6 Benefits from the Proofs for Allah's Existence for Believers
Peace and Allah's mercy
be upon you
Dear viewers, we will begin our series
for building certainty
by proving the existence of Allah
the Exalted
It is the foundation upon which
we will build everything
The Muslim viewer may say,
- "I believe in Allah’s existence
- so this discussion isn't for me."
In fact, even those with profound faith
in the existence of Allah
need these episodes
Why? I will mention
six important benefits:
1. Extending the roots of faith
2. Thinking well of Allah
3. Creating motivation
4. Steadfastness for self and others
5. Realization of Allah's blessings
6. Reviving pride
The first benefit: Extending the roots
Certainty has many levels
How?
Isn't the human being a believer,
a disbeliever or a skeptic?
Isn't certainty an absolute conviction;
without a doubt? Yes!
But this conviction, in turn, has levels
When you believe in
the existence of Allah
—a firm and unquestioning belief—
you have crossed to safety!
That is, you escaped the pull of
doubts and hesitation
After that, people vary in the level
at which their faith soars
If you enter a garden and
look at its trees
They are all live upright trees
But are they all alike?
No!
You'll find a shallow-rooted tree
which can easily be uprooted;
while another tree is deeply-rooted
and hard to uproot;
yet another has stronger deeper roots
which are impossible to uproot
It might be cut down or killed
but never uprooted!
Thus is the certainty in people's hearts
A group of Muslims
may all have certainty
just as all these trees are alive
yet with such a difference
in their steadfastness
when subjected to tribulations
Similarly, trees are not alike
in their fruition
Some bear no fruit and
benefit only themselves
while others provide people
with fruit and shade
The same applies to certainty
Thus, even the person with certainty
needs to water his "certainty tree"
so that it doesn't shrivel up and die
but instead grows, thrives,
spreads benefit and deepens its roots
Contemplation is one of the most important
sources of nourishment our Lord ordained
"...and reflect upon..."
(Translated Quran Meaning 3:191)
One great contemplation is observing
the evidence for the existence of Allah
Glory be to Him
"And Allah increases in guidance
those who seek guidance."
(Quran Translated Meaning 19:76)
Abraham, peace be upon him
realized the various levels of certainty
Despite his high level of certainty
he still wanted the highest level
"And [mention] when Abraham said,
'My Lord, show me how
You give life to the dead.'
[Allah] said, 'Have you not believed?'
He said, 'Yes!'"
(Quran Translated Meaning 2:260)
Meaning: I have faith and certainty;
without a doubt
"..but just to make my heart at peace.."
(QTM 2:260)
As interpreted by Ibn-Aashur
he wanted to have his knowledge
solidified and confirmed;
to move from contemplation
and reasoning to
the simple certainty of
direct observation:
A manifestation of the Known
which removes all need for
repetitive reasoning
and repels all doubts
As if Abraham, peace be upon him,
is saying
I want to solidify this foundation:
the truth of Resurrection
and make it airtight, so I can build upon
it and enjoy the peace of certainty
without the need to grapple
with this subject or address
such questions again!
This series is designed to offer you
the peace and contentment of certainty
The second benefit:
Thinking well of Allah
Our way of presenting evidence
for the existence of Allah
will not be dry
It is not only intended to deepen
our certainty in Allah's existence
but also to deepen our love for Him,
His Justice, His Wisdom and His Mercy
The more you look at the evidence
for Allah's existence
and for the validity of His religion
the more you become certain
of His Mercy, Glory to Him
because He established all this evidence
And you think: O Allah!
All these evidences! All these proofs!
How merciful You are to Your worshipers!
Your certainty in His justice will
increase when He punishes people who
still disbelieved in Him
despite all these proofs!
You will truly know that
—after all this evidence—
people will have no argument
or excuse in front of Allah!
There are Muslims who are certain
of the truth of Allah’s existence
but have a real issue
with the fact that a disbeliever
who is not convinced of Allah's existence
or the truth of Islam, is punished
This question causes the believer
—who is certain of Allah's existence—
to think ill of Allah's Mercy and Justice!
Faith in Allah, dear viewers, is composed
of belief as well as actions of the heart,
the tongue (speech),
and the body (actions)
Belief, as we said, has different levels
It requires strengthening, stabilization,
and nourishment by pondering
the evidence of Allah's existence
Glory be to Him
The actions of the heart include the love
of Allah, certainty in His Justice
and thinking well of His Wisdom and Mercy
which also requires
contemplation of the evidence for
His existence, Glory be to Him
If you have belief
but your heart is confused;
if you think ill of Allah and feel
discomfort about His Justice,
the light of belief will be blocked!
Hence, there are two types of certainty:
the certainty in the existence of Allah
and the certainty that the evidence for
Allah's existence is overwhelming,
clear and sufficient
to establish the argument for Him
The third benefit is:
Creating motivation
Certainty, in accordance with
our explanation
is the driving force for everything
It is the engine that propels you
through its power to overcome
obstacles and climb mountains
As you perfect your certainty
the only choice becomes to work harder and
more vigorously on the road to Paradise
Your energy reserves will burst forth to
serve Allah's religion, obey His commands,
and call to Him with determination,
persistence and perseverance
Every time you nourish your certainty
you renew your energy and
dissolve your laziness
Accordingly, the very first description
Allah uses to describe
pious people in His noble book
—what can be translated as—
"...who believe in the unseen..."
(Quran Translated Meaning 2:3)
This is the driving force for everything!
On the other hand, if there is a defect in
the roots, it will extend to the fruits
The fourth benefit, dear viewers:
Steadfastness for self and others
We are living in a time of
trials and tribulations which has
ousted many people from their faith!
It is the duty of a Muslim
to fortify himself
and extend his certainty roots
deep into the ground;
to withstand the storms of tribulation and
keep those around him steady
Let's reflect on Ibn-Taymiyah's words,
may Allah have mercy on him,
"Most converts to Islam (from disbelief)
and those born into Islam,
who abide by Islam's laws,
and obey Allah and His messenger,
are considered Muslims
with a general faith.
However the essence of faith takes roots
in their hearts gradually,
if Allah grants.
Otherwise, many Muslims do not
reach certainty, or Jihad.
If questioned they doubt and
if called to Jihad they do not respond.
They are neither disbelievers nor
hypocrites, rather, they don't have enough
knowledge and certainty in their hearts
to withstand doubt."
So, such people have a general faith
but it's not deep in their hearts
They are in danger!
Even if you are satisfied with
your level of certainty, dear viewer
what about your children?
Can you help them establish
conviction and certainty?
What about your family, loved ones
and your environment?
We are living in a war of thoughts
which strikes at the foundation and roots,
causing Muslims
to doubt their Lord, Glory be to Him
We often hear, these days
people complaining that
their children, brothers or loved ones
have been afflicted by doubts
Can you bear it if a loved one
died disbelieving in Allah
or doubting His existence?
Allah, the Almighty says, what can be
translated as, “And We made from among
them leaders guiding by Our command
when they were patient
and they were certain of Our signs."
(Quran 32:24)
Your ascent in the levels of certainty
qualifies you to become a leader
whom Allah uses to champion His religion
You may face a doubt
about Allah's existence
from someone truly seeking an answer
or another doubting your religion
and wanting to embarrass you
If you fumble, try to avoid answering,
or give a shallow or angry response
the skeptic rejoices as he assumes
a delusional victory over your religion
On the other hand, you can provide
a decisive answer which silences
the aggressor, guides the confused,
and calms the hearts
So roll up your sleeves and come join us!
The fifth benefit for you as a Muslim
from reviewing the evidence
of Allah's existence, is:
Realization of Allah's blessings upon you
as you see the big difference between
the believer and disbeliever
in Allah's existence
You realize, as never before,
the meaning of many verses of the Quran,
"Not equal are the blind and the seeing.
Nor are the darknesses and the light.
Nor are the shade and the heat.
And not equal are the living and the dead."
(Quran Translated Meaning 35:19-22)
You profoundly understand
the meaning of these verses:
"Do you not see how misled are those
who dispute Allah's signs?"
(Quran Translated Meaning 40: 69)
You realize this as you see
the consequences of denying Allah;
and how the denier
sinks into a deep abyss!
This increases your adherence and bias
to your religion
as well as your awareness of
Allah's grace upon you
Ibn-Taymiyah stated in "Minhaj Al-Sunnah"
that Omar Ibn-Al-Khattab, may Allah
be pleased with him, said,
“The knots holding Islam together will be
unraveled one by one
when Muslims no longer know what
Jahiliya (Age of Ignorance) was like."
Indeed, such people do not realize
the great blessing of Islam
For them, the distance between
Right and Wrong has shrunk
making it easy for Islam's knots
to unravel and for them to
fall into the valleys of loss and doubt
The sixth benefit: Reviving pride
By contemplating the evidence
of Allah's existence, you will feel pride
and inward harmony as you practice
the rites of your religion and call to it
You are certain that you
have the obvious truth
and that what you show and call to
—which others have forsaken,
your enjoining of right conduct
and forbidding indecency
is all based on the supreme and ultimate
truth which you don't doubt for a moment
You will not need to modify
your appearance
or hide your Islamic identity
to gain the acceptance of others
You won't need to adjust your headscarf
or your behavior for others to accept you
You won't feel alienated even if
you are swimming against the current
You feel that you are an original
because you follow the truth
As if you are saying:
"O people, don't you see what I see?
Do you not see the sun at midday?"
For me, personally, whenever I
look at the evidence of Allah's existence
I sense this pride and harmony
and this desire to invite people
to obey Allah, Glory be to Him
For all these reasons
these episodes, in which we address the
evidence of Allah Almighty’s existence,
will not only be useful and
important for the hesitant and
the denier who are looking for the truth
but also for every Muslim
to extend roots, increase confidence in
Allah, increase motivation and
conviction for self and others,
realize the blessings of Allah,
and revive the pride in your soul;
if Allah wills
In the next episode
we will start, Allah willing
with the innate evidence of Allah's
existence, Glory be to Him
May the peace and mercy of Allah
be upon you