Do the atheists not deny the oneness of lordship?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, do the atheists not consider themselves deniers of the oneness of lordship?

Answer:
They deny it in appearance, but in reality, no sane person denies the oneness of lordship, because he knows that everything here is created and must have a Creator. A sane person cannot deny the Creator, because every created thing must have a Creator; an effect must have an agent. This is a known fact, even animals perceive this. Animals perceive this, and so if something hits them while they are unaware, they turn to see who hit them, because their fitrah (innate natural disposition) indicates to them that the one who hit them is an effective agent, except for a deluded person with a disturbed mind, who is not considered sane. But the sane person perceives this, and that the universe did not come into existence by itself, nor did nature create it, as they say; it has a Creator who is eternal. Yes.