Do You Have to See God, the Creator, to
Believe in Him?
Is not seeing Him proof that He doesn't
Exist?
Direct, observational evidence
is acceptable proof according to all rational people, and in the religion, it
has a great status. However, scientific evidence is not limited to this type of
proof alone. The insistence on not accepting any other kind of proof than
direct, observational evidence is one of the signs of irrationality.
If natural scientists, such as physicists,
chemists, biologists and others, as well as all other rational people, had not
accepted any proof other than this type, none of the sciences would ever have
developed, nor could they even been established in the first place.[1]
The Existence of God, the Creator, and His
Oneness have been confirmed to us in every way (through intuitional,
observational, logical, and scientific evidence), and we have presented this
previously.
We will now add to what we have proven
previously that which provides a scientific response to such questions as the
one we began this chapter with:
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The law of gravity cannot be observed
definitively; all scientists witness does not represent the law of gravity in
itself. It is other things that make them believe in the existence of this law.
Yet, today, the law of gravity finds general acceptance. Newton discovered it
initially, and then this law became a scientific fact. Why?
That
is because the law of gravity explains many other observations for us.
Therefore: It is not a requirement for a fact to be learned through direct
experiment.
Gravity is not seen or witnessed directly with the eye. Yet, despite
this, it is a scientific fact that no one can deny just because he hasn't seen
it or witnessed it.
So, what about atheists who deny the
Existence of God, the Creator (Glorious & Exalted), who stipulate that they
must see Allah Almighty to believe in Him, and say that not seeing Him is proof
that He does not exist!
Why do they contradict themselves?
Why would they contradict the principles
of modern science?
This, despite the great difference between
God, the Creator of all other creatures and beings, and other weak, slave
creatures other than Him.
If man is unable to see things like
gravity, when it is among the glorious handiwork of Allah Most High, how could
he see God, the Creator of him, and gravity, and all other creatures and
beings?
Analogous to what we have said
scientifically, by way of metaphor explaining that reality is not limited to
direct, observational evidence, and that it is not bound by it, we offer this
clear example to everyone whose nature is good and pure and whose mind is sound
(even if he is not a scientist, a physicist, or anything like that). And this
is to confirm what we have already stated:
A.
Milk and butter:
It is well-known to everyone, big and small,
educated and uneducated, that butter is produced from milk.
But,
can we see the butter that is produced from milk when the milk is squeezed from
the teat and it is in its natural, liquid form? Of course, not.
Can
butter be extracted from this milk while it is in its natural state when it is
first squeezed from the teat? Of course, not; milk must go through several
stages to complete the process.
If
we were not able to see the butter in the milk, while it was in our hands in
its natural, liquid form, and we were not able to extract it at that time, can
we see God, our Creator and the Creator of all creatures and beings?
The
obvious answer for which there is no alternative or neutrality is: no.
B.
Reason:
Allah (Glorious & Exalted) has granted us
this reason with which to think about the glory of His signs which indicate His
Existence (Glorious & Exalted) and His Oneness, and then to single Him
(Mighty & Majestic) out exclusively for worship, since He is without peer
or partner.
Thus, a sound, rational mind does not deny any of what we have
mentioned.
It
is through our sound reason that we remember and benefit from advice. No one
can deny the existence of this reason with which we think.
We wonder once again about the question we
asked before:
Can
any of the atheists or those who deny Allah's Existence see the reason with
which they think and philosophize? Of course not.
Can
the existence of reason be denied simply because it cannot be seen? Of course
not.
Therefore, not seeing reason is not considered a condition for admitting
and believing in its existence.
But
why do these atheists make seeing Allah Almighty a condition for believing in
Him? Why do they say that not seeing Him is proof that He does not exist?
Undoubtedly, the answer is that the motivation behind this condition is
the delusion and arrogance that prevents them from submitting to the truth.
They follow their vain desires and trivial passions, but they will get what
they deserve from Allah (Mighty & Majestic) as a result of their lies and
arrogance.
C.
The Soul:
Allah (Blessed & Exalted) has granted us
this soul with which to live the life Allah wants for us, to abide by His rules
as they were explained to us from the lips of His prophets and messengers, and
in the Scriptures He sent down upon us, until Allah (Glorious & Exalted)
permits our souls to be taken.
No
one can deny the existence of the soul in his own body.
To
clarify: we direct such questions—as we asked before—to this atheist who denies
the Existence of His God and Creator, and we say:
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Do you believe that you have a soul?
He will say: Of course, I do.
-
Have you seen this soul?
He will say: Of course not.
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Does not seeing your soul make you deny its
existence?
He will say: no.
So,
if you do not deny this soul even though you cannot see the soul within your
own self, that inhabits your own body, then why deny the Existence of this God,
the Creator (Mighty & Majestic) just because you cannot see Him?
Hypothetical assumptions cannot stand up to the truth, yet you rely on them as
evidence?
Why
do you try to convince yourself of an irrational deception with hypotheses and
false conjecture?
This, despite the great difference between God, the Supreme Creator, and
the soul of a small, created human being.
Indeed, Allah (Glorious & Exalted) has made us many, many obvious
signs, that clearly testify to His Existence (Noble & Sublime), His
Oneness, His Supreme Attributes and Absolute Power.
As
such, it is not necessary to see this Great Creator God to believe in him,
since not seeing Him is not proof that He does not exist.
[1]
Physics and the Existence of
the Creator (Al-Fisiyaa' wa
Wujood al-Khaaliq), by Dr. Ja`far Shaikh Idris
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