How Do You Know God Exists? - 156

Est. Read time: 2 min
Edition Number: 156
Adapted from: Proofs of Prophethood
Instructor: Shaykh Mohammed Elshinawy

Assalamu Alaykum,

Today’s gem is from Shaykh Mohammed Elshinawy’s course, Proofs of Prophethood. In this gem Shaykh Elshinawy shares his response when people ask him how do you know God exists?

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We begin in the Name of Allah ﷻ, the Most Merciful and Compassionate,
We ask that He ﷻ sends Peace and Blessings upon our noble and beloved
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

When someone tells me, "How do you prove that Allah ﷻ exists?"

I tell them, "How do you prove that you exist?"

You see, the person who asks, "How does Allah ﷻ exist?" probably has a problem up here (pointing to head). They have a psychology of radical doubt, radical skepticism. And if you want to be consistent, you should ask yourself the same question.

How do you know you exist?

You cannot prove that you exist. How do you know you're not in a jug or a jar? How do you know you're not in the Matrix? How do you know you're not part of some alien's video game right now?

We don't actually ask ourselves these questions because they're silly questions. They would render life meaningless.

And so, you must surrender to what you already know deep down inside: that there is a Supreme Being. If you were born on an island, you would know that. He has caused me to exist, and I actually do exist, and I actually do have a mind. And therefore, I should try to use it.

So we're not trying to explain Allah ﷻ. Allah ﷻ explains us. There's no explanation without Allah ﷻ. There's no truth without Allah ﷻ.

May Allah ﷻ grant us strong faith.

أقول قولي هذا وأستغفر الله لي ولكم، فاستغفروه إنه هو الغفور الرحيم

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