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dinary systems and countless delicate balances in the universe,
realize that these cannot have come about by chance and that
God created everything through His infinite might. Thus, the

unbelievers’ claim that all of creation is the result of chance are
swept aside. As the Qur’an tells us: “Say: ‘Truth has come and
falsehood has vanished. Falsehood is always bound to van-
ish’” (Qur’an, 17:81).

Those who are unaware of the signs leading to faith are de-
fenseless in the face of atheism’s assertions. For example, all of

us have seen people who were raised in conservative families
and received a religious upbringing rapidly lose their faith dur-
ing their high school or university years because of what they
hear and see around them. The reason for this is that atheists

adorn their superstitious beliefs with “reason and science” in
order to portray themselves as people who know everything
about nature and the universe, who have grasped the laws of

life and unearthed all of the relevant facts. In this way, they in-
fluence and mislead those people with conservative upbring-
ings but who are unaware of the signs leading to faith, for their
faith is not built on sure and certain knowledge.

However, someone who knows about these signs can eas-
ily identify and deal with the atheists’ lies and falsehoods. Such
people are more useful both to themselves and to those around

them. Being unaware of these signs leaves a person defenseless
when confronted by atheists, whereas knowing, comprehend-
ing, and explaining these signs makes them intellectually supe-

rior to all forms of atheism.