FROM DENIAL TO BELIEF

find any rational argument to knock down the view, which argues for conversion to God. If I could have found an argument—even a flimsy one—I would not have been a party to what we wrote in the book. We used to have open minds; now we realize that the only logical answer to life is creation, and not accidental shuffling. I still hope that one day I may go back to favour a purely mechanistic explanation—I say ‘hope’, because I still cannot come to terms with my conversion.” “My being a Buddhist—albeit not an ardent one—was never a problem, because it is an atheistic religion which does not profess to know anything about creation and does not have a creator built into it. But I now find myself driven to this position by logic. There is no other way in which we can understand the precise ordering of the chemicals of the universe except to invoke creation on a cosmic scale.” Until recently, belief in God was considered to be just a personal creed, not backed up by rational thought. In recent decades, however, this situation has changed. New evidence has again and again come to light, which makes belief in God a scientifically credible concept, rather than just a personally desirable creed. Science impresses on man the abstract reality of God’s existence, but if there is a God, what should man’s relationship with Him be? Science does not, and cannot, answer this question. This is a question that can only be answered by religion. Basically every religion answers this question. We present here the concept from the Islamic perspective. The highlighting points being God being one who is the Creator, Sustainer of the entire Universe. A study of the cosmos shows that it operates in unity and harmony which corroborates His Oneness. A further in depth study of Islam will present before the reader the creation plan of God for the humankind which is in accordance to the law of nature. Further the study will give a clear picture of the exact relationship of man with God. o