Page 71 - Existence of Allah

nquestionably, nothing can be more important than the Creation
of man and his knowing Almighty Allah. What we have done
throughout the booklet is to try to comprehend a subject that is an issue of
the utmost importance for every person.
We think it necessary to remind the reader at this point that one does not
need reams of information to grasp that the universe and everything in it,
including oneself, have been created. It is as much within the scope of the
conscience and reason of a small child as it is within that of an adult to grasp
that he was created. The Prophet Abraham's (as) words in the Qur'an are a
very good example of what we mean.
The Prophet Abraham (as) once lived in a community that did not believe
in Allah and worshipped totem poles instead. Although he had never
received any teaching about the existence of Allah, he had grasped with his
reason and conscience that he had been created–moreover, that he had been
created by Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth. In the Qur'an it is
related like this:
When the night covered him over, he saw a star. He said: "This is my
Lord." But when it set, he said: "I love not those that set." When he saw
the Moon rising in splendour, he said: "This is my Lord." But when the
Moon set, he said: "Unless my Lord guides me, I shall surely be among
those who go astray." When he saw the Sun rising in splendour, he

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