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Realization of God

English book, p. 69

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Discovery of the Unseen God natural exception is possible here, then a supernatural exception is certainly possible. The existence of man, makes the existence of God understandable. The vast universe consists of innumerable stars and planets. Our earth has countless animals, but no humanlike creation exists anywhere in the entire universe. A human being is a rare exception in the entire universe. If we ponder over this, it is not difficult to believe that, similarly, a Great Rare Exception might also exist. This is to discover an unknown fact through a known fact. This argument is completely scientific and logical. The famous French philosopher, Rene Descartes (1596-1650) said: “I think, therefore, I am.” The above-mentioned French philosopher, arrived at only a half-truth. He discovered himself, but he could not discover his Creator. Had he reflected further, he would have discovered the existence of God in the form of his own existence. His own existence would have become evidence for the existence of God. He would have discovered the Creator through the creation. He would have exclaimed: “I am, therefore, God is.” Discovery of the Unseen God John Stuart Mill (1806-1873), a British philosopher, writes in his autobiography (published in 1873) that

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