Principles of Islam
54. Tawheed
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As a proof of the Creator’s existence, the Qur’an
advances the very fact of the existence of the
universe. All studies of the universe show that it
cannot be
Sui genesis:
some other agent is essential
for the universe to have come into existence. This
means that the choice for us is not between a
universe with God, or a universe without God. It is
rather between a universe with God, or no universe
at all. Since a non-existent universe is utterly
inconceivable we are forced to accept the option of a
universe with God – a necessary condition also for
the existence of human beings.
God created man and settled him on the earth. After
installing him here, He has kept an unceasing watch
over him. Life and death are equally in His hands.
Whatever man gains or loses, it is all a matter of the
will of God. As the Qur’an expresses it: “God; there
is no God but He-the Living, the Eternal One.
Neither slumber nor sleep overtakes Him. His is
what the heavens and the earth contain. Who can
intercede with Him, unless by His leave? He is
cognizant of men’s affairs, now and in the future.
Men can grasp only that part of His Knowledge
which He wills. His throne is as vast as the heavens
