Beleiving in something that is unseen has always been contested by many since ages. Although a large number of prophets came to enlighten these, yet there always existed a doubt about the presence of the Divine being. While the earlier generations had no access toscience and natural discoveries, even the people of the men of the science age are found hesitant to acknowledge the existance of any Divine being whaich made the entire universe and is managing it flawlessly since time immemorial.
There are many a argument by some people who replace belief in God with belief in:
- Science
- Human capability
- Empirical evidence
- They say: “If it can’t be measured, tested, or proven, it’s not real.”
Sometimes, belief in God feels inconvenient:
- It requires submission, humility, and moral accountability: Since man by nature is greedy and does not want to be dominated or subdued, and wishes no one to take stock his acts of morality, thus the shirk to acknowledge the presence of a Divine Being, lest they have to live a life of submission.
- People want to live on their terms — not under divine guidance: let their lives by guided and governed by the Divne Being.If we look around, men are always on the look out if they are not being watched, and if yes, the break all barriers, spped their cars beyond limits and laugh for not being caught. A one hour power shut down in New York city saw one of the worst rowdism and people broke into stores and shops and looted what came in their hands. This shows that man doe not want to be guided by the rules and want to live their own lives on their own terms. And if this just a worldy example, how could they accept living by the guidelines and commandments of a unseen Divine Being.
- So rejecting that invisble Divine Being becomes easier than surrendering to Him.
For such people, The Qur’an asks: “Have hearts with which they do not understand, eyes with which they do not see, and ears with which they do not hear…” (Qur’an 7:179)
This isn’t a judgment of intelligence — it means the soul has become veiled. Repeated sin, arrogance, or neglect can lead to spiritual numbness.
In Islam, disbelief isn't just a logical error — it's a spiritual disconnection. The Qur’an:
- Acknowledges that people will differ in belief
- Invites them through reason, mercy, and reflection
- Warn against arrogance and heedlessness
Although, many disbeleivers of a supreme Divine Being know in their hearts of its presence, yet their arrogance compels them to pronounce it publically. When Abraha Al-Ashram, the Christian viceroy of Yemen (then ruled by the Abyssinians), mounted a fierce attack on Makkah with the aid of elephants, a beast unknown to people of Makkah, the elders of polythetists looked up to sky and begged for their protection. Even today, Hindus know there is a Divinine Deity they call Bhagwan, yet their pride in their thousands year old faith does not allow them to acknowledge it.
Read about Abraha and his attack on Makkah: Short Stories from The Holy Quran: How Allah Saved Ka'bah from the Invading Army of Elephants
It can thus be said that people don’t believe in a Divine Being for many reasons — some intellectual, some emotional, some societal. But belief in a Divine Being isn’t just about proving something; it’s about being open to the truth, humbling the ego, and being willing to see with both the mind and the heart.
With this premise, we begin a series of posts based on verses from Qur'an in which that invisible and unseen Divine Being, we call Allah and others call him God, asks questions from those who do not beleive in Him and tells them to ponder over His replies not with a mathematical approach where 2+2 is always 4 or any scientific theory.
Herein under are some of the questions Allah asks those doubtful minds and then answers them Himself so that sanity prevails and they finally believe in the presence of a Divine Being without who the world could not have been there at all or could not have been running smoothly in a celestial movement of a universe that contains trillions of planets revolving around their core stars:
- Who is He Who heeds the prayers of the distressed when he calls out to Him
- Who is it that has created the heavens and the earth and sent down for you water from the sky and then We caused to grow therewith orchards full of beauty whose trees you could never grow.
- Who is it Who has made the earth a place of resort, and has caused rivers to flow in its midst, and has placed upon it firm mountains, and has placed a barrier between two masses of water?
- Who is it Who guides you through the darkness on land and sea? And Who sends winds as heralds of good tidings ahead of His Mercy?
- Who is it Who creates in the first instance and then repeats it? Who is it Who provides you with sustenance from the heavens and the earth?
- And then man is asked: Who is better: Allah or the false gods that they associate with Him as His partners?
In time we will keep adding the detailed Divine replies to the questions posed above and add more too for calrity of thought about the Divine Being many are not willing to beleive in.
You may also like consult our reference page on: Who is Allah to know more about the invisibe Divine Dierty man people have doubts about
May Allāh (سبحانه و تعالى) help us understand Qur'ān and follow the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, which is embodiment of commandments of Allah contained in the Qur'ān. May Allah help us to be like the ones He loves and let our lives be lived helping others and not making others' lives miserable or unlivable. May all our wrong doings, whether intentional or unintentional, be forgiven before the angel of death knocks on our door.
وَمَا عَلَيۡنَاۤ اِلَّا الۡبَلٰغُ الۡمُبِيۡنُ
(36:17) and our duty is no more than to clearly convey the Message.”
That is Our duty is only to convey to you the message that Allah has entrusted us with. Then it is for you to accept it or reject it. We have not been made responsible for making you accept it forcibly, and if you do not accept it, we shall not be seized in consequence of your disbelief, you will yourselves be answerable for your actions on Day of Resurrection.
Reading the Qur'ān should be a daily obligation of a Muslim - Reading it with translation will make it meaningful. But reading its Exegesis / Tafsir will make you understand it fully. It will also help the Muslims to have grasp over social issues and their answers discussed in the Qur'an and other matter related to inter faith so that they are able to discuss issues with non-Muslims with authority based on refences from Qur'an.
May Allah forgive me if my posts ever imply a piety far greater than I possess. I am most in need of guidance.
Note: When we mention God in our posts, we mean One True God, we call Allah in Islam, with no associates. Allah is the Sole Creator of all things, and that Allah is all-powerful and all-knowing. Allah has no offspring, no race, no gender, no body, and is unaffected by the characteristics of human life.
For more Selected Subjects based on verses from Qur'an, please refer to our reference page: Selected Verses from Al Qur'an about a Specific Subject (Reference Page) to know more about what Qur'an says about specific subjects and our reference page: Selected Verses from the Qur'an. .
You may also refer to our Reference Pages and Understanding Al Qur'an for knowing more about Islam and Qur'ān.
An effort has been made to gather explanation / exegesis of the surahs and selected verses of the Qur'ān from authentic sources and then present a least possible condensed explanation of the surah. In that the exegesis of the chapters of the Quran is mainly based on the "Tafhim al-Qur'an - The Meaning of the Qur'an" by one of the most enlightened scholars of the Muslim World Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi.
In addition, references of other sources which have been explored have also been given above. Those desirous of detailed explanations and tafsir (exegesis), may refer to these sites. For expansion of meaning and themes / contextual background help from ChatGPT is also taken.
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1 comments:
I read out intro with view point of non believers which you have beautifully answered with references. Humans do not like to be dominated. God knows this fact from the very beginning (Yaume Alast). So Allah sent many prophets, for guidance of humanity.
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