When we reflect upon our own existence we will come to the realisation, that at some point in time, we began to exist. Since we were once non-existent and are now in existence, it follows that we must have had a beginning. In light of this, the Qur’an raises some profound questions: Were we created by nothing? Did we create ourselves? Or did we create the universe? “Or were they created by nothing? Or were they the creators (of themselves)? Or did they create heavens and earth? Rather, they are not certain.” Quran 52:35-36 These questions can be addressed to the existence of everything that began, this includes entire universe itself. Therefore, the exegetical implications of these verses can be logically formulated in the following way: Things that began to exist were either:- 1. Created or brought into being from nothing 2. Self caused or self created 3. Created or brought into being by something else that began to exist 4. Created or brought into being by a non-created or un-caused entity ..............!! Everything we perceive is dependent on something else for its existence. Nothing that we can perceive can survive independent of other things, there is nothing in our perception that is self-subsistent. Everything we perceive has building blocks that could have been arranged in another way. Therefore they must have been determined. If this is true, then there are only two possible conclusion: 1. All we perceive depends for its existence on something else, which in turn depends on still another thing, ad infinitum, or, 2.All we perceive derives its existence from something else that exists by its own nature and that is accordingly eternal and independent.
Posted on: Sun, 14 Sep 2014 14:46:48 +0000