Early Writings — Page 75
HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMAD AS 75 Creator of heaven and earth because we cannot see him, is noth- ing but deception. For if we could see the Creator in this world, then the world would no longer serve any purpose, nor would anyone receive spiritual reward for doing good. The reason being that an individual is only worthy of spiritual reward until they act with righteousness and believe in a God Who is Hidden. If God had shown Himself openly to everyone then what merit would there be in believing in Him? Allah the Exalted states: هُدًى لِلْمُتَّقِينَ الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْغَيْبِ Another argument in favour of the existence of God Almighty is that the thoughts of all humanity converge on the fact that there is One Being Who is the Lord of all the worlds. Moreover, all of humanity agrees that the creation of the heavens and earth is one which could not have come into existence without the hand of a Creator. So when many wise people agree on a point, it is always the truth. As the saying goes: the wise always hold one view, but the foolish one each his own. Atheists will say that we have not seen the Creator of heaven and earth, whereas we observe the creators of everything else; so how can we believe with certainty in the existence of a Creator. The response to this is that even though you cannot see the Creator, you can see the creation. Now if there is a certain crea- tion that is built with great skill, but we cannot see its creator, we would still invariably conclude that someone must have created 1. It is a guidance for the righteous, who believe in the unseen. (Sürah al-Baqarah 2:3-4) [Publisher]