Musleh Khan – Life #25 Oh Allah, are you actually there
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The speaker discusses the complexity of Islam and how it is impossible to determine who is there. They also mention the importance of the title "Art of Allah" and the use of the word "Art of Allah" to reinforce the existence of Allah. The speaker also discusses the importance of the title "Art of Allah" and how it puts the speaker in a place of comfort and faith.
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How do I know Allah
is really there?
Yes, believe it or not this is an
important question.
Every single Muslim out there should be able
to answer
this. How do we know Allah is there?
We can't speak to him because we don't
hear a voice in return. We can't touch
him, we can't see him.
So how do we know he's actually there
and Allah exists?
So in the Quran
there are dozens of Ayat that indicate and
tell us Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala is there.
Here's the first.
Allah
in the second Surah Surat Al Baqarah
in the second verse Allah says
In this book, there is absolutely no doubt
which human being on the face of this
planet can make that claim.
Who can author anything and say in this
book it's absolutely perfect. So La Rui Bafi
also mean perfection.
Like there's nothing in the Quran that's going
to confuse you. There's nothing in the Quran
that contradicts itself. And yes, I know what
you're thinking, but I heard this debate. I
heard other people say there's contradictions
in aya. Some things don't make sense. Some
things aren't as clear. That is not a
problem with the Quran.
That is a problem with us.
We are the ones that may lack the
understanding,
but the Quran itself
actually challenges mankind. So here's another way that
you know,
the author is not you and me. It's
not an actual human being. But this author
has to be something above and beyond, an
entity above and beyond.
Because in the Quran, several places Allah
challenges
mankind
to make something similar to it.
Who would do that?
Who would put such a challenge to mankind
and say look I've authored
a book,
here it is, I challenge the world to
author something similar to it or better. Because
this book, there's no doubt in it, it's
absolutely
perfect.
No human being can make such a claim.
But the Quran at the very beginning starts
to speak to you, starts to reinforce
that this Quran is not from the Prophet
alaihis salatu wasalam but something beyond.
So that's the first thing. It's just the
existence of the Quran and the way the
Quran is structured.
Number 2, the Ayat of Allah.
The complexity
in Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala's creation. So what
do I mean by that?
Take some time if you haven't done this
and just watch an animal documentary
of any animal. It could be on insects,
the ants, the ladybug.
Watch a documentary on sea creatures
and you'll notice right away
just how complex
the animal kingdom truly is.
Right now it's said that we've only explored
maybe 2 to 3 percent of ocean life
on the planet. Think about that.
Millions of creatures
have been found floating and living
in oceans across the world, but that's only
been
2 to 3%.
So there is life deep within our oceans
we've never seen, we don't even know exist.
So the fact that that level of complexity
in the animal kingdom,
think about how animals live, how they survive,
how they live amongst each other, the communities
that they live in, the habitat in which
they live in, all of that it synchronizes
to perfection.
So the animal kingdom in general is a
great way for you to know
there has to be an entity above and
beyond that controls all of this, that designs
all of this. And the last and final,
Ayah. Amongst many ayah that proves Allah's existence,
just look in the mirror.
Look at the human body.
The human body, and look at how complicated,
how precise,
how every
single cell and every single part of our
entire structure is so meticulous and so perfect.
If you literally remove one part of your
body, it affects the entire function. If you
have a headache, if you get sick, it
affects your ability to perform. It affects your
ability for the entire day. Something so simple,
something that goes off just the slightest bit.
How does this happen?
We can't even repair it. We can't
do something to our bodies that stops it
from aging, that stops it from becoming weak,
that stops it from becoming sick.
So when you put this entire package together,
you realize that the heart is dependent on
something else for it to continue beating.
When somebody's heart stops they pass away. We
can't stop that process.
We would want our loved ones to be
with us forever,
but that process comes to an end which
common sense will tell us
something else is in charge here
because I have no control
over myself.
I may think that I do but I
really don't.
These are just some of the things brothers
and sisters for you to think about. There
are literally dozens upon dozens of ways
that we can see and know that Allah
subhanahu wa ta'ala is really there. And so
I guess the last thing I'll leave you
with is this,
the people who have a connection with Allah,
you and me, the people who strive to
pray and worship a creator,
does this make sense if I say to
you,
we just know he's there. You just know
it.
That's what iman that's what true iman does.
It puts you in a place where you're
convinced,
you're confident and you know a 100%
Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is out there. Some
things we just can't explain.
This perhaps could be part of that conversation
but I hope these few points insha'Allah
can reemphasize and reinforce.
Feel confident,
feel positive and know with certainty Allah subhanahu
wa ta'ala is there. May Allah
keep us close to him. Allahummen.