To Those Who Do Not Believe Throughout time, there has existed controversy between the atheist and the believer in God. It’s become a common refrain of the Atheist when faced with the question of the existence of God that the burden of proof lies with the believer “Show me scientific proof, beyond your faith, that Allah exists,” a non-believer might request, ending most conversations on the topic. However, the Islamic faith and some basic logic offers proof of a Creator of the universe. In the Quran, we learn of God’s plan for humankind, the purpose for our existence. “I have not created the jinn, the spirits, nor human beings, for any other purpose except to worship Me.” (Quran 51:56) Where will humankind worship Allah ? On Earth, in this solar system, in the Milky Way, part of the universe. A universe with all the component parts that move in concert so perfectly. Orbits that do not intersect. No conflict whatsoever. “It is He Who created the Night and the Day, and the sun and the moon: all (celestial bodies) swim along, each in its rounded course.” (Quran 21:33) But where on Earth will humankind worship Allah? Or, within what might be the better question? The human body, one of Allah’s most amazing creations, is programmed by its Creator. And what about the human brain? Receiver and sender of impulses, more intricate and powerful than any computer. We are all born with a functioning brain, gifted to us by Allah so that we may serve our life’s purpose: to worship Him. But there is more wonder in the human body than the brain and heart. Consider the human eye. A powerful camera capable of focusing near and far, interpreting colors and sensing differences. Or our kidneys, which balance the toxicity of the human body by filtering all that we ingest. How could such a perfect machine exist if not created by a divine, intelligent designer? Further, how does one explain the scientific knowledge proposed in the Quran over 1400 years ago? That water is the origin of all life on Earth (Quran 21:30), that the universe is expanding (Quran 51:47). The technology to make these scientific discoveries and observations was still a thousand years from being invented. Further and more complete discussions of the wonders of Allah’s creation follow below. Next, proof from the world of logic and statistics and philosophy. Start with the fact that, according to scientists, the universe is finite and, hence, has a beginning. Science also has proven that something cannot be created from nothing. Furthermore, something cannot create itself, because in order for it to create itself, it would have to exist already. So, if something cannot manifest from nothing, nor can something manifest itself, someone must have created the universe. Finally, the atheist leans on Darwin’s evolutionary model to explain the rise of humankind from lesser life forms. Such science, they say, demolishes the notion of faith as proof of, well, anything. But recently, when several college-level science students and their professors were asked to provide examples of organisms that have changed their “kind” as Darwin’s model suggests, they came up empty. Many of them referred to Darwin’s finches, whose beaks adapted for the purposes they needed. An adaptation is not evolution. There was no change in kind. When pushed further, these students and professors explained that these changes occurred thousands and thousands, if not millions, of years ago, hence unobservable to the human eye. Unobservable, so the belief of Darwin’s evolutionary model must rely on faith in the scientists who report its existence. That same faith which was not good enough to prove the existence of a Creator in the first place. So, when examined more closely using the elegance of the Quran or basic logic, the burden of proof for the existence or non-existence of Allah falls back squarely on the shoulders of the Atheist. Evidence That Allah Does Exist Is All Around Allah SWT calls upon us to acknowledge Him. All around us we see the signs of His presence. Some people are completely blind to the miracle of the Creation and call themselves non-believers, doubters and atheists and insist that all the beauty around us was created by one Big Bang! We read in the Qur’an (Verse 41:53) “….signs in the horizons and within themselves until the truth is clear to them.” Allah calls upon us to acknowledge Him through signs and it is our responsibility to reflect on them and to recognize Him. We are all born with a natural predisposition to be believers and to have faith, but this can either be nurtured or be neglected. Those that nurture their faith will see the signs of Allah’s work everywhere and will respect Him and offer praise. Those that neglect their faith find it easy to dismiss everything and base the Creation on a meaningless and random theory. 23
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