ASK MAULANA

Does God want us to have the spirit of enquiry so that we discover Him? God wants that people should stand on self-discovered faith and does not want faith to be imposed upon them. He has given intelligence to human beings so that they can evaluate and make a self-discovery of the truth. The spirit of enquiry is essential for this self-discovery. How do we understand God’s Omnipresence, Omnipotence and Omniscience? God is omnipresent on the basis of His knowledge of things. It does not mean that God is physically present everywhere but that nothing escapes His knowledge. This also explains His omniscience. His being omnipotent means that He has set the laws of nature and without any exception, every human being is bound by it. No one can eliminate or alter these laws; we can only discover them and work according to the principles God has set for this world. His being omnipotent also implies that it is only He who can truly reward, punish or forgive us for our actions. o