HOW TO KNOW ALLAH'S PRESENCE (Shared)

...Written by Muhammad Sani Zaria

Soon will We show them Our Signs in the (furthest) regions (of the earth), and in their own souls, until it becomes manifest to them that this (Qur'an) is the truth (from the Lord of the worlds). Is it not enough that the Lord doth witness all things? Q41:53

There is one tested method of knowing ALLAH; and that is through HIS Creations, the Worlds and Man.

Let us begin with ourselves:

We do not know the nature of our soul; still we must admit that there is something which is the Source of “life” . In the same way, though we can not 'know' the Creator, we must admit there is Someone or Something that must have created the universe.

We know that the soul is the ruler of our body. If any limb of ours refuses to obey the commands of this soul, it is not a reflection of the strength of the soul. It is rather considered the defect of the limb itself. Likewise, Allah (God) is the Master and Ruler of the universe; and if anybody refuses to obey HIS Commandments, the Authority of Allah can never be in doubt. It is simply a sign that the disobedient person is spiritually sick.

We know that the soul is contained in our body; but we do not know precisely where it is. Life is every where in our body; but if the limb of a man is amputated, we can not say that so much portion of life has been cut off. Thus, we see that life is every where and yet we can not say that it is here or there. In the same manner, we know that Allah is everywhere; but we can not say “HE is here” or “HE is there”. We can not point to HIM; nor can we correlate HIM with any place.

Whenever we want to do any work, our body parts simply obey the unspoken command of the soul, without any need to tell them in so many a words. In the same way whenever God wants anything to happen, it just happens without any need on the part of Allah to say “Be this” or “Be that”. Therefore, we must understand that the words used in scriptures where God says “Be” and the thing happens, is just a way of expressing the idea that as soon as Allah wished something, it automatically happens without the slightest delay. 

Again, though we do not see the soul, but still we believe in it. Man believes in such creations, which are beyond his senses. Strangely enough, there are some people who do not believe in the Creator, just because HE is beyond their senses. God has indeed shown HIS signs in us.

Allahu A'lam.