Do you know how to prove The Existence of God Allah to an atheist? Read the below discussion M: Excuse me sir Do you know whats the real purpose of your life? NM= Theres no purpose in life Im atheist M: Excuse me can I prove to you that there is a Creator? NM: That’s impossible (or looks surprised) M: There are four proofs or pieces of evidence for the existence of a Creator Firstly: The Law of Cause and Effect or Causality (Cosmological Argument) Everything that exists must do so either because 1. It created itself or 2. It always existed or 3. Something caused it to happen 1. Something cannot create itself because it would have to exist and not exist at the same time. 2. Something cannot always exist as there must be a point at which things started. It is not possible to go back infinitely or forever. 3. Therefore something caused it to happen – causality. The ultimate cause for everything is, we believe, the Creator. You are probably wondering who made this Creator. NM: Yes, who made The Creator? M: If you are asking this question then you are really talking about something called Infinite Regress. Which means the Creator was made by another Creator who was made by another Creator and so on. This cannot happen as there must be an ultimate cause for everything that is uncreated. Otherwise you would go on forever. Does that make sense? Sorry can I ask you another question; do you think that the Universe is finite or infinite? NM: I don’t really know. Probably finite, it can’t go on forever M: Yes it is finite. Most scientists agree that the universe is finite and started with a big bang and it is still expanding – This is ‘The Big Bang Theory’ M: Question is, was it just ‘matter’ that came into being, or even The Laws of The universe, including time? NM: I don’t know M: Scientists agree that it wasn’t just ‘matter’; but The Laws of The Universe including time that came into being. Therefore, The Laws of The Universe are within this finite universe in which space and time are linked together. Therefore he is not limited by space and time. He does not have a beginning and does not need a Creator. A physicist would agree that anything outside this Universe is outside This Space Time Continuum. Secondly: The Design and Fine Tuning of The Universe (Teleological Argument). The second piece of evidence for the existence of The Creator is the complexity and The Fine tuning in the design of the universe. This shows ‘intelligence’ in the design. This intelligence would point to an intelligent being; who is The Creator. The key words are ‘Fine-tuning.’ The universe is finely tuned or just rightly balanced the way it is. Do you know what I mean? • The fine-tuning of the universe must be due to either 1. physical necessity, 2. Chance, 3. Design. • It is not due to 1. Physical necessity or 2. Chance; as it is almost impossible to be the way it is by pure chance. I’ll explain later. • Therefore, it has to be due to design. For Example: The rate of expansion after The Big Bang had to fall within certain precise limits, for it to work • If the rate of expansion had been slightly slower —by one part in millions— then gravity would have caused it to all collapse in a big crunch. If the rate of expansion had been slightly faster — By one part in millions— Then gravity couldn’t pull any of the matter together to form planets, stars and even gases! Another example of fine tuning Our universe is a low entropy universe. Where entropy is the randomness of particles of the universe. The probability of this happening by chance is very very low. Prof. Roger Penrose of oxford university, has calculated that the probability of this low entropy universe occurring by chance is 10 to the power of 10 to the to the power of 123 to one. (Professor Roger Penrose – Oxford (Awarded the: Wolf Prize with Stephen Hawking) Thirdly: The lives of certain very good human beings who came with an identical message and claimed that Almighty God spoke to them in some way. These were The Messengers of God. There were many Messengers or Prophets. For example: Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, Solomon, Joseph, Jacob, Jesus and finally Muhammad (Peace be upon the all). To prove that they were sent by Almighty God, they all performed miracles. They claimed that they performed these miracles with the power of Almighty God. For example: • Moses (PBUH) parted The Red Sea (with God’s power) and the children of Israel escaped from The Pharaoh. • Jesus (PBUH) brought the dead back to life, healed the leper and cured the person who was born blind; all with God’s power. • Muhammad (PBUH) was given a miracle at least as great as, if not greater than, the miracles given to the earlier Prophets. This miracle is present today and it is The Qur’an. There are three possibilities these people were either 1) Lying 2) Deluded (or Mad) 3) True Prophets of Almighty God The first two can be rejected because of their incredibly good character and the fact they neither wanted nor achieved any worldly benefit from their message. Therefore they must have been prophets of All-Mighty God. Fourthly: The Miraculous Qur’an. This book is a miracle for a number of reasons. This book is the real proof that; there is A Creator that Muhammad was a true Prophet of Almighty God and that Islam is true. And Islam is not the name of some unique religion presented for the first time by Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) who should, on that account be called the founder of Islam. The Quran states that Islam - the complete submission of man before his one and only Unique Creator - is the one and only faith and way of life consistently revealed by God to humankind from the very beginning. Noah, Solomon, David, Abraham, Moses, Isaac and Jesus - prophets who appeared at different times and places - all propagated the same faith and conveyed the same message of Tawheed (Oneness of God), Risaalat (Prophethood) and Aakhirah (the Hereafter). These prophets of God were not founders of different religions to be named after them. They were each reiterating the message and faith of their predecessors. However, Muhammad (pbuh) was the last Prophet of God. God revived through him the same genuine faith which had been conveyed by all His Prophets. This original message was earlier corrupted and split into various religions by people of different ages, who indulged in interpolations and admixture. These alien elements were eliminated by God, and Islam - in its pure and original form - was transmitted to humankind through Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). Since there was to be no messenger after Muhammad (pbuh), the Book revealed to him (i.e. the Quran) was preserved word for word so that it should be a source of guidance for all times. The miracle of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), i.e. the Quran, is for all times All the previous Prophets of God were sent only to their people and their nation and their complete message was meant for a particular time period. Therefore the miracles they performed such as parting of sea by Prophet Moses (pbuh), giving life to the dead by Prophet Jesus (pbuh), etc. convinced the people of that time but these miracles cannot be analyzed and verified by us today. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is the last and final Messenger of God, sent for the whole of humankind and the message he delivered is for eternity. The Quran says: We sent you (Prophet Muhammad) not but as a mercy for all creatures. (Al-Quran 21:107) Therefore the miracle of the last and final Messenger should also be everlasting, examinable and verifiable by people of all ages, after its revelation. Though Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) performed several miracles as are mentioned in the Hadith (recorded traditions, sayings and actions of the Prophet), he never emphasized them. Though we Muslims believe in these miracles we only boast of the ultimate miracle given to him by Almighty God, which is the Quran. Al-Quran is the miracle of all times which proved itself to be a miracle 1400 years ago and which can be reconfirmed today and forever. In short, it is the Miracle of Miracles. Many people have a misconception that Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is the founder of the religion of Islam. However, Islam is in existence since the first man (Prophet Adam) first set foot on earth. Since then, Almighty God sent several prophets and revelations, the last in this chain being Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and the Quran. Three options regarding authorship of the Quran Probably, the only point of agreement amongst those who have the slightest knowledge of the Quran irrespective of whether they are Muslims or not, is that the Quran was recited for the first time by a man who was born in Makkah in Arabia in the 6th century (C.E.) by the name of Muhammad (pbuh). Regarding the sources of the Quran there can be three basic assumptions for a non-Muslim: a) Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) himself was the author of the Quran; consciously, sub-consciously or unconsciously. b) Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) learnt it from other human sources or copied or adopted from previous scriptures or revelations. c) Quran has no human author but it is a word for word revelation from God. Muhammad (pbuh) was not the author of the Qur’an 1. Muhammad (pbuh) never claimed the authorship of the Qur’an It is highly abnormal to challenge the testimony of someone who disclaims responsibility for producing a great work, whether literary, scientific or other. Yet this is precisely what orientalists and others, who are suspicious about the origins of the Quran, do when they claim that Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was the author of the Glorious Quran. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) never ever claimed responsibility for originating it. He honestly said that it was Allah who revealed this Scripture to him. To think otherwise is illogical because it would mean that he was telling a lie. From history we learn that between his youth and the prophetic mission that commenced at the age of 40, he had never been known to lie. He was so well known for his truthfulness, honesty and chastity that he was given the title Al-Ameen i.e. The trust worthy by friends and foes alike. Then why should he lie at the age of 40 while claiming to be a messenger of God? It is interesting to note however, that although many of the Meccan Pagans rejected Islam and regarded the Prophet as a liar, they nevertheless trusted him and deposited their valuables with him for safe-keeping. This is apparent from the fact that when the Prophet decided to leave Makkah to foil an assassination attempt on him, he left the valuables with Hazrat Ali (R.A.) to distribute it to the rightful owners. Once when Abu Sufiyan, one of the pagan chiefs of Makkah, went to Emperor Heraclius to ask for his support against the Prophet, on being questioned whether the Prophet had been accused of lying, prior his to claim to be a Prophet or whether he had betrayed his trust, Abu Sufiyan the arch enemy of the Prophet had to answer No. Thus even his opponents acknowledged his sincerity, truthfulness and honesty. What logical reason can a person think of, for Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) to lie while stating that he was a Prophet and not the author of the Quran. And. The theory that Muhammad (pbuh) authored the qur’an or copied from other sources can be disproved by the single historical fact that he was illiterate. Allah God testifies himself in the qur’an in surah al-ankabut chapter no.29 verse 48 and thou was not (able) to recite a book before this (book came), nor art thou (able) to transcribe it with thy right hand: in that case, indeed, would the talkers of vanities have doubted. [al-qur’an 29:48] Allah (swt) knew that many would doubt the authenticity of the qur’an and would ascribe it to prophet muhummad (pbuh). Therefore Allah in his divine wisdom chose the last and final messenger to be an ‘ummi’, i.e. Unlettered, so that the talkers of vanity would not then have the slightest justification to doubt the prophet. The accusation of his enemies that he had copied the qur’an from other sources and rehashed it all in a beautiful language might have carried some weight, but even this flimsy pretence has been deprived to the unbeliever and the cynic. Allah reconfirms in the qur’an in surah al a’raf chapter 7 verse 157: those who follow the messenger, the unlettered prophet, whom they find mentioned in their own (scriptures) in the law and the gospel The prophecy of coming of the unlettered prophet (pbuh) is also mentioned in the bible in the book of isaiah chapter 29 verse 12. and the book is delivered to him that is not learned. [isaiah 29:12] The qur’an testifies in no less than four different places that the prophet (pbuh) was illiterate. It is also mentioned in surah a’raf chapter 7 verse 158 and in surah al-jumu’a chapter 62 verse 2.
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