Is There Evidence God exists?
By - Yusuf
Estes
Yes. Allah has sent down miracles, revelations and messengers to
give clear proofs He exists and more important, what we should do
once we come to this realization.
Allah has sent prophets and messengers with many proofs throughout
the ages for people to be able to clearly see with their own eyes
and to be able to use their own senses the miracles and proofs
pointing to the fact, Allah does in fact, exist.
Miracles of prophets and messengers of Allah have come to people
through the ages. Moses, peace be upon him, showed many miracles to
pharaoh and to the children of Israel. Plagues, locusts, water
turning to blood, his stick becoming a snake, the voice in the
burning bush and the parting of the Red Sea are clear miracles for
the people of Moses time.
Again, Allah sent Jesus, the son of Mary, peace be upon him, with
clear miracles for the people of his time. Speaking from the cradle
while still a new born infant, creating birds from clay, curing the
sick, giving sight to the blind and even bringing a dead man back
to life, were all clear signs to the people to know Jesus, peace be
upon him, was a messenger of Allah as was Moses before him.
Muhammad, peace be upon him, was the last and final messenger of
Allah, and he was sent to all of mankind. Allah sent him with a
number of miracles, not the least of which was the Quran. The
predictions and prophecies of Muhammad, peace be upon him, have
come true even in this century and the Quran has been used to
convince even scientists of the existence of Allah.
[Please visit "Science Proves Allah": Watch video of famous
scientists admit Quran is from Allah and even accept Islam]
The Quran is the best of proofs for the existence of Allah and
today over one and half billion people memorize and recite from the
exact text, in the exact same language it was revealed in; Arabic.
More than 10 million Muslims have completely memorized the entire
Quran from cover to cover, and can recite it from memory without
looking at it.
No one sees or hears Allah, not even the prophet Muhammad, peace be
upon him. Nor are we able to use our senses to make some kind of
contact with Him. However, we are encouraged in Islam to use our
senses and our common sense to recognize this entire universe could
not possibly come into existence on its own. Something had to
design it all and then put it into motion. This is beyond our
ability to do, yet it is something we can understand.
We know from the teachings of Muhammad, peace be upon him, the
proofs for the existence of God (Allah) are most obvious to us in
our everyday surroundings. Anyone with understanding would quickly
acknowledge His existence provided they are not so stubborn as to
ignore the obvious evidences right in front of us.
We don't have to see an artist to recognize a painting, correct?
So, if we see paintings without seeing artists painting them, in
the same way, we can believe Allah created everything without
having to see Him (or touch, or hear, etc.).
how can we prove there is
a god?
Note: "Proving" God exists is really not our purpose. We
are only interested in providing clear statements based on facts
and logic and then allow the individual decide for themselves who
they would like to believe.
There have always been people who believed in the existence of God
and there have always been those who have denied in His existence.
We must realize there are those who will never believe no matter
how much proof or evidence we produce. The reason is some people
don't want to believe in a Creator or Sustainer. They would not
like to consider one day they will have to answer for their actions
and for their refusal to acknowledge their Benefactor to whom they
owe their very existence. We come to know it is not so much a
matter of us trying to convey our beliefs as it is for them to set
aside preconceived prejudices against proper belief. Meaning: this
is really a matter of guidance from Above. If they refuse even with
evident proofs in front of them, this is not between us and them;
it is between them and their Creator. Again, it is not our job to
"prove" anything to anyone. We only need to present the facts in
truth and allow the listener to make up their own mind.
We just begin with simple logic. When something is right in front
of our eyes it is difficult to deny it, right? Asking rhetorical
questions can be very helpful in presenting our case. Begin by
asking the question; "Can you prove you exist?" Yes, of course you
can. You merely use your senses to determine what you can see,
hear, feel, smell, taste and you have emotions as well. All of this
is a part of your existence. But this is not how we perceive God in
Islam. We can look to the things He has created and the way He
cares for things and sustains us, to know there is no doubt of His
existence.
One approach is to suggest simple yet convincing experiments anyone
could comprehend. For instance, say to someone, "Consider this the
next time you are looking up at the moon or the stars on a clear
night; could you drop a drinking glass on the sidewalk and expect
it would hit the ground and on impact it would not shatter, but it
would divide up into little small drinking glasses, with iced tea
in them? Of course not."
Another example is have them consider what might happen if a
tornado came through a junkyard and tore through the old cars;
would it leave behind a nice new Mercedes with the engine running
and no parts left around? Naturally not.
Or ask someone to consider what it would be like if someone told us
about a fast food restaurant operating itself without any people
there? The food just cooks itself, files from the kitchen to the
table and then when we are done, the dishes jump back the kitchen
to wash themselves. This is too crazy for anyone to even think
about.
After reflecting on all of the above, how could we look to the
universe above us through a telescope or observe the cells in a
microscope and then think all of this came about as a result of a
"big bang" or some "accident"?
(see also "Quran")
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