as long as He wants it to last.
- Eternal Being: without a
beginning or an end, because if The Creator had a beginning then He
would definitely have an end as well and in this case He will be limited
in all His attributes including Knowledge, Will and Power.
Not to mention:
- If He had a beginning, then He came to exist at a
certain point which means He also has a creator because [Something]
can't come out of [Nothing] and [Nothing] can't generate or
produce [Something].
- If He has a creator, then his creator would be The
Creator while he would be another creation same as the universe. and
if his creator has a creator then his creator’s creator would be The
Creator while he would be another creation and so on no matter how
far you go back in this chain.
Which means that The
Creator can't have a beginning, end, son or daughter, partners, companions,
wives or anything like Him.
“He must be One and
The Only One without a second, The All-knowing,
The All-powerful, The Sustainer”.
Now that we know by
now that The Creator has Infinite knowledge, Intelligence,
Power and Will, we can simply understand that as long as He created us
then He has a purpose[1] for us and that He didn't just
create us in vain.
And as long as He has
a purpose for us then He must contact us to let us know about that purpose and
how to fulfill it, Don't you agree?!
The thing is, we come
from all types of backgrounds, cultures, languages and even our way of
understanding, reasoning and perception of information varies between one
another even if we were an identical twin.
So, logic dictates
that for all of us to receive the same complete message and understand it
correctly it can't be sent down on us like rain while everyone catches whatever
they can and whoever wasn't present or even couldn’t understood it correctly
would miss on it and casted away.
So, The Creator
sends us someone with the message. Someone who is Honest, Trustworthy,
Known to his nation and The most righteous among them to
deliver this message to us without tampering it or seek personal gaining out of
it. To teach and explain it in the simplest and the most thorough way and more
importantly to set a living example for us on how to apply this message in our
daily life correctly considering our personal differences by being the 1st one
to follow it among us exactly how The Creator commanded him so that everyone
could understand this message clearly no matter how weak and challenged their
reasoning, perception or understanding is and none of them would have any
excuses for not following it when they are being held accountable for their
actions and choices.
Those teachers are
called The Creator’s prophets and messengers.
Since day one, when
the 1st man [prophet Adam peace be upon him] put his foot on earth, the message
was:
Worship only Allah swt The One and The Only One worthy of being worshiped and don't associate any partners with Him.[2]
This is The
Message of Islam that all Allah’s prophets and messengers peace be upon
them all delivered to their nations from prophet Adam till the last and final
messenger prophet Muhammad peace and blessings upon him.[3]
[4]
Some of those
prophets were sent with a book or religious text from Allah swt to their
nations to worship Allah swt with it, study it, learn their laws and
commandments, use it as a reference and guidance in times of testing and
dispute and teach it to the following generations.
What happened after
each prophet died was that a group among their scholars either forged or forgot
these teachings by time, lost some of it or tampered and twisted others for
their personal agendas which go against their prophet’s teachings which
eventually produced a different and a twisted concept about God then evolved
into a different or a new religion.
So, after a while
Allah swt sends another prophet to remind these people with the original
message and call them back to worship the one and only one worthy of being
worshiped [Allah swt] and teach them how to worship Allah swt properly.
This kept happening
even after prophet Moses died and prophet Jesus was raised safe and sound to
heavens by Allah’s will and it was resembled to them that they succeeded in
crucifying prophet Jesus peace be upon him while they didn’t alhamdu llah.[5]
And this is how
hinduism, judaism and christianity emerged.[6]
So, after almost 600
years from the time of prophet Jesus peace be upon him, Allah swt sent prophet
Muhammad peace and blessings upon him as the last and final messenger with the
last and final message of Islam for all worlds to follow and revealed the holy
Quran upon him to be The Guidance till the end of days.
And as it is the last
revelation which Allah swt sent to both worlds [Mankind and Jinn], Allah swt
took it upon Himself to preserve it as authentic as it was revealed upon
prophet Muhammad peace and blessings upon him[7] [8] Alhamdu llah.
This is why, it's
being read in prayer with its original language no matter what the Muslim's
mother tongue is and no prayer would be accepted in any other language and it's
the only book that is being memorized by millions of people from cover to cover
by heart since the time of prophet Muhammad peace and blessings upon him and
his companions and its taught teachers who are part of a chain of teachers
known to us by each name in it going all the way back to prophet Muhammad peace
and blessings upon him.
This is why Allah swt
makes it clear to everyone that the only religion accepted in His sight is
Islam and that the only way to succeed in this life and in hereafter is to be a
Muslim Alhamdu llah.[9]
Allah swt says in
chapter 3:
( 85 ) And whoever desires other than Islam as religion - never will it be accepted from him, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers.
Here is a free pdf
copy from “The Glorious Quran” translation for the meanings of the holy Quran: Download
Feel free to download
and read it if you are interested en shaa Allah.
In case you are not a
fan of PDFs you can read it online through here: Al-Qur'an al-Kareem - القرآن الكريم
I have also talked
about how we prove that the holy Quran is Allah’s words in a previous answer to
a question which asks:
I would recommend
that you read a book called:
- "A brief illustrated guide to understanding
Islam": Download
- “General Introduction to Islam”: Download
- "SEALED NECTAR" one of the most simple and
detailed book about biography of prophet Muhammad peace and blessings upon
him: Download
- Quran and modern science: Download
- Various Articles: Sharing The Message Of Islam
- Video lectures: Watch on YouTube
These references
would give you more information about Islam en shaa Allah.
Comments
Post a Comment