Who Made Us? Islamic Answer to One of the Biggest Questions
In the life of every man there comes a point at which one raises the big question: “Who made us?” And “Why are we here?”
Who has made us so? Atheists speak of a Big Bang and evolution, while others speak of God. Those who say, “I do not know” are in all respects atheists, not because they deny God’s existence but because they fail to confirm.
So, the big bang may well be able to explain the origin of the universe, but not the origin of primordial dust cloud. This dust cloud (which has aggregated and compressed by the theory and then exploded) must have come from somewhere. And after all, it contained enough matter to not only make our galaxy, but the billion other galaxies in the known universe. Where did that came from? Who or what created the original cloud of dust?
The situation is similar with the evolution, which may explain the fossil record, but it fails to explain typical essence of human life and the soul. We all have one. We feel its presence, we talk about its existence and sometimes we pray for its salvation. But only the religious can explain where it comes from. The theory of natural selection can have many of the material aspects of living things but unfortunately, it fails to describe the human soul.
No one who studies the complexities of life and the universe can deny the handwriting of the Creator. Whether people recognize these signs or not, is another matter. The point is: if we look at a painting, we know that there is a painter. When we see a sculpture, we know that there is a potter, and so on. So if we look at the creation, we should not know that there is a Creator?
One thing we know with certainty that without a controlling influence all systems degenerate into chaos. The theories of the Big Bang and evolution assert the exact opposite however, that chaos fostered perfection. Would not it be more reasonable to conclude from the fact that the Big Bang and evolution were controlled events? That it is controlled by the Creator?
Another classic argument for atheism focuses on what people understand as imperfections of creation. These are the “How can there be a God if such-and-this happens?” The things that are under discussion could be anything. It could be natural disasters, birth defects or grandma’s cancer. That’s not the point.
The point is that denying God based upon what we perceive to be injustices of life come to the conclusion that God would not have planned our lives to be anything other than perfect, and would have established justice on Earth.
We could just as easily propose that God did not create life on earth in order to create a paradise on earth, but rather as a test whose punishment or reward someone gets in the next life, where God can exercise His ultimate justice. To support this concept, we can ask who probably suffered more injustice in his worldly life than God’s favorites, which is to say the prophets?
We hope that by this time we can agree upon the answer to our first “Big Question”. Who made us? Can we agree on that we are creatures, and God is the Creator?