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"?
