Is there any need for religion?

A special branch of Islamic theology, known as Ilm-ul-Kalam, deals with this subject in full

detail. But is there any need to discuss the existence of God ? Do we discuss such plain

observation such as that we have five fingers? Do we argue such apparent things like why

there is light during the day and darkness during the night?

No, we don’t really discuss such simple matters. Then the issue of Existence of God is also

an obvious truth which doesn’t need any debate or lengthy discussion.

Quran also considers it a self-evident case.

 “Their messengers said; Is there a doubt about Allah, the creator of the heavens and the

earth. It is He Who invites you, in order that He may forgive you and your sins and give

you respite for a term appointed” (14:10)

Quran further shakes the frozen minds:

“Is it not enough that your God is the proof of all things”?

This is a beautiful Quranic proof of the existence of God. Thus, the attentive and intelligent

people consider God to be the proof of all existing things, not the existing things to be

proof for God.

So, there should be no doubt in the existence of God and there should be no need of any

kind of serious argumentation. What we really need is to strengthen the faith in God. For this

reason Quran invites the believers to ponder in the creation of Allah.

However, we are living in an age of doubt, where people are denying the naked truths. For this

reason, we shall discuss the existence of God from various angles and at a reasonable length.

Does science prove existence of God ?

History of science tells us that man has an inborn desire to acquire knowledge. This desire

is born out of his natural urge to know about his Creator. Many scholars believe that man’s

struggle to gain knowledge began with an effort to understand God.

All scientists believe that the basic aim of scientific researches is to know the truth. So every

sincere effort in scientific research will prove the existence of God because it is a universal truth.

Quran invites all researchers in their respective fields of specialization to ponder in the

creations of Allah in order to testify His existence and His Oneness.

“And your God is one : there is no god but He; He is the beneficent, the merciful. Most surely

in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the night and the day, and

the ships that run in the sea with that which profit men, and the water that Allah sends down

from the clouds, then gives life with it to the earth after its death and spreads in it all kinds of

animals, and the changing of the winds and the clouds made subservient between the heavens

and the earth, there are signs for a people who understand”. (2:163-164)

Almost every discipline of science is covered in this short verse of the Holy Quran. It is true.

Today, the existence of God is a common observation of all scientists working in different

fields of science.

How to prove the existence of God at school level ?

Existence of God is so obvious and visible that it can be convincingly proved at all levels.

When your chemistry teacher tells you about the structure of atom, he teaches you that

some tiny particles known as electrons, are revolving around the nucleus.

You should ask him a simple question;

Sir: Who has initiated the movement of electrons ?

Because your physics teacher has taught you that, Isaac Newton in first law of motion says,

that nothing can move unless someone makes it to move. So if electrons are moving in their

respective orbits, then who has made them to move ? Did any scientist tell you about any

kind of force which has brought these electrons into motion?

No, without any dispute everyone says “NO”.

Then, how the electrons started moving around the nucleus in their respective orbits?

The answer of this question is nothing but what we teach you in Tawhid.

“He is Allah. There is no god but Him”. (20:8)

Both physics and chemistry teach you that you can not explain the structure of atom and

first law of motion completely without believing in Tawhid.

Thus every book of science and each discovery of the scientists teaches us, how great is

our Lord Who has created every thing which exists in the universe.

The human body is a marvelous creation of Allah Subhanahu taala. Every part of the body is

divinely computerized to do a specific job. For instance, heart is a tireless, powerful muscle

which works round the clock. It pumps 4.7 liters of blood throughout the body every

minute. i.e., 7,600 liters of blood in one day. Millions of pages are not enough to describe

the amazing features of the body and its accessories.

Thus, physics, chemistry and biology explicitly tell about the reality of God. Hence, science

adequately proves the existence and oneness of God.

Brain Exercise :

If we see sunlight, we affirmativly confirm the presence of sun without seeing it.

If we find a car parked in a forest, we assuredly conclude that someone has brought it here

with a definite intention. If we don’t see the owner, we will look for him. If we can’t find him

around, still we will believe that someone has brought it here.

If we observe the chairs and desks orderly arranged in a room, and a blackboard with chalk

and duster, we confidently assume that it is a classroom for students. We did not see the

person who has arranged it, and we do not know the person who has arranged it. But we

believe with certainty that a concerned person has done it for a definite purpose.

Now with the same eyes, if we see the moon, stars, oceans, trees, animals, and millions of

other things, and we find that all of them are serving a definite purpose in the universe, then

should we not believe that someone, who can be none but an omnipotent God, has

created them with a definite purpose.

Thus, denying God means, denying the existance of univers.