Some Atheists argue that if the Qur'an is from God, how come it does not mention Atheists at all? After all, the Qur'an does mention Christians, Jews, Polytheists and many other religious groups. Surely, an all knowing God would have known that in the future there would be a sizable group of people who do not believe in Him, right?
Short Answer: Because there are no Atheists in the world. There never were any, and there never will be any.
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This is quite a strange claim, one might say. After all, there are thousands of self-proclaimed atheists in the world right now. They evidently claim to lack the belief in a god - which is also the definition of Atheism, that is the lack of belief in a deity, so what's up with the short answer?
Let me explain with the long answer then. But before we go there - isn't the title "The Atheist God" in itself a contradiction though? Am I implying there is a God who is an atheist? No, of course not. The title is an analogy to the words like "the muslim God" or "the christian God". The form I am using here is as the title implies the "God of the atheists". Now, many atheists might burst into laughter at this point because of the sheer irony of the title itself and declare this to be an oxymoron. How can there be an "atheist God" when the word atheist itself implies their lack of belief in a God?
Yet, I would argue this is precisely the case! The atheists DO have a God, and to argue this I will use just one verse in the Qur'an - no need to use countless verses, chapters and interpretations - one verse is enough to prove that the atheists do have a God and that there are in fact no atheists in the world, as in no persons who do not have a God.
This is the verse:
Have you seen the one who takes as his god his own desire?
- Qur'an, 25:43
Allah is so majestically eloquent that He does not need whole chapters and tomes to explain something - only a few words in a single verse. This one verse completely destroys the atheists' argument that the Qur'an has nothing to say about them.
Every atheist, when he looks at his reflection in the mirror, and admires himself and his or her "intellect" as sufficient (no need for a god), while rejecting God - is automatically taking his own desire/intellect/ego as his god. And this is but one example of many different gods people worship.
What is a god anyway?
God, or deity, and specifically "ilah" in the Qur'an, means "someone or something that is worshiped". If you do not worship Allah, the One and Only true God - you inevitably will worship someone or something else, thus idolizing it/him/her - be it your ego, the society, science, the liberal, humanist or feminist dogma, the political system, the state, the president, the King or even your favorite artist, athlete or singer (is it a coincidence many athletes, singers and artists are called "idols"?).
The second you have an idol whom you worship, you have "created" your own god.
Now, you can believe in God and still have "idols" - this is no different than the polytheists in Mecca at the time of Muhammad, pbuh. They actually did believe in Allah, as the one supreme God - but they also believed in many other idols, as "lesser" gods.
In the case of atheists - they simply have one god less than the polytheists - i.e. they reject the supreme God, but worship many other idols, as mentioned above.
The militant atheists in particular though, the likes of Richard Dawkins or Sam Harris, have a tremendous ego whom they worship - and these are the ones described by Allah in the verse above. This because they constantly declare that they do not need a deity when they have their intellect. They can "think for themselves" (as if believing in God means not being able to think for themselves - SMH). In declaring this, and at the same time mocking believers for believing in one supreme God, they inadvertently mock themselves, without even realizing it. Which is sad to be honest.
As a Muslim, one who surrenders his will to the will of God, it would be immensely arrogant of me to think that my “intellect” can be a substitute for the real G.
The sheer arrogance oozing from the mouths of so-called atheists, on the other hand, is a testament to their frailty - they cannot accept the possibility that there might be something bigger out there, something stronger, something smarter than them - because after all, they are their own god, their atheist god.
Short Answer: Because there are no Atheists in the world. There never were any, and there never will be any.
This is quite a strange claim, one might say. After all, there are thousands of self-proclaimed atheists in the world right now. They evidently claim to lack the belief in a god - which is also the definition of Atheism, that is the lack of belief in a deity, so what's up with the short answer?
Let me explain with the long answer then. But before we go there - isn't the title "The Atheist God" in itself a contradiction though? Am I implying there is a God who is an atheist? No, of course not. The title is an analogy to the words like "the muslim God" or "the christian God". The form I am using here is as the title implies the "God of the atheists". Now, many atheists might burst into laughter at this point because of the sheer irony of the title itself and declare this to be an oxymoron. How can there be an "atheist God" when the word atheist itself implies their lack of belief in a God?
Yet, I would argue this is precisely the case! The atheists DO have a God, and to argue this I will use just one verse in the Qur'an - no need to use countless verses, chapters and interpretations - one verse is enough to prove that the atheists do have a God and that there are in fact no atheists in the world, as in no persons who do not have a God.
This is the verse:
Have you seen the one who takes as his god his own desire?
- Qur'an, 25:43
Allah is so majestically eloquent that He does not need whole chapters and tomes to explain something - only a few words in a single verse. This one verse completely destroys the atheists' argument that the Qur'an has nothing to say about them.
Every atheist, when he looks at his reflection in the mirror, and admires himself and his or her "intellect" as sufficient (no need for a god), while rejecting God - is automatically taking his own desire/intellect/ego as his god. And this is but one example of many different gods people worship.
What is a god anyway?
God, or deity, and specifically "ilah" in the Qur'an, means "someone or something that is worshiped". If you do not worship Allah, the One and Only true God - you inevitably will worship someone or something else, thus idolizing it/him/her - be it your ego, the society, science, the liberal, humanist or feminist dogma, the political system, the state, the president, the King or even your favorite artist, athlete or singer (is it a coincidence many athletes, singers and artists are called "idols"?).
The second you have an idol whom you worship, you have "created" your own god.
Now, you can believe in God and still have "idols" - this is no different than the polytheists in Mecca at the time of Muhammad, pbuh. They actually did believe in Allah, as the one supreme God - but they also believed in many other idols, as "lesser" gods.
In the case of atheists - they simply have one god less than the polytheists - i.e. they reject the supreme God, but worship many other idols, as mentioned above.
The militant atheists in particular though, the likes of Richard Dawkins or Sam Harris, have a tremendous ego whom they worship - and these are the ones described by Allah in the verse above. This because they constantly declare that they do not need a deity when they have their intellect. They can "think for themselves" (as if believing in God means not being able to think for themselves - SMH). In declaring this, and at the same time mocking believers for believing in one supreme God, they inadvertently mock themselves, without even realizing it. Which is sad to be honest.
As a Muslim, one who surrenders his will to the will of God, it would be immensely arrogant of me to think that my “intellect” can be a substitute for the real G.
The sheer arrogance oozing from the mouths of so-called atheists, on the other hand, is a testament to their frailty - they cannot accept the possibility that there might be something bigger out there, something stronger, something smarter than them - because after all, they are their own god, their atheist god.
Not a leaf falls without His knowledge. | Q:6:59
(Edited 10.10.2024, 16:53 by sHuRuLuNi.)