2. What do people base their lives on?
Society?
Traditions (culture)?
What “feels” good?
Money?
3.
4. “Blind Faith”
The followers of other religions have no decisive
proof for their belief
They believe in their religions emotionally or
through imitation
5. However when it comes to normal things
in life people apply a lot of thought such as
buying a car, house, choosing a University
course
6. Woke Up in a Dark Room?
Why am I in this dark room ?
How did I get in this room ?
How do I get out of this room ?
7. Woke up in the World?
Why am in this world ?
What was before my life?
What will be after my life?
8. If Greatest Problem is solved…
If you solve the greatest problem in your
life
All
partial problems faced in life are related
with the greatest Problem
Greatest Problem:
What is the relationship between you, your
life, and the universe, what came before it,
and what will come after it?
9. Ground Rules
Answer should be comprehensive
Must agree with the reality and be a
verifiable fact
Rational conclusion, we limit ourselves to
what we can perceive and sense
10. So how can it be that when it comes to the
most important questions about life; which
define the purpose of our lives that we
should just have ‘faith’ without being
convinced absolutely?
11. Multiple Choice question:
So you’re a Muslim eh? Why?
a) Since my parents are
Muslim therefore I am a
Muslim
b) Their might be a Creator
and Qur’an may be true,
so it is better to be safe
than sorry
c) I have proven Islam by
verifying what it claims,
therefore I know that a
Creator definitely Exists,
and Quran is definitely
from the Creator
12. Only Valid Answer
c) I have proven Islam by verifying what
it claims, and God definitely Exists,
and Quran is definitely from God
Why?
- “And verily guess is no substitute
for the truth.” [TMQ 53:28]
- “Know (with certainty) that there is
no illah (god) but Allah”
13. Proof of Islam
Lies is 3 aspects
1) Proof of Existence of the Creator
2) Proof that the Quran is indeed from the
Creator
3) Proof of that Muhammad (SAW) is a
Prophet of God
17. Examples of Limited
The earth, moon and stars likewise have a
starting and end point
The life of a star or galaxy may be a very
long period of time, but they are definitely
limited in that they all have a starting and
ending
18. Universe is Limited
Everything within the universe is limited in
size, and has a beginning and an ending
The universe is the sum of all the limited
things in contains
What is contains is limited, finite things
19. Universe is Limited
The sum of a limited, finite things is limited
finite
Although the universe is very large, it is
made up of limited parts
Something made of limited parts would
deem the total (sum) limited
20. Everything is Dependent
Man, life and the universe is that all of
these are needy and dependent
To exist, they must have assistance from
something else, they are not self
sustaining
21. Let’s look at an example
What is Ishraq Dependent on to exist?
Parents
25. The Question mark….
The source of which everything relies upon
has to be Independent and Unlimited
26. The Universe has a Cause
The cause of the universe is:
‘Unlimited’ and beyond creation
Not subject to time or space, as this is
attribute of creation
Is a being that has a will to create…how else
can a timeless being bring the universe into
existence?
Not subject to the laws that govern the
universe
27. A Creator Exists
We have examined the existence of a
Creator, what is the relationship with the
Creator?
The interrelationships with man, life, and
what is after creation?
28. Human beings are limited
Human beings are limited to what they can
perceive with their senses, so it is
impossible to perceive the Essence of the
Creator
Essence
How is the Creator? Why did he Create?
What does he want from me? How does he
exist?
29. Necessitates External Revelation
It is like the “Knock on the Door”
We know someone is there, but we do not
know who, until we open the Door
Thus to know “Who” is the Creator, it
would require him to send external
revelation those seeking answers
31. The Eternal Challenge
Qur’an Chapter 2 Verse 23
“And if you are in doubt concerning that
which We have sent down to our servant
(Muhammed pbuh) then bring a chapter of
the like thereof and call your witnesses
(supporters and helpers) besides Allah if
you are truthful”
32. So who created the Qur’an?
Rational deduction
Is it from
an Arab
Non-Arab
the Prophet (SAW)
the Creator
33. Historical Fact
Historical fact that the Arabs at the time of revelation were
masters in the use of Arabic
They were articulate users of the language but also held
those skilled in the arts of linguistic composition in high
esteem.
“It should be known that Arabs thought highly of poetry as
a form of speech. Therefore, they made it the archives of
their history, the evidence for what they considered right
and wrong, and the principal basis of reference for most of
their sciences and wisdom.”
Ibn Khaldun
34. A Failure
“The elephant. What is the elephant? And who shall tell you
what is the elephant? He has a ropy tail and a long trunk.
this is a [mere] trifle of our Lord's creations.” Musaylamah
Concerning the style of his speech; he followed the kahin
style of rhymed prose, and of the pronouncing of oaths.
If the Arabs at that time failed, who is the author? Using
Rational Deduction, it can not be a Arab, a non-Arab or
even the Prophet Muhammed.
35. They All Failed
If the people best placed to challenge the Qur’an failed,
then who can do it?
Some of the challengers:
Musaylamah
The Quraish
Ibn Al-Mukaffa‘
Abu'l-'Ala Al-Marri
Yahya b. Al-Hakam al-Ghazal
Sayyid 'Ali Muhammad
Ibn al-Rawandi
Bassar bin Burd
Sahib Ibn 'Abbad
Abu'l - 'Atahiya
36. Calling God ‘God’:
Qur’an Chapter 2 Verse 23
“And if you are in doubt concerning that
which We have sent down to our servant
(Muhammad pbuh) then bring a chapter of
the like thereof and call your witnesses
(supporters and helpers) besides Allah if
you are truthful”
37. Conclusion
Islam provides a distinct viewpoint of life,
unlike any other religion, thought, system
or way of life
The Islamic Creed in based on rational
and intellectual proofs, where every
aspect relies upon decisive proof,
understanding, and the opposite on
imitation
38. Conclusion
Islam is an Ideology with a comprehensive
system, not a mere religion with rituals.
Islam establishes a viewpoint in all
aspects of life
Spiritual
Social
Economical
Political
Judicial
39. “Behold! in the creation of the heavens and the earth and
the difference of night and day, and the ships which run
upon the sea with that which is of use to men, and the
water which Allah sends down from the sky, thereby
reviving the earth after its death, and dispersing all kinds
of beasts therein, and in the ordinance of the winds, and
the clouds obedient between heaven and earth are signs
(of Allah's sovereignty) for people who have sense.quot; [TMQ
Al-Baqarah: 164]
