(October 23, 2009 at 3:52 pm)Saerules Wrote: 1: It is possible that there have been many creators... it is also possible that there was only one... it is further possible that the universe was created completely naturally... and under some definitions it is possible that a divine being created this universe.
Do I personally think there was a creator(s) of some sort? I'm 50/50 on that. Do I personally think it likely that the creator was divine? No. But I am willing to entertain the idea
2: Why would the toymaker want his toys to worship him? And why should the toys worship the toymaker? I don't understand the premise of appreciating those you respect by groveling nor by singing... as Darwinian says... it depends on what you mean by 'worship'
3: I have made comparisons of the sort. However, the primary western exposure is to Christianity... and I recognize that my perception of Islam is likely interpreted differently than your own. I also recognize that there are many different schools of Islamic thought, and that Islam is equally open to interpretation as any other religion.
Hi Saerules,
I invite you to read these two articles:
The Falseness Of The Evolution Theory
Wael El-Manzalawy
The God has created the sky, the Earth, the sun, the moon, the sea, the stars.......etc. He has created us and He has given us many gifts. The God has given us the brain, the eyes, the ears, the tongue, the heart, the stomach......etc. But some people say that human beings have developed from a single cell. This theory is completely wrong. I invite you to read the following four points and to rethink:
I- Bring a single amoebic cell and do whatever experiments you want and create a human being or another developed creature. Use all the modern techniques and prove that The Evolution Theory is true.
II- Human beings have lived on the Earth for - at least - many thousands of years. Why human beings did not develop to new creatures?
III- The Evolution Theory is not a scientific theory, but it is a political theory. In the past, the church had tortured scientists. Many scientists wanted to get rid of the church. So, The Evolution Theory appeared to get rid of the religion and the church.
IV- The resemblance between the different creatures does not mean that they have developed from each other. I will give you this simple example. When you look at a bicycle, a cart, a car and a train, you will find that they all have wheels. Can you say that the bicycle has developed to a cart which has developed to a car?
The Evolution Theory is completely wrong. But some scientists still defend The Evolution Theory because they hate religion and not because they think that it is true. Indeed the chruch had tortured many scientists. Indeed the church had fought science. But Islam never tortured chemists, botanists, physicists.....etc. In The Islamic Civilization, we never knew the struggle between Islam and experimental science. I - as a Muslim - respect experimental science. I invite you to read the article again and you will find that scientific thinking leads you to the falseness of The Evolution Theory.
The God In Islam
Wael El-Manzalawy
Many secular persons deny the presence of the God. I am trying here to convince them that there is a God who has created the universe.
Many secular persons will argue that the God is unseen and they believe only in what they see. The God is unseen but we can see the evidences of His presence. The earth, the sky, the stars, the moon, the sun, the sea and the harmony of the universe are all evidences that there is a God who has created the universe.
The harmony and the greatness of the universe are evidences of the Wisdom and Greatness of the Creator. Let`s assume that there is no creator, then what is the cause of the harmony and greatness of the universe? Did the sun, the moon, the land, the sea. The stars ….etc have a meeting and decided what to do? They are too many and everyone would want the universe as he wants. We are sure that the sun, the moon ….etc are not wise. Then we can say that the harmony and greatness of the universe are clear evidences that there is a Wise and Great Creator.
In Islam, we believe in the One and the Only God. In the dayafter, the believers will enter the Heaven while the non-believers will be punished. In Islam, we believe that the God has no sons. We are not like christians who believe that the God has a son. This belief is completely untrue and illogical. If the God decided something and His son decided another contradicting thing, what will happen?
I ask the readers of this article to think deeply about the presence of the God. If you came to a conclusion that there is a God who has created the universe, please ask the God from your hearts to guide you to the true religion. I am sure that the God will guide you to Islam. I invite the readers to read the Holy Quran to know more about Islam.
