This is shown in the Bible. John states that Jesus said to the Jews:
The Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God; (4:2)
Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy just because I said, 'I am God's Son'? (10:36)
The Father is in me, and I in the Father. I and the father are one (10:38)
John
Once again this goes against the Islamic concepts of God being one, as stated in the Quran:
Say: He is God, the One and Only! (112:1)
He begets not, nor is He begotten. (112:3)
Surah Ikhlaas
If you ask any random person about Hinduism, they will say it to be a polytheistic faith. Where as if you asked a strong practicing Hindu, they would claim to only believe in one God. Hindus believe that they have to find God during their lives, and they think one of the best ways to find God is to think of him/her as a person. They sometimes draw pictures or make statues of their vision of God to make themselves feel closer to him/her.
Hinduism’s Supreme God Shiva
In the modern world this is known as idolatry. This differs from Islam, because in Islam you can’t bring an image to God, because He is transcendent and far beyond human thought. Muslims also consider idolatry to be a form of blasphemy or the Arabic word ‘shirk’. To Muslims shirk is an unforgivable sin as stated in the Quran:
Verily, Allah forgives not that partners should be set up with him in worship, but He forgives except that (anything else) to which He pleases, and whoever sets up partners with Allah in worship, he has indeed invented a tremendous sin. (4:48)
Surah An-Nisa
There are many people in the world that don’t believe in god, they are known to be atheists. Different people don’t believe in God for different reasons. One of them being, there not being proof of Gods existence, they argue that a person should only believe in things for which they have good evidence.
“It is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone to believe anything upon insufficient evidence”
W. K. Clifford (1879)
Many philosophers have tried to evident God’s existence using numerous arguments. One of these philosophers, William Paley, who came up with the Design or Teleological argument. Paley puts forward his argument by comparing the world to a watch. If someone was walking along and found a watch lying on the ground he would assume that it was made by someone else with a purpose in mind for it. His reasoning is that just as something as little as a watch needs someone to make it, then obviously something as complex and balanced as the world would need a maker also. Who could only be the Supreme Being, God.
William Paley (1743-1805)
In the same way, many philosophers have put forward their arguments over time, some more convincing than others. Why still do people deny the existence of God with so much proof? Different people don’t believe in God for different reasons, some might feel terrible things happen in the world, so don’t believe, because they think that if there was a God he, wouldn’t have let them happen or some just were bought up to think like that.
Muslims believe in the one and only ultimate God, they believe He is omniscient, so he knows everything and He does what he does for the best. God is all-powerful and the creator of everything in the universe. He has always been, and He always will be. He is everlasting.
We cannot see God, but we can see His creation and His magnificence. Our hearts tell us he is there because He loves us. We can feel Him if we truly try to do so. God is everywhere in His knowledge, as mentioned in the Quran:
To Allah belong the east and the West: Whithersoever ye turn; there is the presence of Allah. For Allah is all-Pervading, all-Knowing." (2:115)
Surah Baqarah
The existence of God is a very big subject indeed and this essay only covers a small portion of the topic. There is a lot about it that we do not know and of the things we do know people continue to debate. I think God exists, there’s enough evidence in this world to show this. And as I’ve said before ‘belief in the existence God’ is a very reasonable position to hold.
God is one. God exists.
Bibliography
http://www.religionfacts.com/islam/comparison_charts/islam
Bluehost: 2004-2005
This website is about religions and compares them in charts. I used one of the charts from it, to help me compare Christianity and Islam.
Mawdudi, Sayyid Abul Ala. Towards understanding the Qur’an
London: Islamic Foundation: 1998.
This book is a translation and tafsir of the Quran. I used it to quote Quranic ayahs, to back up my points.
Smart, Ninian. The World’s Religions. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: 1995
This book explores the major religions of the world’ talking about their core beliefs. I used the book to further understand the trinity, and the Christian reason for believing in it. I also quoted verses from the New Testament through it, to back myself up.
