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now. What was going on? Did they
not come to hear a debate about
the existence of Allah? Did
Imam
Abu Hanifah [rh] not accept the
challenge to prove to all that Allah
does indeed exist?
The
Imam
smiled broadly. “
Exactly!
”
He shouted out.
“
What do you mean?
” the boatman
wanted to know.
“
Well, if you think that what I said
was unbelievable then it is nothing
compared to what you witness
every day all around you! The earth,
the sky, the moon, the sun, the
stars, this garden, the colourful
flowers, these sweet fruits, the
mountains, the trees, the animals
and the people - have all these sim-
ply happened by themselves with-
out a maker?
”
Imam
Abu Hanifah [rh] continued,
