“Eyes cannot reach Him but
He reaches the eyes. And He is the Incomprehensible, the All-Aware.” (Al-Anam, 6: 104).
In
this verse, God draws the attention of man to the fact that his eyes are not capable
of seeing Him, for He is Subtle and subtle things cannot be perceived by the
eyes. What then is the way of knowing God? He answers this question by saying; “but He reaches
the eyes”, i.e., though the eye of man
is not capable of seeing Him, yet He reveals Himself to man by a display of His
powers and by a manifestation of His attributes. Manifold are the ways in which
He reveals Himself to man. He displays His unlimited power, sometimes by
terror-striking signs, sometimes through prophets, sometimes by signs of mercy,
and sometimes by accepting prayer.
Of all
the doctrines and beliefs that have been subjected to in this age of
materialism, the greatest is the belief in the existence of God. The idolater
sets up other gods with God, but he believes at least in the existence of God.
The atheist, however, denies the very existence of the Supreme Being. As in the
present day science everything is based on observation, hence the demand of the
Atheist is: If there is a God, show Him to
us. How can we believe in Him without seeing Him?
As
Western influences have gone a long way towards effacing from the hearts of
many young people the imprint of the Divine Being and hundreds of college
students, barristers, etc., have begun to deny the existence of God, and there
are thousands of persons, who, through refraining from an open declaration of
their views through fear of the community, have really no faith in Him,
therefore Allah inspired me to write this sermon so that some fortunate soul
may derive benefit from it.