Do We Need Proof about The Existence Of Allah? (2/3)

Does Faith Contradicts Science?

As a matter of fact, science leads to faith. In his book, An Introduction to Islam, Ali Tantawi said: "Both a true scientist and an illiterate are faithful. Atheism and unbelief are seemingly adopted by those who are not well-learned. Thus, whoever acquires little science (and stops at some point, he might lose his faithful nature since he might not master the science that leads to faith."

Albert Einstein said, "Faith without science walks as a limb and science without faith crawls like the blind."

Albert MacCub Dinshtiz, Prof. of biology  in  the  Faculty of Bailor  and  ex-dean of the Academy of Science, in Florida, said: "Working in the field of sciences   supported my faith  in God  to  such  an extent  that  it became   stronger and   deeper than it had been. Science, undoubtedly, increases the Man's insight to realize Allah's power.  The newer issues that Man may discover the more faithful   a believer in Allah he becomes." Dr. Bas tor also said, "True science can never be materialized, but rather it leads to more knowledge of Allah."

The Chemist Wetsis, a staff member in the  Academy of Sciences and  the  dean of the Faculty of Medicine said, "When I feel that  my belief  in Allah  starts  to shake  I go directly  towards  the Academy of Science  to fix it."

A statistical study was performed by German scientist; Denirt analyzed the philosophical point of view of the outstanding scientists in the last four centuries.    The number of those scientists is 290. Denirt found out the following: "(38) were atheists, (242) accepted the belief publicly and (20) were disinterested concerning religion." This means that (925%) accepted Islam publicly. This great ratio indicates that the contradiction between faith and science alleged by the materialists is baseless. It turns   out that faith and science are complementary.

A scientific theory can never contradict a Qur'anic verse or an authenticated    Prophetic hadith.  If it does, we should believe that such theory is not fully proved.  Currently numerous scientific theories are believed   as being authentic but later end up being disregarded because they turn out to be false.

In the 21st century,  scientists in the fields of medicine, astrology,  geography and other pure experimental  sciences laid  down  their  weapons  and ceased  to  fight  against  religion  and the Unseen.  They then begin to admit the existence of Allah as a result of the scientific facts and space research.  They have nothing except to believe in Allah who disposes of the universe and what it contains.  Therefore, science leads to the existence of Allah and is compatible to the Unseen. All people have nothing except to surrender to Allah's Omnipotence.  Allah has defied the Man to create even very simple things, before them science is still deficient.

Deficient Man and Omnipotent God

when  speaking  about  power  of  the  science  which  is adopted by some people as a god, we forget that science  is still  unable  to  do  things  by  which  Allah  proves  the  inability of Man. In this respect, we will not speak about the spirit and its realm. This is because:  science does not delve into such realm. Rather,  we will study some material things to prove the inability of the Man who landed on the moon.

The first thing we can discuss is water. Water has two components: hydrogen and oxygen.  Allah the Almighty said,

 “See ye the water which ye drink. Do ye bring it down (in rain) from the cloud or do We?” (Surah Al-Waq'iah:  68-69)

Who created the water and brought it down from the sky? Allah did. Can science make water or make the rain fall? If we ask of this false god, (science) a cup of water will not be able to provide it!

Once, I was in New York, five years ago. There was a panic because of a shortage in the underground water and there was not sufficient rain.  The people were asked to ration and reduce their use of water. Then science was introduced to try and solve the problem.  They brought something thinking that it could form artificial clouds. They did their best and spent millions of dollars trying to make it rain. However, all of their efforts were futile. This is because clouds are created only by Allah. You may notice a cloud passing by a barren region but it does not rain but when it passes by a region full of water, springs, rivers, it rains. Why the scientists are unable to make such a cloud rain in the former, not in the latter or rather make it rain anywhere? The answer is that science is still experimental. But we emphasize that all sources that make life continue like water, clouds, heat,   wind etc. are created by Allah, the Mighty Who grants life until a determined  term.  Eventually, it turned out that science was unable to match Al-lab's Omnipotence.

Secondly, let us consider the following verse:

 “From what is within their bodies, between excretions and blood we produce, for your drink, milk, pure and agreeable to those who drink it.” (Surah An-Nahl: 66)

Milk is another Divine Miracle. Cows and buffaloes do not feed on a special kind of fodder to produce it. They feed on any kind of fodder, yet they give us milk, from which we can live. Could science make milk? They managed to decompose it and describe its components. They could also after some experiments increase its production. But could they make it? In one American laboratory they carried out an experiment in order to make milk. They brought all milk components and mixed them in the same way as they are found in the natural milk. Then, they brought twenty mice. Ten of them were fed on natural milk and the other on the artificial milk. Afterwards, they found out that the mice which feed on the artificial milk became feeble and then died. On the other hand, the mice which feed on the natural milk grew healthy and strong. Although we need milk science is yet to provide our children a cup of such milk. As for the canned milk, it is made from natural milk.

Some recent students in the University of Harvard examined and then emphasized the bad results of artificial milk that affect babies' health physically and psychologically.

However we would like to conclude that Allah, Exalted be He, has facilitated science to Man though He is the Ever-Omnipotent and just says to anything "Be" and it may be that Allah the Ever-Lasting knows that Man will be deluded the same science and worship what he has made by science which Allah has granted to him. Therefore, Allah has posited many miracles in his creation to challenge the delusion of Man whose eyes may bleed because of a fly or because a tiny thorn may hurt his hand. Yet he can do nothing about it. Then he realizes that whatever progress he achieves (even after he landed on the moon or Mars) he is always deficient before the Creator's Omnipotence and he will remain unable until the Day of Resurrection. This is shown in the Glorious Qur'an in the following verse,

 “O men! Here is a parable set forth! Listen to it! Those on whom, besides Allah, ye call, cannot create (even) a fly, if they all met together for the purpose! And if the fly should snatch away anything from them, they would have no power to release it from the fly. Feeble are those who petition and those whom they petition! They do not have right estimate of Allah.” (Surah Al-Hajj: 73-74)

Allah the High Exalted has denied the whole world with all that it contains the ability even to create a fly. Science enabled Man to overcome the nature and land on the moon and provided him with the T.V. and the radio through which he can watch and listen to men in several places at the same time. Yet it could not create a fly, or even the wing of a fly. Thus, Allah emphasizes that although He facilitated science to Man, yet he is just a human and in turn unable forever with regards Allah's Omnipotence.

What the scientists discovered from a long, thousands of years is just and iota when compared with the qualities and laws set by Allah up on the universe. This is because, science did not develop the law of gravity nor does it keep up the heavens and the earth. It did not make a magnet of iron nor did it create the atmosphere in which we fly. It did not produce electricity or make the water evaporable, extract oil and its derivatives, give the air the oxygen required for life. Distribute hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen around the earth and the plant in fixed and accurate ratios, make the air have pressure so as to carry heavy loads like mountains, or make the water have density or weight. But rather it found out only the names and some laws created by Allah for the good of Man.

Can we use Allah's favors to deny His existence and Glory? Despite the fact, that the universe is full of endless hidden affairs. Sheikh Mutawalli Ash-Sha’rawi said; "The forthcoming intellectuals after many centuries to come will witness secret discoveries of Allah's hidden affairs as shown in the Qur'an, Allah Almighty says:

“Soon We will show Our signs in the (furthest) regions (of the earth) and in their own souls, until it becomes manifest to them that this is the truth. It is not enough that thy Lord doth witness all things.” (Surah Fussilat: 53)

This verse is read as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did in the future form. Ever after thirty centuries it is read as it is. This means that the hidden affairs of the universe are endless and will continue to be discovered until the Day of Judgment. Therefore, if something comes to our knowledge but we cannot realize it we should not assume that it does not exist. Such renunciation is out of stupidity and it contradicts reason and nature.

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