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Does God exist?

Author:Akramulla Sayyid

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Table of Contents

Introduction 5

Origin of Creation Is Natural 8

What If You Find a Watch? 9

Proof That There Is a Maker 10

Is There a God 11

Supplement 12

Supplement 1 16

God Is Everywhere 19

We Can Not See God 20

Faith in God 21

Inner Revolution 22

Dua and Its Exhortation 23

Shipwreck: Faith in Allah 24

Supplement 3 26

The Ultimate Truth of life! 27

The Power of Prayer 29

The Rope: Prayer without Action 30

Prayer without Belief 31

How Much a Prayer Weighs? 32

Pray to Almighty God 33

Conclusion 36

Introduction

We live in a world where millions doubt the existence of God: a world of science and technology in which people only accept what they can prove, see, measure,weigh or touch.

Understandably, abstract conceptsare accepted with caution. Belief in the existence of Godis, therefore, treated with suspicion, disdain andoftenwithamusement.Certainlythe sophisticated western mind calls for more than nebulous unproved theories upon which to base faith.

Nevertheless, were you to visit any country in the world, you would find that the majority of people believe that a supernatural Being (we'll call Him God) does exist. In other words, believers in a God of some sort outnumber unbelievers.

Many people believe that there are thousands of gods, not just one: though they will readily agree that over and above the lesser gods is One Almighty God (Allah). Allah is the standard Arabic name for "God."The term is best known in the west for its use by Muslims as a reference to God. Arabic speakers of all faiths, including Christians and Jews, use the word Allah to mean "God." The Muslim and Christian Arabs of today have no other word for "God" than Allah.

In Islam, Allah (SWT) is the only deity, transcendent creator of the universe, and the judge of humankind.

Some Islamic scholars feel that "Allah (SWT)" should not be translated, because they perceive the Arabic word to express the uniqueness of "Allah (SWT)"more accurately than the word "god" for tworeasons :

1.The word "god" can take a plural form "gods", whereas the word "Allah (SWT)" has no plural form.

2. The word "god" can have gender as male god or female god (called goddess) whereas the word "Allah (SWT)" does not have gender. (Note:Subhanahu wa Ta'ala is an Islamic Arabic phrase meaning, "glorious and exalted is He (Allah)." This phrase often abbreviated to "SWT.")

In thisbooklet we will try to prove the existence of God with simple logic and small stories.

One important point we need to understand in the first place is that the existence of Godcan not be proved in the same way, as you prove the existence of a physical object. This is simply because God is not a physical object.

Any physical object is subject to your five senses. In simple terms, you can see, hear, smell,touch or taste a physical object. This is not possible in the case of God, as He is a Transcendental Being [existing on a level beyond our sensual perception].

There are people who argue that the only form of knowledge available to humans isexperientialknowledgeorexperimental knowledge, gained primarily by the use of outer senses. This led to the belief that human beingsare constituted in such a way that the knowledge of reality is always unavailable to them; and so it resulted in a renewal of attention to the everyday world of appearances.

The knowledge of here and now became the only object of human knowledge and concern. Thus from this point of view, the project of seeking knowledge of reality behind appearances must be abandoned, because it is beyond the scope of human understanding. Now think:Can't there be a way of "being" [existing] that is not susceptible of being perceived by the limited capabilities of humans through their defective senses?

I hope that the implications of the two expressions I used above ["limited capabilities" and "defective senses"] are evident to any thinking person. The claim that something does not exist, because youhaven't seen or heard it is untenable.

When we consider the limitations of our sensual perception and of our reasoning powers, it is not necessary that we understand everything. We can speak meaningfully about everything simplyon the basis of our perception. So tospeak of "proof" with regard to a Transcendental Being becomes irrelevant.

What we can do is to point outfacts which lead to a constant and inescapable awareness of the presence of God. It is clear that logically wecan not rule out the possibility of more things existing than can be perceived by our senses or can be arrived at by our reasoning. As for Man, there are two dimensions to his existence: One of matter and the other of spirit.

Reduced merely to the level of material existence, Man becomes a machine or a mere animal at best.But think of a machine that rebels against being a machine; or of an animal that refuses to be an animal.

That is what man is! What is it that makes him rebellious, angry, disappointed,frightened or hopeful? What is his dimension that gives him his imagination, his artistic genius, his creative urge? Why does he have nightmares and sweet dreams?

It is not matter that does it;evidently it is his spirit that makes him so different from animals.So to base our knowledge of the world and our philosophy of life simply on the material side of our existence to the complete exclusion of the spiritual dimension is undoubtedly faulty.

The strength of Islam as a philosophy and as a way of life is that it does not separate man's material life from spiritual life, and that it seeks a balance between the two dimensions of human existence.

We should understand that human spirit is a reality incommensurable with material realities, and that it owes its existence only to God. Thus dear friends, if we ponder over the phenomena of the world around us and over the complexities of our own existence, we are bound to conclude that God is the Reality behind all appearances. The holy Qur'an says inSurah 2, verse164 , the meaning of the following:

"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 profits men, and the water that Allah sends down from the cloud,

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 heaven and the earth, there are signs for a people who understand." (2:164 )

That is tosay the external signs we see in the universe should necessarily lead a wise person to the Ultimate Reality behind it all.And that is how we arrive at the realization that God Almighty is the Moving Power behind all life and all existence.

What would constitute objective proof of God? Well, consider the following self-evident and universally recognized truth: Concept and design necessitate an intelligent designer.

It's simply cause and effect. In our search for proof of God's existence,let's examine the various scientific and mathematical realities in our world.Let's look at the evidence now!

Origin of Creation Is Natural

Man, by a God-given instinct, seeks for the cause of every occurrence he witnesses. He never thinks it probable that a thing should come into being of itself, without cause, by chance.

The driver whose car stalls steps out and checks the probable cause of the problem. It never occurs to him that the machine should stall when everything is in perfect running order. In trying to get the car started, he uses whatever means he has on hand; he never sits waiting for it to start by chance.

If someone is hungry, he thinks of bread; when he is thirsty, he looks for water; and if he is cold, he puts on extra clothing or starts a fire. He never sits assuring himself that chance will intervene.

One who wants to erect a building naturally secures building supplies and the services of an architect and workers; he does not hope that his intentions will realize themselves.

So long as man has existed, mountains, forests, and vast oceans have existed on earth along with him. He has always seen the sun and the moon and shining stars moving regularly and ceaselessly across the sky.

Nonetheless, the world's savants have searched tirelessly for the causes for these wonderful beings and phenomena. Theyhave never been heard to say, "So long as we have lived, we have observed these in their present forms. Therefore, they have come about of themselves".

This instinctive curiosity and interest in causes impels us to inquire into how the creation arose and into its marvelous order. Weare led to ask, did this vast universe, with all its interconnected parts that really form one immense entity, come about of itself, or did it gain its being from elsewhere?

Is this astonishing system that is in effect throughout the universe, governed by immutable laws admitting no exceptions and guidingevery thing toward its own unique destiny, governed by a boundless power and knowledge, or does it arise from chance?

What If You Find a Watch?

Suppose you find a watch in the middle of a desert. What would you conclude? Would you think that someone dropped the watch?Or would you suppose that the watch came by itself? Ofcourse no sane person would say that the watch just happened to emerge from the sand.

All the intricate working parts could not simply develop from the metals the lay buried in the earth. The watch must have a manufacturer.

If a watch tells accuratetime we expect the manufacturer must be intelligent. Blind chancecan not produce a working watch.But what else tells accurate time?

Consider the sunrise and sunset. Their timingsare so strictly regulated that scientists can publish in advance the sunrise and sunset times in your daily newspapers.But who regulates the timings of sunrise and sunset? If a watchcan not work without an intelligent maker, how can the sun appear to rise and set with such clockwork regularity? Could this occur by itself?

Consider also that we benefit from the sun only because it remains at a safe distance from the earth, a distance that averages 93 million miles. If it got muchcloser the earth would burn up.

And if it got too far away the earth would turn into an icy planet making human life here impossible. Who decided in advance that this was the right distance? Could it just happen by chance?

Without thesun plants would not grow. Then animals and humans would starve. Did the sun just decide to be there for us?

The rays of the sun would be dangerous for us had it not been for the protective ozone layer in our atmosphere. The atmosphere around earth keeps the harmful ultra- violet rays from reaching us. Who was it that placed this shield around us?

We need to experience sunrise. We need the sun's energy and its light to see our way during the day.But we also need sunset. We need a break from the heat, we need the cool ofnight and we need the lights to out so we may sleep. Who regulated this process to provide what we need?

Moreover, if we had only the sun and the protection of the atmosphere we would want something more-beauty. Our clothes provide warmth and protection, yet we design themto also look beautiful. Knowing our need for beauty, the designer of sunrise and sunset also made the view of them to be simply breathtaking.

The creator who gaveus light, energy, protection and beauty deserves our thanks. Yet some people insist that he does not exist. What would they think if they found a watch in the desert?An accurate working watch? A

beautifully designed watch? Would they not conclude that there doesexist a watchmaker?An intelligent watchmaker? One who appreciates beauty? Such is God who made us.Subhan Allah (Glory be to God)!

Proof That There Is a Maker

When one puts his instinctive realism to work, wherever he looks in the creation, he sees abundant evidence for a Creator and Sustaining Power, because man perceives instinctively that each created thing enjoys the bounties of being and automatically follows a determinate course, eventually giving up its place to other things.

They never bring about their own being, invent their own course of development, or play the least role in producing or organizing their way of existence. We ourselves have not chosen our humanity or human characteristics but have been created human and given these characteristics.

Similarly, our instinctive realism will never accept that all these things have come about of themselves through chance and that the system of being have arose willy-nilly.

Our intuition does not accept that some neatly stacked fragments of brick tumbled together by chance. Thus mans instinctive realism proclaims that the world of being certainly has a support that is the Source of being and the Creator and Sustainer of the universe, and that this limitless Being and source of knowledge and power is God, from whose oceanic being the system of existence springs. The Most High God says,

"HeWho gave everything its nature and guided it." (20:50 ) Belief in Almighty God is extremely important in Islam. Sometimes when weare asked to prove the existence of God, we tend to get lost and not quite sure how to answer. So, let us learn it from Holy Imams.

One day a man came to ImamJa'far Sadiq (the grandson of Imam Ali son of Imam Husain, peace be upon them all), and asked:

O son of the Prophet (p.b.u.h .)! Is there a God? Imam: Ofcourse there is a God. Man: But how can I beabsolutely sure ? Imam: Make yourself comfortable and relax. (There was a small boy walking by with an egg in his hands. The Imam took the egg from him and hid it in his palms.)

Imam (to the man): Tellme something. Is it possible to keep two different liquid colors in one container without any barrier, and yet theydon't get mixed?

Man: Impossible. The Imam showed him an egg and asked, "What's this then? Who's got this power to do this?" When the eggis hatched , you see a beautiful and a colorful bird coming out of the egg. Have you seen anyone coming out of the egg or entering the egg to suggest thatsomeone's been inside the egg to paint the bird?

Man: No.

Imam: That is God. You recognize your Creator through His creations and His Might.

Is There a God

One day a man asked Imam Ali son of AbuTalib (peacebe upon him): Is there a God? Imam Ali (p.b.u.h .): Of course there is. Man: How doI know?

Imam Ali (p.b.u.h .) pointed towards the footprints of a camel on the sand and asked the man, what do these footprints tell you?

Man : That a camel has gone past from here.

Imam: But did you see the camel passing by?

Man: No, but the footprints are good enough to indicate the passing of the camel from here.

Imam: So when you see the sun, moon, stars, trees, animals, etc.doesn't your mind tell you that since all these things are there, there must be someone who has created them all?And that is your Creator, God.

Imam Ali's Reply to a Question about Seeing GodDhi'lib al-Yamani asked Imam Ali (p.b.u.h .) whether he had seen God.

Imam Ali (p.b.u.h .) replied, "Do I worship one whom I have not seen?"

Then he inquired, "How have you seen Him?" Imam Ali (p.b.u.h .) replied, Eyes do not see Him face to face, but hearts perceive Him through the realities of belief.

He is near to things but not (physically) contiguous.

He is far from them but not (physically) separate.

He is a speaker, but not with reflection. He intends, but not with preparation.

He moulds, but not with (the assistance of) limbs.

He is subtle butcan not be attributed with being concealed.

He is great butcan not be attributed with haughtiness.

He sees butcan not be attributed with the sense (of sight).

He is Merciful butcan not be attributed with weakness of heart.

Faces feel low before His greatness and hearts tremble out of fear of Him.

Supplement

"AbuShakir , it is not because of one's knowledge, but it is due to his ignorance that he does not believe in Allah. When a wise man thinks ofhimself , he finds that his own body needs a controller so that all its organs and systems may function properly.

He then realizes that this vast universe also needs a controller or supervisor so that it may run smoothly."

"You said just now that both of us create our own gods - you by your hands and I by my imagination.But there is a big difference between your god and my Allah.

Your god did not exist before you made him out of wood or stone, butmy Allah was there before I could think about Him.I do not create my Allah by my hands or by my brain. WhatI do is to know Him better and think of His Greatness. When you see amountain you try to know more about it. It is not creating the mountain by imagination. That mountain was there before you saw it and it would be there when you are gone."

"Youcan not know much about the mountain because of your limited knowledge. The more your knowledge grows, the more you will learn about it. It is impossible for you to find out when and how that mountain came into being and when it would disappear. Youcan not find out what minerals are there inside or underneath the mountain and what is their benefit to mankind."

"Do you know that the stones, out of which you make your idols, came into being thousands of years ago and shall exist for thousands of years more? These stones have come here from a distant place.

They could travel that long journey because different parts of the earth are always moving, but this movement is so slow that you do not feel it. There is nothing in the universe, which is not in motion. Rest or motionlessness is meaningless. We are not at rest even when we are sleeping. We are in motion because the earth is in motion. Besides, we have a motion inside our own bodies."

"AbuShakir , if you had any knowledge about the piece of stone, out of which you carve an idol, you would not have denied the existence of Allah and said that I have created Him by my imagination. You do not know what a stone is and how it came into being.

Today you can handle it as you like and cut it into anyshape or form , but there was a time when it was in liquid state. Gradually it cooled down and Allah solidified it. In the beginning it was quite brittle and would have broken into pieces in your hand like a piece of glass."Asked AbuShakir : "Was it in a liquid condition before?" "Yes, it was", replied ImamJa'far Sadiq (p.b.u.h .)

AbuShakir burst into a peal of laughter. One of the students of ImamJa'far Sadiq (p.b.u.h .) got angry and was about to say something when he was stopped by his teacher.

AbuShakir said: "I am laughing because you say that the stones are made of water." ImamJa'far Sadiq (p.b.u.h .)replied: "I did not say that the stones are made of water. What I had said was that in the beginning they were in a liquid state."

AbuShakir said: "What difference does it make. The liquid and water are the same things." ImamJa'far Sadiq (p.b.u.h .)replied: "There are many liquids which are not water. Milk and vinegar are liquids, but they are not water, although they have water content in them. In thebeginning the stones were liquid like water and they flowed like water.

Gradually they cooled down and became hard so that you could cut them and make them into idols. The same hard stones will turn into liquid, if they are heated."

Said AbuShakir : "When I go home I will check the truth of your statement. I will put the stone in the fireplace and see if it turns into liquid or not."

Said theImam: "Youcan not liquefy stone in your fireplace. Can you liquefy a piece of iron at home? A very high temperature is required to turn solid stone into liquid." "Do you realize how you could make the idols out of stones? It was Allah, who made the stones.

It was He Who created you and gave you the hands with the unique fingers, which enabled you to handle tools and chisel out the idols from the stones. Again it was He who gave you power and intelligence, which you used in making the idols."

"AbuShakir , do you think that the mountains are only heaps of stones? The Great Allah has created them to serve some very useful purpose. Theywere not created so that you may take stones and turn them into idols. Wherever there is a mountain there is flowing water.

Rain and snow which fall on themountain tops produce streams of fresh water. These streams combine together to form big rivers, which irrigate farms and fields. The people who live in the valleys, through which the rivers flow,are assured of constant supply of water. People, who can afford it, go to the mountains during the summer season to escape the heat of the plains."

"The mountains work as a great bulwark and protect towns and villages, which are in their valleys from the devastation and destruction of hurricanes. Green mountains provide good grazing grounds for sheep.

When scorching heat burns the pastures down in the plains and no fodder is left, the shepherds take their flocks of sheep to the mountains and stay theretill the end of summer. Mountains are also habitats of birds and animals, some of which are a good source of food for those, who live there. Even the mountains, which are not green, are not without some use. If the people try, they may discover in them mines of metals and minerals which are useful for mankind."

"AbuShakir , I am too small and too weak to create Allah with my brain. It is He, who has createdmy brain, so that I may think of Him and know Him - my Creator. He was there beforeI came into being and He would be there when I am no more. I do not mean that I wouldbe totally destroyed. Nothing in the universeis totally destroyed. Everything is subject to change. It is only Allah, Who does not change."

"AbuShakir , please tell me sincerely to whom will you turn for help when you are in trouble? Do you hope that the idol you carve out of stone can come to your succor? Can it cure you when you are sick; save you from mishaps and calamities; save you from starvation and help you pay your debts?"

AbuShakir replied: "I have no such expectations from the stone, but, I think there is something inside the stone, which will help me. Moreover, Ican not help worshipping it." ImamJa'far Sadiq (p.b.u.h .) enquired:

"What is inside the stone? Is it also stone?" "I do not know what it is. But itcan not help me if it is also stone," replied AbuShakir .

Said ImamJa'far Sadiq (p.b.u.h .): "AbuShakir , what is inside the stone and is not stone and can help when you are in trouble is, Allah." AbuShakir pondered over the subject for a while and thensaid: "Is Allah, whocan not be seen, inside the stone?" The Imamreplied: "He is everywhere."

AbuShakir said: "Ican not believe that a thing may be everywhere but remain unseen." The Imamsaid: "Do you know that the air is everywhere butcan not be seen?"

Said AbuShakir : "Although Ican not see the air, I can, at least, feel it when it moves. But I can neither see your Allah nor feel his presence." ImamJa'far Sadiq (p.b.u.h .)said: "You do not feel the presence of air when it is not moving. The air is only a creation of Allah. He is everywhere, but youcan not see Him or feel His presence by your senses. You have admitted just now that although you do not see it, but your instinct or your soul tells you that there is something inside the stone, andis not the stone, which can help you.

That something is Allah. Your instinct also tells you that youcan not live without Allah and without worshipping Him." AbuShakir said: "It is true. Ican not live without worshipping idols."

Said ImamJa'far Sadiq (p.b.u.h .): "Do not say idols. Say Allah. It is He, Who is worthy of worship. Just likeyou everyone is obliged to worship Him. One, who does not worship Allah, has no guide and no guardian. He is just like one, whocan not see,can not hear,can not feel andcan not think. He does not know where to go and on whom to depend when in trouble.

Worshipping Allah is a part of living. Every living being worships Him instinctively. Even the animalscan not live without worshipping Him. Wecan not ask them and theycan not tell us that they worship Allah, but their well regulated and orderly life is sufficient proof that they worship Him.

"I do not say that the animals believe in Allah and worship Him just as we do.But there is no doubt that they obey the laws made by their Creator faithfully, which means they worship Him. If they were not obedient to their Creator, they could not have such an orderly and regulated life."

"We see that just before the advent of spring the titmouse (a kind of small bird) always comes at the same time and sings, as if to give us the tiding of the new season. The itinerary of these migratory birdsis so regulated and their schedule so fixed that even if the last days of winter are still cold, their arrival is not delayed for more than a few days.

WhenChilchila (a migratory bird) returns after covering a distance of thousands of miles, it builds its nest at the same place, where it had built it last spring. Was it possible for these small birds to have such a well organized life if they did not obey the laws of Allah and worship Him?"

"AbuShakir , even the plants obey the laws made by Allah faithfully and worship Him. Out of 150 species of plants, which are further divided into hundreds of sub-species you will not find even one plant, which has a disorganized and disorderly life."

"AbuShakir , just like us the plants also does not see their Creator, but they worship Him by obeying His laws instinctively."

"I know that you will not accept, or perhaps you do not understand, what I say. A man must have sufficient knowledge to understand complicated problems."

"AbuShakir , not only animals by their animal instinct and plants by their plant instinct obey Allah and worship Him, the lifeless and inanimate objects also, with whatever instinct they have, obey Allah and worship Him. If they did not worship Him, they would not have followed the laws made by Him. As a result, their atoms would have broken apart and they would have been destroyed."

"The light which comes from the sun also worships Allah by obeying his laws, which are very stringent and exact. It comes into being by the combination of two opposite forces. These forces also obey the laws of Allah and worshipHim, otherwise theycan not produce light."

"AbuShakir , if there was no Allah there would have been no universe and no you and me. The sentence, "There is no Allah', is meaningless. The existence of Allah isa must . If attention of Allahis diverted, even for a moment from the affairs of the universe to something else, it would break up. Everything in the universe obeys His laws, which are permanent and eternal.

Because of His absolute wisdom and knowledge, He could make such wonderful laws, which will lastfor ever . Each and every law, made by Him serves some special and useful purpose." When the Imam concluded his discourse, AbuShakir fell into a deep reverie as if he was greatly inspired.

ImamJa'far Sadiq (p.b.u.h .)asked: "Do you now believe that Allah, whocan not be seen, does exist and what you worship is the unseen Allah?"

Supplement1

AbuShakir replied: "I am not yet convinced.I am in a quandary. I am full of doubts and misgivings about my faith and my convictions."

ImamJa'far Sadiq (p.b.u.h .)remarked: "The doubt about idol worship is the beginning of the worship of Allah."

Another conversation

An atheist professor of philosophy speaks to his class on the problem science has with God, The Almighty.

He asks one of his new students to stand and...

Prof: So you believe inGod?

Student: Absolutely, sir.

Prof: Is God good?

Student: Sure.

Prof: Is God all-powerful?

Student: Yes.

Prof:My brother died of cancer even though he prayed to God to heal him. Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill.But God didn't. How is this God good then?Hmm?

Student: Silent.

Prof: Youcan't answer, can you?Let's start again, young fellow. Is God good?

Student: Yes.

Prof: Is Satan good?

Student: No.

Prof: Where does Satan come from?

Student: Silent.

Prof: Tellme son, is there evil in this world?

Student: Yes.

Prof: Evil is everywhere,isn't it?

Student: Yes.

Prof: So who created evil?

Student: Silent.

Prof: Is there sickness, Immorality, Hatred, Ugliness? All these terrible things exist in the world,don't they?

Student: Yes, sir.

Prof: So, who created them?

Student: Silent.

Prof: Science says you have5 senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Tellme , son...have you ever seen God?

Student: No, sir.

Prof: Tell us if you have ever heard your God?

Student: No, sir.

Prof: Have you ever felt your God, tasted your God, smelt your God? Have you ever had any sensory perception of God for that matter?

Student: No, sir. I'm afraid I haven't.

Prof: Yet you still believe in Him?

Student: Yes!

Prof: According to empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol, science says your GODdoesn't exist. What do you say to that, son?Student: Nothing. I only have my faith.

Prof: Yes. Faith. And that is the problem science has.

Student: Professor, is there such a thing as heat?

Prof: Yes.

Student: And is there such a thing as cold?

Prof: Yes.

Student: No sir. Thereisn't . (The lecture theatre becomes very quiet with this turn of events.)

Student: Sir, you can have lots of heat, even more heat, superheat, mega heat, white heat, a littleheat or no heat.

But we don't have anything called cold. We can hit 458 degrees belowzero which is no heat, but we can't go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold. Cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. Wecan not measure cold. Heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it. (There is pin-drop silence in the lecture theatre.)

Student: What about darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing as darkness?Prof: Yes. What is night if thereisn't darkness?

Student:You're wrong again, sir. Darkness is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light...But if you have no light constantly, you have nothing andits called darkness, isn't it? In reality, darknessisn't . If it were you would be able to make darkness darker,wouldn't you? Prof: So what is the point you are making, young man?

Student: Sir,my point is your philosophical premise is flawed.Prof: Flawed? Can you explain how? Student: Sir, you are working on the premise of duality. You argue there is life and then there is death, a good God and a bad God. You are viewing the concept of God as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, sciencecan't even explain a thought. It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood, either one. To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that deathcan not exist as a substantive thing. Death is not the opposite of life: just the absence of it.

Now tellme , Professor. Do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey? Prof: If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, yes, of course,I do.

Student: Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir? (The Professor shakes his head with a smile, beginning to realize where the argument is going.) Student: Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work andcan not even prove that this process is an on-going endeavor, are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you not a scientist but a preacher? (The class is in uproar.)

Student: Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the Professor's brain? (The class breaks out into laughter!)

Student: Is there anyone here who has ever heard the Professor's brain, felt it,touched or smelt it? No one appears to have done so.So , according to the established rules of empirical, stable, demonstrable protocol, science says that you have no brain, sir. With all due respect, sir, how do we then trust your lectures, sir? (The room is silent. The professor stares at the student, his face unfathomable.)

Prof: I guessyou'll have to take them on faith, son.

Student: That is it sir... The link between man and God is FAITH. That is all that keeps things moving and alive.

God Is Everywhere

A father has three sons. One day he brought candy for his sons.His sons became happy and thank him for bringing the candy for them.

The father gave each of his three sons some candy.Actually father wanted to test the boys.So he put one condition before handing the candy. I want you to eat the candy in a place where youcan't be seen.

That seems easy for boys, because they knew great places to hide. The eldest brother ran to his room. He hid under his bed.And said: No one can see me eat under here.

The next brother dashed to the secret tree house. He shut the door and windows.And said: I can't be seen now.

The youngest brother hid in his best hiding place; behind the couch.And said: No one ever sees me when I hide here.But something is not quite right this time.So he went and hid in his closet to make sure the dark.Again here also something is not quite right.

He sat in the dark garage fortwenty two minutes.But this time he is definitely sure that something is not quite right and it is not working. Later the family sat for the dinner. Father asked theboys: so tell me, did you all find a place to eat the candy without being seen. Eldest brotherreplied: Yes dad, under my bed. Next brother said:I ate in the secret tree house.

Father turned to the youngest child andasked: What about you?

Youngest child replied: Well dad, I tried so many places, but in theend I didn't eat the candy.Why not asked the father. Because you told us to eat the candy where wecouldn't be seen, but I keep thinking God can see me wherever I am.

The boy has passed the test. God is everywhere. Well donemy son, you are right. There was nowhere to eat the candy withoutbeing seen by Almighty God.