Author name: sofian

This name of God is found in the following verse of the Quran: “Ask forgiveness of Him, and turn to Him (in repentance): for my Lord is Near, the Answerer (of prayers).” (Quran 11:61) God answers the prayers of those who beseech Him. He relieves those who seek refuge in Him and He placates their fears. He […]

God says: “He is the First and the Last, the Manifest and the Hidden, and He is the Knower of all things.” (Quran 57:3) God precedes all things; He has no beginning.  He abides after all things without ever coming to an end. Prophet Muhammad, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him, said,

Everything in our limited experience must have a beginning and end.  We ourselves are born and we ultimately die.  This is the case with our parents and forefathers as well as with our children and descendants.  Such relationships permeate creation. Some people, due to intellectual weakness or simplicity, assume that everything must be comparable to

In 1966 Time magazine ran a cover story asking: Is God Dead? Many have accepted the cultural narrative that he’s obsolete—that as science progresses, there is less need for a “God” to explain the universe.  Yet it turns out that the rumors of God’s death were premature.  More amazing is that the relatively recent case

1.  Say: “He is Allah, the Unique.” 2.  “Allah, the Self-Sufficient.” 3.  “He does not give birth, nor was He born.” 4.  “And there is none equal to Him.” (1)  Say: “He is Allah, the Unique.” This verse represents Allah’s own affirmation of His unique Monotheism, His inimitable Oneness.  Thus, the first verse is a command

 God Almighty is distinct from His creation; nothing of Him resides in it,[1] nor is there any of His creation in Him. This motif has been reiterated by all Muslims theologians to confirm that there is no place in Islam for belief in God being inherent in His own creation,  a concept known as God’s omnipresence,

Our Innate Nature (fitrah) This whole idea of basic beliefs, of self-evident truths concerning God’s existence, is in line with the Islamic theological tradition concerning the fitrah.  The fitrah is an Arabic word that essentially means the natural state, the innate nature, or the innate disposition of the human being.  This innate nature acknowledges God

Objection #2: Wasn’t the belief in a flat earth once self evidently true? Another objection is the belief that the earth was flat.  This was once a self-evident truth, it was a basic belief.  As science has progressed we have found that this is not the case.  We now know that the world is round. 

Does God exist? This is the question I’ve constantly discussed with Atheist academics.  The discussion is often put forward in different guises but the premise is always the same; does God exist and what evidence is there to support this belief? In fact, I would argue that we don’t need any evidence for God’s existence. 

God says: “O human being! What has beguiled you from your generous Lord, who created you, then fashioned, then proportioned you? In whatever form He pleased He constituted you.” (Quran 82:6-8) The question in this verse is rhetorical.  Its sense is: “Should you not thank God and extol His praises for these blessings?” Prophet Solomon