I don't believe that God is axiomatic (or self-evident) but according to Islamic teachings at least the belief in God is self-ingrained.
This idea is embodied by the Islamic concept of "fitrah."
Fitrah is commonly understood as a type of innate, spiritual quality that inclines every human being towards the belief and submission to the one and only God, or at least to believe in a Divine Oneness ("tawheed"). There are also some slightly different but complementary meanings of this term. For example: Fitrah is the primordial state of belief in God; it refers to an innate knowledge of the oneness of God; it is an ingrained God-consciousness; it is an internal compass that is implanted deep in our souls and it can either flourish or get corrupted. And, as wikipedia puts it:
"According to Islamic theology, human beings are born with an innate inclination of tawhid (Oneness), which is encapsulated in the fitra along with compassion, intelligence, ihsan and all other attributes that embody what it is to be human."
The following is Ibn Kathir's definition of fitrah per the Quranic usage of the term:
http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=...&Itemid=86
So "fitrah" has a deep-rooted connection with the concept of "tawheed" which is really the core of Islam; these two concepts are linked. "Tawheed" linguistically comes from the word "wahhada" which means "to make one," "to make whole," or "to unify." Tawheed has other requirements for its fulfillment, of course, but that is the most bottom layer of it (linguistically) - i.e. "to make one." That is the meaning of the word that I am using in this post (i.e. the literal meaning), although that is not the technical or Islamic meaning of tawheed. You can learn about that at the link below:
http://www.subulussalaam.org/2013/02/an-...lamic.html
Utlimately, everyone possesses within themselves a constant desire for seeking unity in all that surrounds them. The heart naturally finds pleasure and happiness.in knowing the unity behind the multiplicity, or the oneness behind the manyness; the mind naturally wants to make everything in reality into One (tawheed). That is what makes up the very roots of our fitrah. And this fitrah (or inclination) exists inside everyone whether they claim to be atheists or not. Some people may deny that they have such an inclination, but it exists. It is hardwired deep in their psyches, but they just suppress it from their awareness.
Even atheist physicists are motivated by a belief that there must be a single theory for everything - a "Theory of Everything" (TOE) - or that all of reality can be described with a single grand master equation yet unknown to man. So, again, we see that all of this boils down to the idea of "oneness" (tawheed). They have an inner knowing that everything came from a single, unified source. And I think that this itself is a trace of their fitrah. That is not faith per se, but a trace of their fitrah (their innate inclination for believing in tawheed, or oneness).
This idea is embodied by the Islamic concept of "fitrah."
Fitrah is commonly understood as a type of innate, spiritual quality that inclines every human being towards the belief and submission to the one and only God, or at least to believe in a Divine Oneness ("tawheed"). There are also some slightly different but complementary meanings of this term. For example: Fitrah is the primordial state of belief in God; it refers to an innate knowledge of the oneness of God; it is an ingrained God-consciousness; it is an internal compass that is implanted deep in our souls and it can either flourish or get corrupted. And, as wikipedia puts it:
"According to Islamic theology, human beings are born with an innate inclination of tawhid (Oneness), which is encapsulated in the fitra along with compassion, intelligence, ihsan and all other attributes that embody what it is to be human."
The following is Ibn Kathir's definition of fitrah per the Quranic usage of the term:
Quote:Allah says: `so set your face and persevere in the religion which Allah has prescribed for you, the worship of Allah Alone, the religion of Ibrahim, to which Allah has guided you and which He has perfected for you with the utmost perfection. In this manner, you will also adhere to the sound Fitrah with which He created His creation.' Allah created His creation to recognize Him and know His Tawhid, and that there is no God except Him, as we have already seen when discussing the Ayah, (and made them testify as to themselves (saying): "Am I not your Lord'' They said: "Yes!...'') (7:172).
http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=...&Itemid=86
So "fitrah" has a deep-rooted connection with the concept of "tawheed" which is really the core of Islam; these two concepts are linked. "Tawheed" linguistically comes from the word "wahhada" which means "to make one," "to make whole," or "to unify." Tawheed has other requirements for its fulfillment, of course, but that is the most bottom layer of it (linguistically) - i.e. "to make one." That is the meaning of the word that I am using in this post (i.e. the literal meaning), although that is not the technical or Islamic meaning of tawheed. You can learn about that at the link below:
Quote:Literally TAWHEED means: "To make something one, or to assert the oneness of something, or to call it one", and it comes from the Arabic verb وحد (wahhada) which means to unite, unify or consolidate. However what we are concerned about here is the technical or Islamic meaning of Tawheed which is: "To single out Allah Almighty alone for worship, love, and submissiveness to Him by complying to His commands and submitting to them"
http://www.subulussalaam.org/2013/02/an-...lamic.html
Utlimately, everyone possesses within themselves a constant desire for seeking unity in all that surrounds them. The heart naturally finds pleasure and happiness.in knowing the unity behind the multiplicity, or the oneness behind the manyness; the mind naturally wants to make everything in reality into One (tawheed). That is what makes up the very roots of our fitrah. And this fitrah (or inclination) exists inside everyone whether they claim to be atheists or not. Some people may deny that they have such an inclination, but it exists. It is hardwired deep in their psyches, but they just suppress it from their awareness.
Even atheist physicists are motivated by a belief that there must be a single theory for everything - a "Theory of Everything" (TOE) - or that all of reality can be described with a single grand master equation yet unknown to man. So, again, we see that all of this boils down to the idea of "oneness" (tawheed). They have an inner knowing that everything came from a single, unified source. And I think that this itself is a trace of their fitrah. That is not faith per se, but a trace of their fitrah (their innate inclination for believing in tawheed, or oneness).
