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Of course, there is no doubt that at times, when people had forgotten God as the Being Who is above nature, they searched for Him and looked for Him among creatures in nature and they made idols for themselves of things in nature. But with the development of thought, human beings gradually were able to see the truth, stop worshipping idols which were material creatures and become familiar with the One God.

Some of the well-known psychologists clearly and directly say that the human spirit or soul has four senses: First, the sense of knowledge which sends a person after science and knowledge and makes one’s spirit thirsty for knowledge whether or not this has any material benefit. Second, the sense of goodness which is the source for moral and human issues in the world of humanity. Third, the sense of beauty which is the source of poetry and literature and art in their real sense.

Fourth, the sense of belief which invites the human being to come to know God and to implement His Commands. In this way, we see that the sense of worship is one of the senses with the deepest roots of the spirit. That is, they are never separate from each other.

In our future lessons, we will see how most materialists even admit to the existence of God, even though they do not mention His Name and instead refer to nature or give Him other names but qualities are given to nature which are, in fact, qualities of God. For instance, they say, if nature has given two kidneys to human beings, it was because it knew that if one of these failed, the other would continue life, etc. Does this explanation hold for a nature which lacks awareness and consciousness?

Or is this not a reference to the All-knowing and Infinite God but calling Him, nature? We can conclude from what has been said that: A love for God has always existed in us and will always continue. Faith in God is an eternal flame which warms our heart and spirit. In order to come to know God, we are not obliged to take a long and complicated way. We quickly turn inward and see we have faith in Him.

The Holy Qur’an says: “We are closer to the human being than his jugular vein.” (50:16) Think and Answer 1 Write several examples of customs and several examples of things which are part of our God-given nature (fitrat). 2 Why do ignorant people turn to idol worship? 3 Why do materialists refer to God as Nature? Previous…