[Almansurah]

Originally posted by Mushlafa
I dont beleive in a god or heaven or hell... kinda feel like im missing out

This was a short post, written by someone, on why we Muslims believe in Allah.

Also I ask you lot, why are we in this world? Would God just bring us for no reason? It is a test for us, to see what we do, and who are the true believers, and who aren't.

I have never seen Allah because I do not possess the ability to see Him. If we were to use the rationale that "if something cannot be detected by the standard five senses then it does not exist", then I would assume you are a mindless person because I cannot see, touch, hear, smell or taste your mind. But I know you have one because there is ample evidence.

I could ask you what kind of car you drive. I drive a Civic. I have never met any of the designers, the people who worked on the manufacturing process, or the people who test drove it, etc. I do not know their names. I do not know where they live or if they are even alive anymore.

But I know someone, some entity with the power to design and fashion such a complex object, did exist at one time or another. It is impossible and absurd to assume that the parts of the car somehow formed themselves altogether and then assembled themselves to form a car. I know a company called Honda exists and it is run by humans.

The same goes for other objects like houses, airplanes, rockets, etc. These required people to think about them, design, build and maintain them.

After all that, I find it very strange and absurd that people assume that something like the Earth or the Universe [which is infinitely more complex than a car or a house] could come together by itself. Surely there must be a Being out there who has designed this Universe and all that is in it, with great wisdom, and is also taking care of these Creations.

In English we call this Being by the name "God' and in Islam we use the Arabiy term "Allah". This term is used not only by Muslims but also by Arab-speaking Christians or Arab-speaking Jews to refer to God.

You asked if God has spoken to me. Yes He has. Not to me personally, but to all of Mankind. His words are what make up the Qur'an. It contains the words of God, which were recorded by men with great care. There are no mistakes in the Qur'an.

I challenge you to find any.

Every single copy of the Qur'an in the world today is the same word for word, letter for letter. Whether it is a copy from 1400 years ago or if it was printed just a week ago. Whether it is from China or Saudi Arabia or Brazil or America or Malaysia. It does not matter.

It is interesting to note the the British Crusaders tried, some time ago, to wipe out Islam by destroying all copies of the Qur'an. they offered vast incentives for people who would turn in their copies of the Qur'an. Most people had no idea what the British were doing. Eventually one man with two sons approached the British officer who was collecting the copies and told him that they would never be able to wipe out the Qur'an because, and then he pointed to his sons' chests, he told them that the Muslims keep the Qur'an protected in their hearts. There are Muslims, many of them, who have memorized the entire Qur'an.

The British gave up.

Regarding the standards we have in our religion, they are not man-made. They were set by God and His Messenger. If you insist otherwise, then bring forth your evidence.