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JAINISM IS AN ATHEIST BELIEF THAT REJECTS

THE ABSOLUTE EXISTENCE OF ALLAH
One of the most significant aspects of Jainism is its rejection of
Almighty Allah. It is atheistic. Jainism suggests that the universe is
eternal and that existence has neither a beginning nor end, on the basis
of no rational or scientific evidence whatsoever. According to their mis-
taken way of thinking, every being and all things are eternal, too, and
the universe merely functions by its own supposed cosmic laws. This
definition also forms the basis of all materialistic teachings, and has
been put forward by irreligious societies ever since the most ancient
th
times. In the 20 century this materialistic interpretation has been dis-
proved by science. The Big Bang theory exposed the idea of an eternal

universe as wrong and proved that the universe was created from
nothingness.
The Big Bang theory revealed that the universe was born fifteen
billion years ago in an enormous explosion. All matter existing in the
universe was non existent before. That the universe was consciously
shaped in each of its phases is another fact revealed by the Big Bang
theory. Even without the knowledge of these scientific facts, Allah’s in-
finite power and might is easily recognizable. The flawless order of the
universe, the unique structures in animal life and nature, and the per-
fection of the human body and many other factors form the evidence
for Allah’s superior power of creation. Allah is All-present and All-en-
compassing; all beings are in submission to Him. Our infinitely power-
ful Lord has created the entire universe in which we live, all people
who have ever existed on the face of the earth and everything else out
of nothing. Allah says:
Does not man see that We created him from a drop yet there he is,
an open antagonist! He makes likenesses of Us and forgets his own

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