English book · God and the Universe

God’s Existence

English book, p. 72

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

argument to prove God’s existence because, in my opinion, God is present inside us. Please explain this matter.” Contemplating the question, I realized that what this lady said was no simple matter. The fact is that there are two distinct concepts of God. One is Tawheed or monotheism—the belief in the One God as a personal God. The other is monism, which is based on the concept of an impersonal God. Monism is the same thing referred to as the ‘indwelling God.’ According to monism, God is a power, just as the force of gravity is a power, and this power is present in everything. Although some Muslim Sufis also adopted the theory of monism, it is incorrect. The fact is that monism is a philosophical concept that has been incorporated into religion. The concept of monism is found in some religious traditions. According to monism, God has no form of His own. He is a formless God. According to this notion, God has no separate existence of His own. Whatever exists in the universe is all a manifestation with a form of this formless God. This concept is a philosophical one. Many philosophers accept God in this sense. They refer to God through words such as ‘spirit’ or ‘idea.’ This same philosophical concept has come to be incorporated as a religious belief in some religious traditions. However, this concept of a formless God with no separate being or existence is merely a baseless speculation. It has no evidential basis. The universe that we experience in the form of creation is entirely with form. It is illogical

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