Where Did Everything Come From?
What is the proof?
Islam tells us Allah is both The Creator &
The Evolver, of all that exits. We know Allah did not evolve us
from monkeys, and we know all things are from Allah. Please share
this information with those who deny the existence of God. They
need it.
There is a popular theory referred to as the 'Big
Bang' theory. It tries to explain the existence of the universe
in an evolutionary manner having an initial beginning with an
immense explosion of some gases or solid mass. Some say there
first was a void or ’nothingness’, or perhaps, some
gases which exploded then from this everything in the universe
simply began to evolve to the stage that we see now. There has
never really been any solid evidence for this idea of 'something
out of nothing' concept. Nor for that matter, the evolutionary
theory itself.
We would like to explore the idea of creation
from a purely logical standpoint using simple terminology without
religious hype, emotional pre-convictions or superstitions.
What if someone called a 'scientist' tells you
his 'theory' of how cars are made is like this:
A salvage yard on the south side of town blows
up and all the metal pieces fly into the air and fall back down
in one place forming a brand new Chevrolet Caprice automobile..
with no left over parts.. and the motor is running..
Or what if his theory for how a chair is made
is:
An explosion occurs in a forest and the trees
go flying into the air and then suddenly they combine with some
flying cloth to make a beautiful chair... and then it lands in
a furniture showroom complete with matching table and lamp...
He further explains that:
An earthquake in California's 'Silicon Valley'
causes the computer chips and circuit boards and other various
parts to fall out of their boxes and off of their shelves and
just come in place together as they are rolling around on the
floor and form the most advanced technical computers existing
on the earth?...
Or what of his 'Medicine Theory'? He now claims
that:
A gas leak in a pharmacy warehouse causes a terrific
explosion. All the different chemicals and substances just smash
into each other in exactly the correct amounts to produce a miracle
drug which cures everything form cancer to heart and liver disease,
old age and warts?...
Wait... there's more to this one:
It is all in one formula, packaged in the bottles
with labels and ready to sell with no mess left on the floor?...
Now after all this exploding and excitement this
'scientist' tells you of a great place to relax and have something
to eat. It is his favorite place and he calls it: "Burger
Blast"! He says:
You just go in and sit down and suddenly a 'blast'
from the kitchen occurs and immediately a burger lands right in
front of you with all the trimmings.. just the way you like it
complete with fries, a drink and even your favorite dessert?...
AND...
No one works at "Burger Blast", it just
runs itself, automatically cleaning itself and as you leave it
scans your billfold for a valid credit card and charges your bank
account for what you have eaten?...
Now the question is: "Are you really going
to accept any of this as 'fact'?"
Of course not!
We wouldn't believe a new car is made from flying
junk; chairs don't fall down from exploding trees; earthquakes
do not produce computers and blasting burgers don't rain down
on us from above.
Question: So how come we don't challenge a theory
of something coming from nothing and then colliding in the cosmos
to make the universe? Is it because of its tremendous magnitude
that we have so little comprehension about it, that we are willing
to accept any theory from a few telescope 'peeping Toms' to tell
us that it came from 'nothingness'? Or just some gases colliding
and then... 'Poof'!? Instant Universe? How?
Let us now come to our main subject:
Creation or Explosion?
We can turn
our attention to the earth and the heavens and make observations
on our own without a 'genius' scientist telling us what we are
seeing. And then the idea that nothing is sustaining the heavens
and the earth! - 'It just runs itself'? How?
Think about
the stars, the sun, the moon and the countless solar systems and
galaxies in the universe.
Who or What created them in the first place?
They continue to function and move with the utmost precision and
accuracy.
Who does this? Who keeps them gliding along on their courses and
orbits preordained for them?
The Quran
on the Origin of the Universe
Look closer
to the heaven surrounding the earth. We call it the 'sky'. Notice
the clouds? What are they?
The Quran
on Clouds
Let us now
bring our gaze a bit closer to earth. Consider the mountains and
their majesty. Is there anything about these massive formations
that may give us a clue as to the origin of creation?
The Quran
on Mountains
What about
the water covering the earth? Is there another clue hiding beneath
the seas?
The Quran
on Deep Seas and Internal Waves
Water covers
so much of the earth and even mixes with the land in rivers and
streams. Yet is there something keeping it from mixing with itself?
What is contained in this mystery of separation of waters?
The Quran
on Seas and Rivers
What about
us? Are we are part of creation? How did we begin? What develops
us and causes us to live and die? How are we sustained?
The Quran
on Human Embryonic Development
Think about
the humans. How did we all get here? What is the nature of mankind?
What causes us to act as we do? Are we ungrateful to the One who
created us and sustains us? What is this clue? Think about yourself.
Did you create yourself?
The Quran
on the Cerebrum (forehead area of the brain in humans)
Who or What created
all this? Who is sustaining everything? How do organisms reproduce
themselves? How can a tree grow up out of a seed?
by
Yusuf Estes (Ex- Catholic Priest)
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