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Introduction 29 corroboratory evidence in order to achieve these. The solution to this enigma is as follows: As stated above, belief in God is divided into two levels. The elementary level is one that is attainable with logic only. The second level (and that in fact is the stage called i m a n bill a h [belief in God] in religious terminology) is one that is unattainable with reason alone and God Himself grants special Divine help to reach it. The first degree of belief, which is attain- able by logic and reasoning, can lead us only to the conclusion that there ought to be a Creator and Master of this universe, as this earth and the heavens could not have come into existence by mere chance, and so on. The second degree of belief leads one to the conclusion that there indeed is a Creator and Master of this universe, with multiple attributes, who can be found by adopting certain means. That is to say, the first stage is that of ‘ought to be’ and second that of ‘is’. Now think hard, mere reason and logic can never lead us to the stage of ‘is’; reason and logic can only instil an understanding within ourselves that there ought to be a God. That is to say, logic on its own cannot grant us faith in God, but indeed logic can pre- pare us to accept faith; logic, as it stands, cannot show us God but can point us from afar in His direction; it cannot unite us with but can open the door for such a meeting; logic on its own cannot grant us the satisfaction concerning the existence of God, but can grant us the eagerness that is required to attain this satisfaction. Thus, logic and reasoning can grant us certainty that there should be a God, but cannot create certainty in our hearts concerning God. This is beyond the capacity of logic and reason- ing. This is explained in the Divine philosophy of اَل ُهُكِرْدُت ُراَصْبَاْلا [the eyes cannot reach Him]. Therefore, logic and reasoning require