Verily...
Verily, it is Allah (alone) Who upholds the heavens and the earth so that they will not deviate (from their orbit), for if they should ever deviate, no one could uphold them after He ceases to do so (Fatir 35:41). This is how the Islamic concept deals with the "living God," demonstrating His existence through His creation, and the "willing God," who does what He desires, demonstrating His Will and power through the movements and changes in the universe.
Indeed, there is a vast difference between the Islamic concept of Allah and the concept of God presented by such philosophers as Plato, Aristotle, and Plotinus. They describe an…
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