FROM THE EDITORIAL DIRECTOR

even though the flower’s fragrance has an existence of its own in the same way as the flower does. According to science, all things are collections of atoms, and, ultimately, all atoms are collections of electrons, which are not visible to the naked eye. Referring to this fact, a scientist commented that the entire universe is an invisible ‘mad dance’ of electrons'. Another scientist describes it as a collection of ‘waves of probability’. In this sense, one can say that it is not only the apparently invisible Creator who is in the unseen but also the apparently visible creatures. The British scientist A. S. Eddington wrote a book on this subject, titled Science and the Unseen World around a century ago. The fact is that we see only the external appearance of the things that are visible to us in this world. Their reality remains invisible to us. This is true with God as well. In terms of His being, God is unobservable, but in terms of His creation, God is visible for us. The existence of the creation is evidence of the existence of the Creator. The universe is so meaningful that it is simply impossible to explain it without accepting the existence of the Creator. God’s being invisible to us is, in one sense, in line with the requirements of the test to which we are put. The test is to discover God while He is in the unseen. If God were plainly visible, there would have been no test at all. Because God is in the unseen, faith in Him is an ‘examination paper’ for us. If God were visible, believing in Him would not have been an ‘examination paper’ for us. For God and other articles of faith to remain in the unseen is a great blessing for human beings. It is because of this that our process of thinking continues and that we are led to continuously reflect and ponder on things. It becomes possible for us to find God at the level of discovery. It is because of this that God-realization can become a self-discovered reality for us. And it is a fact that there is nothing greater in this world than a self-discovered reality. Thus, for God and other articles of faith to remain in the unseen is an endless source of intellectual development for us. Faith in the unseen is not just a matter of belief. It is directly related to guidance. Only if you believe in the unseen will you receive God’s guidance. If you do not believe in the unseen, you will not receive God’s guidance.