It is 159am and I have decided to write. Some people say that science does not point to an afterlife, heaven or the existence of God. I feel bad because I cannot give them the evidence that they want. I can point them to the Quran and Islamic teachings. The Quran is a miracle and there are signs in that which we can research. Otherwise, there are philosophical and theological arguments. Maybe, you cannot use the science that we have for something (the afterlife) that is outside the realm of science. Also, science is not complete and may never be complete. Scientific knowledge is expanding and sometimes changing, so are we going to wait on science to tell us that there is a God and afterlife? Belief does not need evidence. Faith does not need evidence. At least not the evidence that some are looking for.
So what is the foundation of my faith? For some people theology does not fully explain this life so they look to the science we have. For me, science alone does not explain this life, so I turn to theology. My faith is based on reasoning but at the heart of my belief is how I feel. Call it a gut feeling. Call it instinct. Call it common sense. The way I feel when listening to the Quran. The way the teachings of my religion make sense. The way I feel when I pray. The way I feel when I connect with God. My lived experiences. The foundation of my faith has a lot to do with how I feel. Yes there is reasoning but a believer and non believer can go on arguing forever or I may end up searching forever if I depend on reasoning alone. For those still sitting on the side of unbelief, I say how can you dismiss something without giving it a try? Give God a try. Give faith a try. Give belief a try. See how you feel. See where it takes you. I can give you all the reasons for belief but unless you try it yourself, how would you know? Unless you tell me that belief is unsafe. Then I could easily say that unbelief is unsafe.
If belief needs a reason then unbelief needs a reason. What are valid reasons for unbelief? You see how argumentative it can get? And these arguments can go on forever. I guess arguments are good for reasoning but what is the point? Do I spend my whole life arguing and searching without giving faith a try? Without giving my heart to God? Without preparing for what comes after death? I gave belief a try and I found home. I did not find all the answers but I found enough to keep me believing. I admit that I could be wrong, really wrong, but it is a chance I am willing to take. In the same way that unbelief is taking a chance. I would like to end with a verse from the Quran. I closed my eyes and randomly selected this verse from the Quran asking God for guidance. I got verse 77:48. I will give the verses before and after also to give it context.
[47] Woe on that Day to the deniers!
[48] When it is said to them, "Bow down ˹before Allah," they do not bow.
[49] Woe on that Day to the deniers!
[50] So what message after this ˹Quran˺ would they believe in?
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