Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 398
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 10 398 Need for Prophets and Heavenly Signs Islam is distinctive. God has always maintained an extraordi- nary quality in Islam and that is its ever fresh Signs. Those who are fond of modern philosophy become somewhat displeased when they hear the word ‘Sign’. They question the need for Signs and Prophets in the search for the existence of God. Remember, it is a weak form of conviction to deduce the existence of God from the intelligence and wisdom reflected in the solar system and the orderliness of the universe. This cannot fully satisfy the curiosity about the existence of God. It only proves the possibility, but it cannot be said with certainty that God does, in fact, exist. If these had been certain and definitive proofs, why would people become atheists? Many great schol- ars have written volumes, but their arguments are not irrefu- table, and their proofs are not decisive. They cannot silence anyone, nor can a man attain certainty of faith through them. If a person were to formulate arguments in favour of the exist- ence of God Almighty based on these matters, an atheist would present arguments in their refutation. The fact is that all that can be proved this way is that ‘God should exist. ’ It does not prove that ‘He does exist. ’ There is a huge difference between ‘should exist’ and ‘does exist’, and the latter requires seeing for oneself. The second part that the Prophets have presented to prove the existence of the Almighty Creator is to prove His existence by means of mighty Signs and miracles, and through the display of His mighty power. This is such an approach before which all heads bow. In fact, many Arabs were atheists as we learn from the following verse of the Holy Quran: