God’s Existence

UNIVERSAL EVIDENCE OF GOD AND THE HEREAFTER depth. Compared to other people, they are often more familiar with and aware of the meaningfulness of the universe. Thus, generally, scientists have acknowledged the meaningfulness of the universe. Because of their particular mindset, many scientists avoid using the word ‘God’, but without taking God’s name, they are compelled to admit to the reality that the word ‘God’ points to. For example, British mathematician, physicist, and astronomer Arthur Eddington (d. 1944) acknowledged this reality by saying, “The stuff of the world is mind-stuff.” Likewise, British scientist Sir James Jeans (d. 1946) wrote a book titled The Mysterious Universe, where he remarked that the universe bears witness to a mathematical mind. British astronomer Sir Fred Hoyle believed that the universe is intelligent, even authoring a book titled The Intelligent Universe. The existence of God is undoubtedly a proven reality in just the same way as any other proven reality. The existence of God is not a matter of some mysterious belief. Instead, it is an intellectually-accepted fact, just like any other fact. Now, the question is: Is God one, or are there many gods responsible for the creation and administration of the universe? In other words, which concept of God is valid: One based on polytheism, one based on monotheism, or what is called tawheed in Islam? On this point, evidence entirely supports tawheed, or monotheism. At one time, superstitions were rife in the world, and many people believed that many gods controlled the universe— for example, a sun god, a moon god, a rain god, etc. However, today, this view does not have much support.