Spirit of Islam · WHO CREATED GOD?

WHO CREATED GOD?

Spirit of Islam, Nov 2017, p. 12

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

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that would mean that it existed before it came into existence, which is logically not possible. As Aristotle cogently argued, there must be a reality that causes but is itself uncaused (or, a being that moves but is itself unmoved). Why? Because if there is an infinite regression of causes, then by definition the whole process could never begin. And nothing is explained. In conclusion, the choice we have is not between ‘the universe with God’, and ‘the universe without God’. This is not an option. The real option is between ‘the universe with God’ and ‘no universe at all’. We cannot opt for the proposition “no universe at all”, since the universe is too obvious a fact for us to deny its existence, therefore we have no option but to accept the proposition of “the universe with God.” o

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