Faith in the Unseen

In this world, we perceive things, but we only see their apparent manifestations. The true essence of things remains unseen for us. This situation mirrors the nature of God. From His essence, God is unobservable and unseen, but God becomes observable and manifest in the context of His creation. The existence of creation itself is evidence of the Creator’s existence. The creation of the universe is so meaningful that without accepting it as the work of the Creator, it is simply impossible to explain it. God’s being in the unseen is, in one sense, on account of the exigency of the test humans are being put to during our short spell on earth. If God could be seen through our physical eyes, the exigency of the test would be over. Because God is in the unseen, believing in Him is a test for us. If God were before our eyes and observable to us, having faith in Him would not become a test for man. To have faith in the unseen God and related beliefs in the unseen is a great blessing for man. This is because such faith is engendered through deep thinking and reflection in man’s mind. As a result, a never-ending process of reflection and contemplation occurs within our minds. It is on account of this that it becomes possible for us to find God at the level of discovery. Because of this, the realization of God can be, for us, a self-discovered reality—and without doubt, there is nothing more significant than a self-discovered reality in this world. For God and the aspects of faith related to Him, remaining in a state of the unseen for man is an endless source of intellectual development. Faith in the unseen is a necessary condition for obtaining