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God is One
Tawhid, uniqueness of God, is the essence of
Islam.
Islam rejects trinity
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Signs of God
Harmony in the universe
Provision of the needs on a timely manner
Ultimate science in the universe
Mercy in the universe
Awakening in Spring
Ecological system
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Is It Possible to Have Multiple Gods?
Balance cannot be sustained in the universe
Indivisibility of God's sovereignty
Contradiction by definition
What about nature/causes?
Instead of accepting one God, one needs to accept
multiple omnipotent gods.
This is far more contradictory.
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Quran and Prophetic Tradition
Instead of dogmatism, Quran and Prophetic
Tradition repeatedly ask for reflection and
contemplation on the uniqueness of God
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Use of Brain and Observation in
Accepting Faith
[Quran 17:36]: You shall not accept any
information, unless you verify it for yourself. I
have given you the hearing, the eyesight, and the
brain, and you are responsible for using them.
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Tawhid in Quran
[Quran 67:3,4]: He created seven universes
(heavens) in layers. You do not see any
imperfection in the creation by the Most Gracious.
Keep looking; do you see any flaw? Look again and
again; your gaze will come back to you weak and
exhausted.
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Convincing
[Quran 10:31] "Say: 'Who is it that provides you
with sustenance out of heaven and earth, or who is
it that has full power over [your] hearing and sight?
And who is it that brings forth the living out of that
which is dead, and brings forth the dead out of that
which is alive? And who is it that governs all that
exists?" And they will [surely] answer: "[It is]
God."
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Sample Verses on Reflection of
the Universe
[Quran 24:41]: Do you not realize that everyone in the
heavens and the earth glorifies GOD, even the birds as they
fly in a column? Each knows its prayer and its glorification.
GOD is fully aware of everything they do.
[Quran 24:43]: Do you not realize that GOD drives the clouds,
then gathers them together, then piles them on each other,
then you see the rain coming out of them? He sends down
from the sky loads of snow to cover whomever He wills, while
diverting it from whomever He wills.
[Quran 24:44]: GOD controls the night and day. This should
be a lesson for those who possess eyes.
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Knowledge of God
God can be known through his Names and
Reflections.
God has many names in Quran
The Most Merciful
The Most Compassionate
Omnipotent
All-Knowledgable
Just
http://islam.about.com/od/godallah/a/asma_husna.htm
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How does Quran Describe God?
[Quran 59:22-24]:
• He is Allah, than Whom there is no other Allah, the Knower of the
Invisible and the Visible. He is the Beneficent, Merciful.
•He is God: there is no god other than Him, the Controller, the Holy
One, Source of Peace, Granter of Security, Guardian over all, the
Almighty, the Compeller, the Truly Great; God is far above anything
they consider to be His partner.
•He is Allah, the Creator, the Inventor of all things, the Bestower of
forms. To Him belong the Best Names . All that is in the heavens
and the earth glorify Him. And He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.
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Further Descriptions of God
[Quran 2:255] : Allah! There is no God but He,
the Living, the Self-subsisting, the Eternal.
No slumber can seize Him, nor sleep.
All things in heaven and earth are His.
Who could intercede in His presence without His
permission? He knows what appears in front of and
behind His creatures. Nor can they encompass any
knowledge of Him except what he wills. His throne
extends over the heavens and the earth,
and He feels no fatigue in guarding and preserving
them, for He is the Highest and Most Exalted.
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Personal Experience on the
Existence of God
[Qur'an 2:186]: When My servants ask thee
concerning Me,
I am indeed close (to them).
I respond to the prayer of every suppliant
when he calls on Me.
Let them also, with a will,
Listen to My call, and believe in Me,
that they may walk in the right way.
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Role of Messengers
[Quran 3:144]: Muhammad was no more than a
messenger like the messengers before him. Should he
die or get killed, would you turn back on your heels?
Anyone who turns back on his heels, does not hurt GOD
in the least. GOD rewards those who are appreciative.
[Quran 11:31]: "I do not claim that I possess the
treasures of GOD, nor do I know the future, nor do I claim
to be an angel. Nor do I say to those despised by your
eyes that GOD will not bestow any blessings upon them.
GOD knows best what is in their innermost thoughts. (If I
did this,) I would be a transgressor."
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Prophetic Tradition
Convincing and thought-provoking examples
Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) and a Badawi
Relevant Examples
Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) and Addas