God and the Universe

was later translated into English and published under “God Arises: Evidence of God in Nature and Science” (1985). As seen in this book, I have made this subject one of my primary concerns. FAITH IN THE UNSEEN The Quran says: “This is the Book; there is no doubt in it. It is a guide for those who are mindful of God, who believe in the unseen.” (2:2-3) Faith in the unseen is not simply a matter of religious belief. It is directly connected with the issue of spiritual guidance. Only someone who has faith in the unseen will gain spiritual guidance. In contrast, a person who does not have faith in the unseen will not receive spiritual guidance. When all the realities are unseen, how can the matter of the discovery of Higher Reality be an exception? In Arabic, the word ghaib or ‘unseen’ does not only mean something that is not present. The term is used for something invisible but not non-existent—that is to say, a thing that is not visible while remaining present or having an existence. This is the case with God. Even though God appears to be in the unseen, He is more present than anything else. In the above Quranic verse, ‘the unseen’ means having faith in God, but indirectly, all those aspects related to faith in God are also included here that are necessary for a true believer of God to have belief in—for instance, Divine Revelation, Angels, Hell and Heaven, etc.