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useless to believe in a god whose powers are not felt and who does not himself make manifest the signs of his own existence and life. [Nasim-e-Da'wat, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, Vol. 19, pp. 373-374]. The religion that claims to be from God must show signs of being from God and should bear God's seal, which should attest the fact that it is from Him. Islām is such a religion. That God Who is hidden is known through this religion and manifests Himself to the true followers of this religion. A true religion is supported by the hand of. God and through such religion God manifests Himself that He exists. The religions that depend entirely upon stories are only a form of idol worship. Such religions do not possess the spirit of truth. If God is alive as He was, and speaks and hears as He did, there is no reason why. He should continue to be silent as if He does not exist. If. He does not speak in this age, then equally and certainly. He does not hear either. In other words, He is now nothing. That religion alone is true which demonstrates that. God hears and speaks in this age also. In a true religion,. God attests His existence through His speaking. . Search for God is a difficult matter. It is not an affair of worldly philosophers and wise men. Observation of the heavens and earth only leads to the conclusion that although orderliness indicates that the universe should have a Creator yet it is not proof that such a Creator in fact exists. There is a great deal of difference between ought to be and is. The Holy Qur'an is the only book that sets forth His existence as a fact and not only urges the seeking of God but makes Him manifest. There is no other book which makes manifest the Hidden Being. [Chashma-e-Masīḥī, Rūḥānī Khaza'in, Vol. 20, pp. 351-352]