Saturday 6 October, 2007
Category : Religion
11:54 27/Sep/2007 1 Comment(s)
Assalam o alaikum
Three Tough Questions?
There was a young man who went overseas to study for quite a long time. When he returned, he asked his parents to find him a religious scholaror any expert who could answer his 3 Questions. Finally, his parents were able to find a Muslim scholar.Young man: Who are you? Can you answer my questions? Scholar: I am one of Allah (SubHana Wa Ta`ala )'s slaves and Insha-Allah(God willing), I will be able to answer your questions. Young man: Are you sure? A lot of Professors and experts were not able toanswer my questions.Scholar: I will try my best, with the help of Allah(SubHana Wa Ta`ala).Young Man: I have 3 questions: 1. Does God exist? If so, show me His shape.2. What is thaqdir (fate)? 3. If shaitan (Devil) was created from the fire, why at the end he willbe thrown to hell that is also created from fire. It certainly will not hurt him at all, since Shaitan (Devil) and the hell were created from fire. Did God not think of it this far?Suddenly, the Scholar slapped the young man's face very hard.Young Man (feeling pain): Why do you get angry at me? Scholar: I am not angry. The slap is my answer to your three questions. Young Man: I really don't understand.Scholar: How do you feel after I slapped you?Young Man: Of course, I felt the pain. Scholar: So do you believe that pain exists?Young Man: Yes. Scholar: Show me the shape of the pain!Young Man: I cannot.Scholar: That is my first answer. All of us feel God's existence without being able to see His shape... Last night, did you dream that you will be slapped by me?Young Man: No.Scholar: Did you ever think that you will get a slap from me,today?Young Man: No. Scholar: That is takdir (fate) my second answer........ My handthat I used to slap you, what is it created from? Young Man: It is created from flesh. Scholar: How about your face, what is it created from? Young Man: Flesh. Scholar: How do you feel after I slapped you? Young Man: In pain. Scholar: Thats it. this is my third answer, Even though Shaitan Devil) and also the hell were created from the fire, if Allah wants, insha-Allah (God willing), the hell will become a very painful place for Allah said: If you are ashamed of me, I will be ashamed of you." If you are not ashamed, pass this message on...only if you believe. Yes, I love Allah. Allah is my fountain of Life and My Savior. Allah keeps me going day & night. Without Allah, I am no one. But with Allah, I can do everything. Allah is my strength." May Allah help u to succeed... Ameen. Take Care, Allah Hafiz.
What the scholar ostensibly tries to say is that there are answers to all questions. However, this would be true only if we draw correct inferences from direct knowledge/experience. For the inference to be correct, our direct knowledge/experience of a thing must be interchangeable with the as yet unknown thing. If we discover water, air etc. in a planet, we can infer that there are living beings in that planet because such conditions on earth have given rise to living beings. This inference could be correct if the water and air in that planet is interchangeable with earth's water and air. The scholar says just as pain has no shape, God too could be without shape. However, the inference may be misplaced because God and pain are not interchangeable. Therefore it might be a case of the scholar trying to bamboozle an impressionable young man.
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