It is narrated that the Prophet asked an Arab as to how he identified Allah?

It is narrated that the Prophet asked an Arab as to how he identified Allah? He said, “I saw the droppings of the camel on the way and knew that some camels had passed by. I saw the foot- marks of men and knew that some men had used the path. We have such vast land, the sky the sun, the moon and the stars. Don’t they indicate that there must be someone who has made them?” Imam Ja’far As-Sadiq (as) narrates that someone wanted him to give an explanation about the existence of Allah.

The Imam (as) asked him, “Have you ever been on any voyage at sea?” The man replied in the affirmative. The Imam (as) rejoined, “Have you come across a storm while on board a ship?” The man replied in affirmative. The Imam (as) said, “Did you get a feeling at that time that there must be some power that could come to the rescue of the ship?” The man replied in the affirmative. The Imam (as) rejoined, “Yes!

That Power is Allah!!” But the atheists and agnostics who raise objections at every step and find fault with the creations of Allah are like the blind men who have been left in a palatial mansion to partake of the dainty food laid out for them. Some blind persons trample the bread, some other person puts his foot in the bowl of the soup. The blind persons complain of the host being careless in spreading the food in a wrong place.

They are, no doubt, blind to the fact that they have been provided with the best of food in the best of surroundings. 2. Idrak al-Kunha The second type of Knowledge of the Existence of the Creator Idrak Al-Kunha (that means, Realization of the Reality) of His Person. This is impossible for the human intellect. When a human being is not capable of understanding its own personality, how could he delve into understanding the Personality of the Creator!

But it is the human intellect that has created innumerable sects of various beliefs. Some sects have concluded that Allah is a handsome youth and others believe that He is old with a flowing white beard! Some others say that He is everywhere and everything is Him!! There are also those who believe that Allah has transmigrated or penetrated into the bodies of those excellent in piety!!!

Therefore, we have to bear in mind Allah’s clear instruction in this matter, “Whatever the Prophet (S) gives, take it.” The Prophet (S) has said, “I am leaving behind two weighty things amidst you; one is the Qur’an and the other my Ahl-ul-Bayt.