The Evidence of Reason for the Existence of Allah
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The Shaykh : As for the evidence of reason for the existence of Allah, it is also very clear. [At-Tur 52:35] This is a definitive, demonstrative rational evidence based on analysis and division: either they were created without a Creator, yes? Or they created themselves, and both are impossible.
What remains is that they were created by a Creator. So who is this Creator?
The student: Allah.
The Shaykh : No, no, fear Allah. Your father and your mother: the sperm drop came out of your father, and the egg that received this sperm drop, where did it come from? From your mother. So, "The two seas meet, between which is a barrier. They do not transgress it." From them come the pearl and the coral. This met that, and the fetus was formed. So your father and your mother are the ones who created you, or not? The mixed mixture is what brought about the child, is this correct or not? Hmm?[Al-Waqi'ah 56:58-59] And what is the answer? So the father did not create his sperm, and the mother did not create the egg. So who is the Creator? The Creator is Allah.
And I do not think a rational person would say that his father entered his wife's womb and made the child with his own hands; this is impossible.
So it is now clear: who is the Creator? The Creator is Allah. This is rational evidence for the existence of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Every occurrence, every occurrence is evidence for the existence of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), because we know with certainty that they did not create themselves and did not come into existence without a Creator. And thus, the necessity of rational evidence points to this.
Or were they created by nothing, or were they the creators [of themselves]?
أم خلقوا من غير شيء أم هم الخالقونWhat remains is that they were created by a Creator. So who is this Creator?
The student: Allah.
The Shaykh : No, no, fear Allah. Your father and your mother: the sperm drop came out of your father, and the egg that received this sperm drop, where did it come from? From your mother. So, "The two seas meet, between which is a barrier. They do not transgress it." From them come the pearl and the coral. This met that, and the fetus was formed. So your father and your mother are the ones who created you, or not? The mixed mixture is what brought about the child, is this correct or not? Hmm?
(58) Have you seen that which you emit? (59) Is it you who creates it, or are We the Creator?
أفرأيتم ما تمنون أأنتم تخلقونه أم نحن الخالقونAnd I do not think a rational person would say that his father entered his wife's womb and made the child with his own hands; this is impossible.
So it is now clear: who is the Creator? The Creator is Allah. This is rational evidence for the existence of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Every occurrence, every occurrence is evidence for the existence of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), because we know with certainty that they did not create themselves and did not come into existence without a Creator. And thus, the necessity of rational evidence points to this.