The Existence of God

THE EXISTENCE OF GOD The Quran tells us that God breathed his spirit into man (15:29). it means that the attributes of God are manifest, in mortal form, in man. Existence, life, knowledge, power, determination, and free will are all attributes found in complete form in God. Essentially, these are all divine qualities. God has not given man a share in his attributes, but he has created man in his image; he has made man’s being a reflection of divine attributes. Man cannot, in any way, be said to be a part of God, but he is certainly a tangible proof of God’s existence. in God, these qualities are invisible and infinite; they are visible and finite in man. To find God, then, man has only to examine his being. Man has a separate existence of his own; he can see, hear, and speak; he thinks and makes plans; he acts on his initiative; he converts primary matter into the various forms of advanced civilization; he operates spaceships by remote control; he is a conscious being, fully aware of his existence. all these attributes, which man possesses in limited form, are present in unlimited and perfect form in God. The difference between man and God is that man is a part of creation, whereas God is the Creator. Man owes his existence to God, but God owes his existence to no other. Man is finite; God is infinite. Man’s power is an illusion, whereas God’s power is a reality. Man is mortal; God is immortal. Everything man possesses has been given to him, but that which is God’s is his very own; no one has bestowed it on him.