Spirit of Islam · SCIENCE AND THEOLOGY

SCIENCE AND THEOLOGY

Spirit of Islam, July 2020, p. 15

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Maulana Wahiduddin Khan is named as the default author of the periodical; a piece that carries another writer’s byline is credited to that writer.

place to place on a mega-cosmic scale. He calls this the ‘multiverse’ system. According to these researches, our universe is a universe which possesses biofriendly laws. That is why we find ourselves in a universe, which, in meeting all of our exact requirements, is apparently customized for habitation. Had this not been so, our existence would have been impossible. What is the origin of these absolute and universal laws, which are controlling the universe in a highly organized manner? The fundamental challenge to account for the impeccable order in the universe is that the concept of the universe presented by religion and modern science appeals to an agency outside the universe to explain its law-like order. Still, modern thinkers maintain that accepting a designer who exists before the existence of the universe is not an explanation of this problem. For this explanation of the universe immediately begs the question: if the designer designed the universe, who designed the designer? Paul Davies concludes: “If there is an ultimate meaning to existence, as I believe is the case, the answer is to be found within nature, and not beyond it. The universe might indeed be a fix, but if so, it has fixed itself.” The Explanation In the matter of theology, the modern mind is in grave confusion. As we find from this article written by Paul Davies. The atheist philosophers and physicists have frequently asked, “If God created the universe, who created God?” But this question is totally illogical. It is sheer negation of logic. Furthermore, this objection is based on a clear contradiction. Those who believe in a universe without a Creator are not ready to believe in a Creator without a Creator. If the universe can exist without a Creator, the existence of a Creator is also possible without Him being created. The Rational Stand The question of the existence of God must be addressed in a purely rational manner. No other stand except a rational stand can be adopted or is practicable, as other approaches will fail to satisfy this question. It is an established fact that there is order in the universe in an absolutely perfect sense. This order is apparent to everyone’s observation. Paul As regards the rational stand, the concept of order or organization cannot exist without the concept of an organizer. Wherever there is organization, there certainly exists an organizer.

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