Life is just not simply living. It is made up of a mighty myriad of things. Some things are easy to understand. some not so easy and some not comprehensible at all. This applies only to us on account of us being the creation of Allah Taala.
Had we been otherwise the above would not be a presenting problem. So there are a great many things in life that just don’t seem to make sense no matter how hard we try to understand these occurrences and happenings.
And even though we live in a world of make-believe, not everything we see and hear is fiction. And if there is one absolute truth then it is the truth of the existence of Our Creator Allah Rabbul Izaah. And, whilst a vast majority of creation, believe in the existence of this Creator, not with standing, the verious forms and names given to Him, there are still those who amazingly haven’t accepted this fact. Belowis a litle incident of a well-educated man who solemnly announced to his friends that he would never believe anything which he could not understand.
An old farmer overheard the remark, turned to the young intellectual and said, “As I went into town today, I passed a field where some sheep were feeding. Do you believe that?” “yes,” said the young man. “Not far away from the sheep some cows were also grazing. Do you believe that?” “yes,” was the reply, “Not far from the cows were some pigs eating grass, Do you believe that?” “Yes” “All right, now you listen to this,” said the farmer. “The grass the sheep are turned into wool.
The grass the cows are turned into hair. The grass the pigs are turned into bristles. The grass that the chicken fed on turned into feathers. Do you believe that?”
“yes, ” the young man said. “Do you understand it ?” “No,” admitted the young man.
“Young man,” said the farmer, “if you live long, you will find that there are a great many things which you believe without understanding. God is one of them.”
As Muslims we have the edge for we all believe without an iota of doubt in the existence of our Creator Allah Taala. However, at times this belief is a very shaky and weak one. This is reflected very clearly in our low commitments to the obedience of His laws. His presence is always there and will always be. Had it been otherwise, then He could have never been the one worth of exclusive worship. It is only the weakness of our faith in Him that at times we battle to perceive His presence.
Once, the companions of the Prophet (S.A.W.) asked him with regards Allah Taala’s presence. On this request, the verse of the Quraan, “And We have already created man and know what his soul whispers to him, and We are closer to him then his jugularvein”. (Surah Qaaf, verse 16).
Thus our lives and our doings can never be out of seight of Allah Taala. And even if he were not so close to us, His atributes of As-samee (The All-Hearing) and Al-Baseer (The all-seeing) still gives Him the power to know and see every detial of our lives.
So whilst ‘actual seeing, is beliveing’ may apply to some theories and philosophies, with regards to Allah Taala, the above theory cannot hold true.
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