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Man's dependence on his Creator is shown
simply by man's total lack of control on his own birth
and death, no one on earth can say that he was in control
of his birth prior to when he was born, or can come back
to life after he dies.
No one is able to change the use of his
eyes, ears, nose or tongue etc to abilities other than
what the Creator has made these for.
All this shows the shear dependence of man
on his Creator. Therefore it is also the matter of common
sense that man recognises his need and must worship,
obey, fear, hope and love his Creator. The one who does
not acknowledge this truth is an atheist and a denier,
and is ignorant and corrupt; his intellect is less than
human.
3. How can the need of creation be
met?
Now having recognized the need and
dependency of creation on their Creator there has to be
some way of communication between the two so that the
creation can be guided for what the Creator requires of
them. The only such way known to man is revelation, that
came to appointed men (Prophets of God). It is well known
from the history and religious texts that Prophets were
sent to every nation. These Prophets received revelation
and the nations who denied or mistreated the Prophets and
revelation were destroyed.
4. Can one afford to deny
revelation?
If one acknowledges that he is created and
that he has a Creator apart from whom there is no one who
has control then only the most foolish one will deny
revelation, knowing that it is the only way of contact
between man and his God. Once a person accepts the
importance of believing in revelation all he needs is to
distinguish between the true revelation (which can not be
more than one) and man made texts.
5. How can one decide a certain text is
revelation?
There are two simple ways to determine
this;
1) To see if a particular text is truly
secured and free from corruption and changes. It would
suffice to say that there is no text of revelation on
earth other than the Qur'an which is:
in its original language it was revealed
in.
is exactly identical to what it was over fourteen hundred years
ago (apart from the diacritical marks added for ease of
pronunciation for non-Arabs).
has millions of memorizcrs aged from their teens to 70s and 80s
who know every letter of the Qur'an by heart.
2) Logic in the text itself, i.e. the text is free from any
inconsistency or conflict. Again the Qur'an is the only text
which is consistent and logical in calling man to the obedience
of one and only God and free himself from the slavery of all
others.
6. What does the Qur'an teach?
Anyone who reads the Qur'an will see that
it teaches:
The belief in the unseen,
Total obedience and worship of the one and only God,
Justice in all affairs of life irrespective of colour, race or
nation.
Accountability after death. Reward for good deeds and
punishment for evil deeds. This is Islam, the religion of
submission, the only religion sent from the lord of the worlds,
the religion of Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad (Peace
and Blessing be upon them all), and divine guidance for the
whole of mankind.
7. Can one ignore the divine guidance?
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