Hereafter

What Belief makes man gain?Why Belief?Published 2012/10/18 at 13:26No CommentsMan ascends to the highest of the high points with the light of belief and gains a value deserving paradise. He descends to the lowest of the low points with the darkness of unbelief and reaches a state deserving hell. Belief is an attachment. It is a luminous connection that connects man to God. To make a connection with God is only possible through belief. The real value of man depends on his connection with and closeness to God. A persons dignity and prestige increases in accordance with his closeness to the sultan; similarly mans value increases in accordance with his closeness to God.In this universe, if man is connected to God, takes shelter in Him, then he can become Gods caliph on the earth, His official, His guest or even His friend thanks to belief. This connection of friendship with God can only be realized by the light of belief. Belief is such a light that man sees the reality of everything thanks to this light. He perceives the hidden reasons and meanings of beings and understands that they are not created in vain.The nicest and prettiest feeling of man is affection. If belief wouldnt exist, this affection would put man into distressed troubles due to endless parts. For instance, a mother whose only and very beautiful baby dies feels this spiritual torture fully if she is unaware of the hereafter.One of the important feelings of man is love. Love that is illuminated by belief makes all of the beings friends of man. Then a connection of love is established between man and his environment. The feeling of being eternally together with the people he loves makes him happy. For instance, when a mothers baby is about to die and when a doctor gives the baby some medicine and the pretty baby comes round, the mother will feel very happy and comfortable.Similarly, millions of people that we love and that are interested in like this baby are separated from us by death. If we see the matter in the lightof belief, we will know that they do not disappear eternally. So the troubles and sorrows are transformed into endless happiness and comfort.If man is deprived of belief, the anxiety of being eternally parted from the people he loves gives him hell-like torture. For instance, the most valuable thing of man is his mind. If the mind falls into polytheism and unbelief, it sends the sufferings and troubles coming from the past and caused by the eternal disappearance of the beloved people to the heart. In addition, the anxiety about his disappearance in the future transforms the mind into a torturing device. Therefore the sinful man generally indulges in alcohol or entertainment to escape from the troubles the mind gives him.If mind is illuminated by the light of belief, the thought of being together with his late relatives and friends in paradise fills his world. It makes him love life and creatures. His love towards his Lord, who will make it possible to rejoin the people he loves and who will give him and them the endless bliss, will increase. Mind becomes a real mind with the light of belief and gets its real worth.If the eye of man is illuminated with the light of belief, then he sees the whole universe in the form of paradise adorned with roses and basils. He sees the works of arts, grace and help of God in every being he looks at. He looks around with contemplation and to draw lessons. He understands the evidences showing the existence and oneness of God in everything and draws lessons from them to strengthen his belief. The universe becomes like a big book in his sight. He reads the hidden meanings in this book of universe.When the eardrum becomes illuminated with the light of belief, it hears the spiritual voices coming from the universe. It understands the glorification of God carried out in the language of state. It hears the songs of the winds, the cries of the clouds and the beautiful sounds of the sea waves thanks to the light of belief. It hears the divine words and exalted glorification of God from each being like the splashes of rain, the chirruping of birds and the chatting of insects. The universe becomes like a gathering of divine music. The soul and the heart of a man like this are filled with tastes and pleasures.However, when that ear is blocked with unbelief, it is deprived of those high delicious, spiritual sounds. The sounds that give pleasure are transformed into the sounds of mourning. The lofty and beautiful meanings in the heart are replaced by sorrows. The sounds that come from the state of being eternally lonely caused by being unable to find close friends fill his world. He hears only the sounds of the troubles and agonies caused by the state of feeling ownerless and unprotected. This state makes him live a hell life.So, belief makes man gain such a great happiness and blessing, such a great taste and comfort and such an honorable rank that it cannot be defined. The believers point of view of the universe is positive. He sees everything as good, has good thoughts and receives pleasure from life. He sees all of the beings in the universe as his friends and brothers. He has no unfamiliarity with anything. Everything is tightly connected to one another with bonds of unity as many as the names of God. The world is like a cradle of brotherhood for him.The light of belief illuminates the world of man and enlightens the universe. It saves the past and the future from darkness. It honors man and brings out the perfection in the essence of the universe. It adds values to its value. All of the beings in the universe obtain a meaning thanks to belief. The happenings cease to be coincidental. It is seen that everything takes place within the plan and program of God.The believer sees the trace, essence and face of Gods grace in the inside of all negativeness thanks to the positive and good point of view he gained through the light of belief. For instance he looks at the misfortunes like diseases on the positive side. He thinks that it will compensate for his sins, train his soul, make him gain good deeds and increase his level, and consoles himself.The unbeliever looks at the universe and happenings on the negative side and dubiously. Unbelief is like black glasses that show everything ugly and dark. Unbelief sees beings as a result of coincidence and arbitrariness. From the point of view of the unbeliever everything is aimless. All of the beings are strangers to and enemies of one another. He thinks all of the beings advance rapidly to the world of non-existence. The fear and anxiety that he himself will also fall into eternal darkness makes the world a dungeon for him. His world is filled with darkness and troubles. His soul is surrounded by the darkness of grudge, hatred and disobedience instead of the lights of love and affection. Such a man lives the life of hell in this world before going to hell.A look at the six aspects of man by the glasses of beliefMan is related to all creatures. He has a kind of trade with everything. He has to meet, speak to and live near the things that surround him materially and spiritually by its very nature. In this case, man has six aspects: right, left, front, back, top and bottom. By wearing the glasses of belief and unbelief, man can see the creatures and their states in these six aspects.Right aspect:This aspect means the past. When the past is viewed through the glasses of unbelief, it will be seen as a large graveyard. This view will give man a great terror and hopelessness.However, when this aspect is viewed through the glasses of belief, he sees that the people in the past were transferred into a better and more luminous world. He regards the graves and ditches as underground tunnels dug in order to reach a luminous world. So, belief gives man great happiness, comfort and peace and makes him say Thank you God.Left aspect:When the left aspect, that is, the future is viewed through the glasses of unbelief, it will be seen as a terrible, dark, large grave that will make us decay and that will destroy us by making the snakes and scorpions eat us.However, when it is viewed through the glasses of belief, it will be seen as a dining table full of different kinds of delicious, nice food and drinks prepared by God, who has mercy on, and creates man out of nothing. And it will make him say Thank you God thousands of times.Top aspect:A man who looks at the skies through the glasses of unbelief sees that billions of stars and spheres move very fast and do different actions like the running horses or the military maneuvers in the endless space; since he does not know that a being controls them, he feels terrified and horrified.However, when a believer looks at the skies, he understands that this strange maneuver is carried out under the command and control of a commander. He sees that the stars that adorn the world of skies are candles that illuminate humans. Since he knows that their reigns are in the hands of somebody, he watches the actions that are like the running of the horses fondly instead of fear or terror. It is definitely not enough to say Thank you God thousands of times for the blessing of belief that describes the action of the sky.Bottom aspect:It is the earth. A person who views the earth through the eye of unbelief sees the world as an idle, unbridled wandering animal around the sun or a boat with broken planks and without a captain and feels terrified and excited.However if he looks through belief, he sees it in the form of a ship under the command of God, with all of the food, drinks, clothes and people, that travels around the sun. And he starts to say Thank you God many times for the great blessing originating from belief.Front aspect:When an unbeliever looks at this aspect, he sees that all of the living creatures, whether they are humans or animals, go to that aspect speedily in groups and disappear. That is they cease to exist. Since he knows that he will go there too, he nearly goes mad because of sorrow.However, for a believer who looks through the eye of belief, the movement and travel of people that way is not towards the world of non-existence but a transfer like movement of nomads from one plateau to another. It is a migration from the temporary zone to the permanent zone, from the farm of service to the office of payment, from the land of troubles to the land of grace. Since he knows that this transfer is not to the world of non-existence, he faces it with gladness.However, the hardships that seem like death and grave on the way are happy events as a result. The way to luminous worlds passes through the grave and the greatest happy events are the results of the worst disasters. For instance, Hazrat Yusuf reached the sultanate of Egypt only after he was thrown into a well by his brothers and after he was put to prison as a result of the slander of Zaliha.Similarly a child that comes to the world through the womb of his mother attains worldly bliss as a result of the troubles and pains he experiences in the tunnel.Back Aspect:If those coming from behind are viewed through the eye of unbelief, the questions Where are they going and from where? Why did they come to the world?cannot be answered and the unbeliever remains in the torture of hesitation.However, if a person looks through the eye of belief, he understands that these people are onlookers sent by God to see the miracles of the strange power exhibited in the exhibition of the universe. He realizes that these people will achieve levels by understanding the meanings which God wants to be known in the universe in accordance with the rate they understand and return to God. He will say Thank you God for the blessing of belief that makes him gain this blessing of understanding.These six aspects of man are illuminated thanks to belief; all of the times and places are transformed into a large and comfortable world. The whole world virtually becomes like his house that he knows, is familiar with and he feels secure in. Thus he becomes like a sultan of the universe thanks to belief.

Belief is an Indivisible WholeWhy Belief?Published 2012/10/18 at 12:29No CommentsA verse:The Messenger believeth in what hath been revealed to him from his Lord, as do the men of faith. Each one (of them) believeth in Allah, His angels, His books, and His Messengers We make no distinction (they say) between one and another of His Messengers. (al-Baqara, 285).Belief in God and the hereafter makes it necessary to eliminate the darkness of unbelief like a sun. Why doesnt acceptance of only some of these fundamentals of belief free a person from absolute unbelief?The six fundamentals of belief are belief in God, the Prophets, the Angels, the Revealed Books, the resurrection after death and destiny. They are an indivisible whole. Therefore a person who does not accept any one of them does not become a Muslim.Each of the truths of belief proves the other fundamentals of belief with the evidences that prove itself. That is, the six fundamentals of belief become both evidences and results for one another. For instance, belief in God proves both belief in the hereafter and the other fundamentals of belief with its own evidences.There is no sultanate that has no reward for obedient people and no punishment for disobedient people. So, God, who is the owner of this universe, will have an eternal reward place for those who obey Him and a permanent punishment place for those who disobey Him. Since such punishment is not given fully in this world, it will be given in the hereafter. Therefore belief in the existence of God necessitates belief in the hereafter.The meaning of the each being in this universe, which is written like a book, needs to be explained. This can only be done by prophets sent by the owner of the universe. The most important issue of the humanity is to find answers to the questions like what the duty of man is, where he came from, why he was sent to this world, who sent him, where he will go from here. The people to give the true answers to these questions are prophets. So belief in God necessitates belief in prophets.The Creator of this universe, who makes all of His creatures speak to one another through thousands of languages and who hears and knows their speech will definitely speak to man. Since He will speak to man, He will also speak to prophets, who are the spiritual leaders of human beings that are the result of the universe and caliphs on the earth and the commanders of many creatures. He will send them His books and pages. Therefore belief in God necessitates belief in His Books.God records everything that a tree and a grass experiences throughout their lives in their seeds. Similarly He perfectly has everything that a being with a consciousness experiences during his life recorded in his memory as tiny as a mustard seed. So He has everything man does recorded. He has mans deeds recorded for punishment and reward and has his bad and good deeds recorded in the tablets of destiny. So, belief in God necessitates belief in destiny.The limited sight of man does not suffice to recognize the Creator, who filled this universe with endless works of wonderful art. This necessitates the existence of angels who carry out the duty of glorification of God properly. So, belief in God necessitates belief in angels.As the sun shows the day and the day shows the sun, the fundamentals of belief prove one another. Each one proves and necessitates the existence of the others. The truths of belief are an indivisible whole.

Why does man feel the need to believe?Why Belief?Published 2012/10/18 at 12:00No CommentsBy nature man is extremely weak, yet everything touches him, and saddens and grieves him. Also he is utterly lacking in power, yet the calamities and enemies that afflict him are extremely numerous. Also he is extremely wanting, yet his needs are indeed many. Also he is lazy and incapable, yet lifes responsibilities are most burdensome. Also his humanity has connected him to the rest of the universe, yet the decline and disappearance of the things he loves and with which he is familiar continually pains him. Also his reason shows him exalted aims and lasting fruits, yet his hand is short, his life is brief, his power is slight, and his patience is little.[1]Man has thousands of thousands of desires which stretch to eternity and are spread throughout the world. Just as he wants a flower, so does he want the spring. Just as he desires a garden, so does he also desire the everlasting Paradise. Just as he longs to see a friend, so does he long to see God. Just as in order to visit one he loves who lives in another place, he is in need for his beloveds door to be opened to him, so does he want to visit his friends who traveled to the world of the graves. He needs to seek refuge in God Who will close the door of this huge world and open the door of the hereafter.Belief is a light and ray granted by the Everlasting Sun to the conscience of man; it illuminates the inner face of the conscience completely. Thanks to it, a familiarity and security with the whole universe emerges and he becomes an expert on everything; such a spiritual strength appears in the heart of man that man can resist any misfortune, happening with it. It gives man such wideness that he can encompass the past and the present.(Nurs,rtul-cz, p. 38-39).

Belief in the Hereafter: PrefaceHereafterPublished 2012/02/11 at 15:15No CommentsWhen the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up; When the stars fall, losing their luster; When the mountains vanish (like a mirage); When the she-camels, ten months with young, are left untended; When the wild beasts are herded together (in human habitations); When the oceans boil over with a swell; When the souls are sorted out, (being joined, like with like); When the female (infant) buried alive, is questioned For what crime she was killed; When the Scrolls are laid open; When the World on High is unveiled, When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat; And when the Garden is brought near (Then) shall each soul know what it has put forward.As is clear with the statement of this kind of verses, one day shall come and there will be an end for this world and the gate of another realm will be opened. This is as definite as the existence of the universe that we see.In this work named Belief in the Hereafter, the gathering, which means resurrection after death and coming together in the Gathering Place and which is one of the pillars of faith, is proven with the certainty of two plus two equaling four. The truths mentioned in this work are so powerful that they convince even the most stubborn disbeliever.If someone was to claim about a palace or a city: This palace or city will be destroyed, and will then be repaired and reconstructed so that it is intact, six questions would surely arise in the face of his claim.The First: Why should they be destroyed? Is there a reason or something to necessitate it? If the answer is Yes and if it is proved, the second question will be asked.Does the builder who would destroy and then reconstruct them possess the power to do so? Would he be capable of it? If the answer is Yes, and if it is proved, the third question will be asked.Is the destruction of this palace or building possible? If the answer is Yes, and if it is proved, the fourth question will be asked.And, will such a possible destruction occur in the future? If the answer is Yes, and if it is proved, the following two further questions would arise:The Fifth and Sixth questions Is it possible for this strange palace or city to be reconstructed? If it is possible then, Will it be constructed? If the answer is Yes, and if they are proved as well, then in no aspect or corner of this matter can a gap or chink remain through which any doubt, misgiving or suspicion might enter.Just like that simile,if it is proved that there are reasons for the destruction and reconstruction of this palace of the world and the city of the universe,that its doer and master is able to do it,that its destruction is possible and will take placeand that its reconstruction is possible and will take place, there will be no doubt or suspicion regarding the issue.In this work, each one of those six aspects will be proved with the certainty of two plus two equaling four, and the existence of the hereafter will be shown definitely like the sun.In order to properly benefit from our work, first of all, you need to know the path and method that we followed. In this work, Belief in the Hereafter we followed a method like this:We examined the proofs under main headings and items. Each heading is separate and enough to prove the existence of the Hereafter. The strength resulting from all headings is absolutely irrefutable.In each proof, there is a two-step method:Step 1: In this step, the actions and manifestations in the universe are mentioned, and then we pass from action to doer, from name to its owner and from attributes to their owner.For example, in the first step of the first proof, we will mention the sovereignty visible in the universe; through this proof, we will prove the existence of God, the Monarch of Pre-Eternity and Post-Eternity. In the first step of the second proof, we will mention the mercy visible in the universe and by using this proof of mercy, we will prove the existence of God, the All-Merciful. In the first step of the third proof, we will mention the dignity visible in the universe and through it, we will prove the existence of God, the Most Dignified One. The same method will be applied to the other proofs.So, in step 1, we will mention the actions, names and attributes and then pass to doer from action, to the owner of the name from names, to the owner of the attributes from the attributes because actions cannot be without doers, names without owners, and attributes without makers; a needle cannot exist without a manufacturer and a letter cannot exist without a writer.So in step 1, the existence of God is also proven.After the deed and the manifestation are explained and the owner of the name is shown in the first step, it is proved that this name and the attribute necessitate the hereafter in the second step. That is, this step is the step through which the existence of the hereafter is proved.The topics mentioned in each proof consist of three rings of chain.1- The manifestation in the universe.2- The names and attributes visible in this manifestation.3- These names and attributes necessitating the Hereafter.These chains are interlaced, and one cannot do any harm to any single chain without completely destroying the whole; in other words, in order to rip off a single chain, one must destroy the whole. The topic is a whole, if one cannot refute the whole topic, he cannot refute a single part of it, either.Therefore, we can say that,In order to deny the existence of the Hereafter, first of all, one needs to deny the owner of the name, that is God.In order to deny Gods existence, one needs to deny the actions and names visible in the universe.In order to deny the actions and the names visible in the universe, one needs to deny the universe as a whole, which is not possible.In other words, if one cannot deny the universe, he/she cannot deny the visible actions, either; if he/she cannot deny the actions, he/she cannot deny the doer, either; the one who cannot deny the doer, cannot deny the name belonging to the doer necessitating the Hereafter apparent in the actions, either.In short: In every heading, such a way is followed that in order to deny the Hereafter, one will have to deny the universe and abdicate the reason. In this work, the existence of the universe will be proven in the most clear fashion.While the work Belief in the Hereafter was being prepared, Badiuzzaman Said Nursis booklet, Resurrection and the Hereafter was used as a source, which is also known as the Tenth Word. All of the truths explained in our work have been taken from Badiuzzaman Said Nursis mentioned work.With this work, we aim: To bring our faith from the level of imitation to the level of investigation regarding the belief in the Hereafter, To eliminate the doubts of those people who are unsure about the Hereafter, To be a means for unbelievers to enter belief, To be a guide for those who may have to be engaged in a discussion with unbelievers, And finally to gain the consent of God Almighty.Success and assistance come only from God.

The Proof of SovereigntyHereafterPublished 2012/02/13 at 09:25No CommentsIs it at all possible that the Monarch of this universe, the All-Glorious One, should create the universe with quite elevated aims in order to show His perfection, on the other hand, should not give rewards to those who, in return, are faithful and worshipping; and should not punish those who insult and deny them? The reward and the punishment is hardly felt in this world. So there is, and should be, a place of reward and punishment somewhere else.We will examine this proof under two headings. First of all, let us take a short journey and see the sovereignty ruling over this world. And then let us know who the possessor of this sovereignty is:About 300 billion galaxies that are known and about 300 billion stars therein continue their existence in a perfect fashion. All galaxies, stars, planets, and satellites revolve around boththemselves and certain orbits along with the systems they belong to.Furthermore, the concept of speed in the universe is at mind-boggling dimensions compared to the worldly measures. of stars, planets, galaxies, galaxy clusters that weigh millions of tons move in the space at a terrifying speed.The world rotates around its axis at of 1670 km/hr and around the sun at a speed of 108.000 km/hr. While the solar system rotates around the center of the galaxy at a speed of 720.000 km/hr, the Milky Way moves in the space at a speed of 950.000 km/hr. These movements are so intense that each year the world and the solar system go 500 million kilometer further than the previous years position.Is it at all possible that such an orderly movement be coincidental? How can a man who has to explain the movement of a car on a smooth surface with the skill of the driver attribute the orderliness in this universe to chance?Yes, the universe is such a palace that stars are the candles of that palace. The world is just a very small room in that palace. The sun is the lamp and the stove, and the moon is the night lamp of that room. The sun, the lamp of our world, is 1.300.000 times greater than our world.In our own galaxy, the Milky Way, there are 200 billion to 300 billion stars. Can you imagine a place in which there are 300 billion stars, each of which is as big as the sun? Who can make all those stars travel without colliding with each other?The central heat of the sun is 20.000.000 degrees centigrade. (It is a known fact that water boils at 100 degrees centigrade.) If we were able to bring a substance as tiny as the head of a needle to the world from the sun, it could burn something which is 160 km far away. If the whole world were woods and coal, it would not meet the suns need of fuel even for one day. Who burns the stove of the sun without a pause?The distance of the sun to the world is 150.000.000 km. The diameter of our Milky Way is 100.000 light years. (The speed of light per second is 300.000 km.) If we were to get on a rocket going at a speed of 10.000 km in a second, we would need 15.800.000.000 years to go from one end of our galaxy to the other end.We have learnt that the sun is 1.300.000 times greater than the world. Now please be careful! We are going to talk about a star which our imagination cannot grasp: The star of Canis Majoris! This star, whose radius is 2100 times as big as the radius of the sun, is known as the biggest star. This star is so big that more than seven quadrillion worlds are necessary to fill inside it.Let us take a look at our world this time: There are 1.000.000 different species in the world. If we suppose each species is a regiment, there are 1.000.000 regiments in the army of the world, and each regiment has numerous members. In the regiment of flies, there are more flies created in one spring than human beings to be created till the end of the world.Yes, this world is such an army that the soldiers in this army have different nationalities, different weapons, different clothes, different orders, different appearances and different food. Neither time nor words would be enough to describe the sovereignty ruling over the worldNow we ask you: We know that a village must have a headman, a city must have a governor, and a country must have a president; is it at all possible that this magnificent sovereignty seen in this universe be without a governor?When we see a marvelous palace, we understand that the palace must have an owner. Even if we do not see its owner, the palace, with its existence and beauty, points to its owner and his glory.If such a simple palace cannot be without an owner, is it at all possible that this palace which we call the universe can be without an owner?If we see a great army moving in an orderly fashion, but if we do not see its commander, is it ever likely that this army is without a commander and an owner? Definitely not! Some situations such as soldiers proper manners, having weapons, having their clothes changed, having their needs met point out that this army belongs to a commander and a governor and that it acts in accordance with his orders.If even such a small army cannot be disciplined, fed and if their needs cannot be met without a commander and cannot be referred to chance, is it ever possible that thousands of different armies of animals and plants be without a commander and owner?As we have said, it is such an army that there are different nations, different weapons, different clothes, different orders, different appearances, different food etc in it.Is it at all possible that such an army be without a commander? This army has such a Commander that He forgets none of them and does not confuse anything while doing something.This army is much greater than our imaginary army and it makes us know its Commander, God with His names the Absolute Ruler and Monarch, as greatly and perfectly.Denying Almighty God, who is the Sustainer of this army, is only possible through denying this apparent sovereignty. The one who cannot deny this apparent sovereignty cannot deny the Almighty God, the Monarch of Pre-Eternity and Post-Eternity, either. That is to say, the existence of Almighty God is as clear and precise as the existence of this universe.STEP 2: THE NAME OF MONARCH (SULTAN) NECESSITATING THE HEREAFTERIn the 1st step, we saw the sovereignty in the universe and through the rule Acts cannot be without one who performs them, we reached the existence and the name of God, the Monarch, Who is the possessor of the sovereignty. In this step, we are going to prove that the name of Monarch (Sultan) necessitates the Hereafter.As is known, even the minor sultans give rewards to those who serve them well and punish those who rise in a rebellion against them. Reward and punishment are crucial for sovereignty.If a rebel revolts against the sultan and says: The Sultan cannot get hold of me, he cannot punish me, he does not have power, etc. The sultan should have him caught and put him in prison in order to protect the glory of his sovereignty. Even if there is no prison in his country, in order to preserve the glory of his sovereignty, he should make a prison for that rebel and catch him and put him in the prison so that the glory his sovereignty may be protected and humiliation will not replace dignity.Since the sultan has to award those in service of Him and punish the rebels in order to protect the glory of His sovereignty, we ask:Does God, the Monarch of Pre-Eternity and Post-Eternity, whose existence we proved in the 1ststep, truly award those who serve Him in this world? And in this world, does He truly punish those who revolt against Him?No He does not! Neither those who serve are awarded nor those who revolt are rightfully punished in this world.Then we ask again: What should God Almighty, the Monarch of Pre-Eternity and Post-Eternity, do to protect thedignity and glory of His sovereignty?Surely, He is supposed to prepare places for both reward and punishment, and award those serving Him and punish those revolting against Him. Otherwise, He is regarded not to have protected the glory of His sovereignty.A disbeliever indirectly comes to say: O God, who declares to be Sultan. You cannot catch me, punish me, put me in prison, and you cannot create Hell, either, you do not have enough power to create the HereafterYes, all those words are the ones resulting from disbelief which a disbeliever indirectly comes to say. Even if God did not have any reasons to create Hell, he would create it just because of those words of the disbeliever and put him in there and thus, protect the glory of His sovereignty.Now, let us sum up the first proof in items and understand the issue better:1. From particles to stars and from atoms to galaxies, there is a magnificent sovereignty visible in this universe and this sovereignty is ruling over everywhere.2. A village must have headman, a city must have a governor, and this country must have a president; similarly, this sovereignty going on in this universe cannot be carried out without the Sultan. To deny this Sultan is only possible by denying the whole universe; and to deny the visible sovereignty is not possible for anybody who is not out of his mind.3. The Sultans award those who serve them. It is to protect the dignity of the sovereignty. However, those who serve the Sultan of this universe are not deservedly awarded in this world. Then, there should be somewhere else to give the reward so that the dignity of the sovereignty should be protected.4. The sultans punish those who revolt against them; thus, they protect the magnificence and glory of their sovereignty. Yet, on the other hand, those who revolt against God Almighty, the Sultan of this universe, are not deservedly punished. So, there should be somewhere else for punishment so that the dignity of the sovereignty should be protected.5. In order to deny the Hereafter, one should firstly deny the name of Sultan of God Almighty. In order to deny the name of Sultan, one should deny the glorious sovereignty apparent in the universe. So, if one cannot deny the glorious sovereignty, he cannot deny the One Who is the Sultan of this sovereignty, either. And the one who cannot deny the Sultan cannot deny the Hereafter, either, since the glory of the sovereignty is only protected by the arrival of the Hereafter.As we said in the beginning, the existence of the Hereafter is proven through three steps. Each step is like a chain. These chains are interlaced, and one cannot do any harm to any single chain without completely destroying the whole. If one cannot break all of the chains, he cannot break a single chain of it, either.So, the one who cannot deny the sovereignty in the universe cannot deny the One Who is the Sultan of this sovereignty, either; because sovereignty cannot be without a sultan. If you cannot deny the Sultan, you cannot deny the Hereafter, either. Because by the arrival of the Hereafter, the glory of the Sultan gets protected.Therefore, we can say this: Surely, the Sultan, Who has power over everything and rotates the huge stars easily, is going to bring the Hereafter and give reward to those who truly serve Him. He is also going to throw some people who come to say in rebellion, You cannot get hold of me, you have no power on me into His eternal Hell, by imposing them the punishment they deserve. It is as clear and precise as this visible sovereignty.

The Proof of MercyHereafterPublished 2012/02/13 at 10:28No CommentsIs it at all possible that the Lord of this realm, who has endless mercy and compassion with the witnessing of His visible activities, will not reward His genuine slaves in a way that fits His mercy and compassion? Reward is virtually non-existent here; there must be a place of reward somewhere else so that His mercy will be manifest there.We will examine this proof under two headings: Under the first heading, our eyes will make a small trip in this visible realm and see the mercy and compassion that rule the world; and we will prove the existence of the being, who is ar-Rahim (the All Compassionate); under the second heading, we will show that the mercy and compassion necessitate the hereafter.1st STEP: WHO IS THE OWNER OF THE MERCY MANIFEST IN THIS REALM?God is ar-Rahim. Ar-Rahim means the one who shows mercy, feels pity for and shows compassion to the creatures that He created. He has encompassed all of the realms with His mercy. He created this realm out of nothing with His mercy, He clothed each being with a dress peculiar to each being, He educated each being in different forms, He taught them their duties, He equipped them with the tools that are necessary for them to maintain their lives, He met their material and spiritual needs with compassion.Let us see some drops from that sea of mercy together!If you saw a great fire being extinguished by water coming out of a hose but if you did not see the hand that held the hose, would you think the hose itself extinguished the fire? Of course not! The doer of the deed of extinguishing must have attributes like life, knowledge and power. A being that is lifeless, that does not know what fire is and that cannot hold the hose cannot extinguish the fire. Above all, extinguishing originates from mercy; a being without mercy cannot be the doer of that deed. If everybody came together, they could not make us believe that the hose itself extinguished that fire.Who sends water down in drops from the clouds that are like a hose in order to extinguish the fire of the earth and to soothe the temperature of life?Doubtlessly, lifeless and unconscious clouds cannot be the doer of the deed that make us feel this mercy and compassion. Then, who is holding the hose? Let the Quran answer the question:He is the One that sends down rain (even) after (men) have given up all hope and scatters His Mercy (far and wide). And He is the Protector Worthy Of all Praise. (ash-Shura 28)Each drop that comes down in the form of rain is the manifestation of the name ar-Rahim. And other manifestations of mercy!To make curative and sweet honey in the abdomen of a poisonous insect and to serve that honey with the hands of that insect cannot be the deed of that insect. That is, what makes honey is not the insect but the mercy of God.In the season of spring, to clothe all of the trees in the best clothes like the houris of Paradise and to decorate them with flowers and fruits and to feed us through dry branches that are like hands with fruits of different flavors, colors, aromas and shapes is definitely a manifestation of mercy. Otherwise, those dry trees would not know us and would not show mercy on us.To clothe us in a very soft dress like silk through a handless insect is the outcome of mercy. Otherwise, that handless insect would not eat the green mulberry leaves and produce white silk for us.What about animals like cows, camels, sheep and goats? It is the deed of mercy to make them eat green grass and produce white nourishing milk out of blood and flesh and to make those animals like a milk plant.And to make that huge sun a stove and lamp for the world, to make the moon a candle and a calendar and to decorate the sky with stars is definitely a manifestation of mercy.Now, let us have a look at a partial manifestation of mercy in man:What would we do if we did not have eyes? A completely dark realm!What if we did not have ears? A silent realm!What if we did not have a tongue and it did not have the sense of tasting? A realm with no speech and flavor!What if we did not have a nose? A realm with no smell!Of course, it would be very difficult to live in a realm like that. What would we do if we did not have material gifts like hands, feet and fingers and spiritual gifts like the mind, fear, compassion and love? It means a manifestation of mercy is visible in the grant of every organ.God, who decorated man with such material and spiritual organs and feelings, equipped animals with the organs that are necessary for them in order to be able make use of this realm. He equipped birds with wings and taught them to fly; He equipped fish with fins and taught them to swim; He gave each being a body and organs that are necessary for them to maintain their lives, treating them with His mercy. The mercy of God has encompassed everything like that.In short: If the affairs of this world are observed closely, it will be seen that every living being, from the weakest one to the strongest one, is given the sustenance they need. Not even one of them is forgotten. Every needy creature is unexpectedly given what he needs. Such feasts and grants are given to creatures that it is obviously seen that an endless hand of mercy is in question.Tens of volumes of books can be written regarding the mercy and compassion seen in the universe. As the saying goes, A word to the wise is enough, we do not want to add anything else and refer the other manifestations of mercy to your meditation and we move to the second step, mercy and compassion necessitate the hereafter.2nd STEP: THE NAME AR-RAHIM NECESSITATES THE HEREAFTERThis is the question: What do endless mercy and limitless compassion necessitate?The answer: Endless mercy and limitless compassion necessitate grant and mercy that fit it. However, only one part out of millions of parts like a drop in the ocean of that mercy and compassion will take place and be manifest in this ephemeral world and short life.It means this world is not a place enough for that limitless mercy. It proves that there must be a place that deserves and is suitable for that mercy and compassion; and there is such a place.To deny the existence of this mercy, which is visible by the eye, is like to deny the existence of the sun that fills the day with its light. If the hereafter does not occur, the mercy and compassion that we see will be meaningless. Not only will it be meaningless but it will also be transformed into its opposite.For instance, the mind is a gift of mercy. However, if the hereafter does not occur, the mind will not be a gift but a trouble. It will gather the sorrows of the past and the fears of the future at present and bites its owner like a snake.The feeling of mercy and compassion in man is also a gift. However, if the hereafter does not occur, and if death becomes the end, this feeling ceases to be a gift and becomes a trouble. Is it necessary to explain how the feeling of compassion will burn man, who always loses his beloved ones and buries them in non-existence?All of the bounties like that will be transformed into torture and mockery if the hereafter does not occur. Therefore, the hereafter is necessary so that the mercy and compassion will not be transformed into its opposite. There is no doubt that the Owner of Beauty, who owns this mercy, will not let mercy and compassion be transferred into their opposites and He will create Paradise, which is as easy as creating a flower for Him.In addition, imagine this now:A poor person has rolled down a high mountain and has clutched at a tree just as he is about to fall into a precipice.If we throw a rope to him and pull him upwards and, just as he is about to be saved, let the rope go and cause him to fall into precipice, will our previous compassionate deeds be of any importance? Does that compassion not turn to mocking? And does the feeling of compassion that encourages us to save him let us release the rope? Definitely not!Just like this example, we clutched at the rope of power of God, came to existence out of non-existence, and were saved from falling into the realms of non-existence? Yes, God gave us this body and sent us to this realm. He bestowed many grants on us. If the hereafter does not occur and we go to non-existence with death, will it not be like releasing the rope?There is no doubt that the divine mercy will not send us to the darkness of non-existence, which is similar to letting the rope go. If he wanted to send us to non-existence, he would not bring us to this world and he would not treat us with compassion.If the hereafter does not occur, the compassion will be transformed to mocking. Will it be a favor and grant if we send a table full of food to the cell of a person whom we sentenced to death? Definitely not.If the hereafter does not come, there will be no difference between that prisoner and us. Will God ever let this incident happen, which will deny His compassion and mercy? Definitely, not!Let us look at the fact that mercy necessitates the hereafter with the binoculars of that example:If we see someone drowning in the sea, we will jump into the sea and save that person if we have a bit of mercy and if we know how to swim.Now the question is this: Will we hang this man after saving him by facing thousands of difficulties? Or will we send him into fire?Definitely not! Our mercy will net let us do it. If it did, we would not save him from the sea and let him die there.Saving him from the sea proves the mercy in us; the mercy in us proves that we will not hang him and will not throw him into fire.Similarly, God Almighty saved us from the sea of non-existence and brought us to this realm. He fed us with His compassion in this realm like a baby. Is it at all possible for God, who is the owner of this mercy, to kill man and not to resurrect him and make him deny His mercy? Definitely not!If He were so merciless as to kill us and not to resurrect us, He would not have created us out of nothing and would not have fed us like a delicate baby.Now let us summarize this proof in items:1.Endless mercy and compassion are visible in this realm. This mercy and compassion have encompassed everything everywhere, from a fly to planets.2.Since deeds cannot be without doers, this mercy and compassion must have an owner. Blind power, unconscious nature, fictitious laws and lifeless causes cannot be the doer of this mercy and compassion. The doer of those deeds can only be God Almighty, who is ar-Rahim and al-Karim (the Generous).3.Since God Almighty has endless mercy, there must be the hereafter, too. Endless mercy wants to grant and show mercy that fits it. However, this mercy is too big for this ephemeral world and this mercy cannot be manifest fully in this world. That is, eternal places and houses are necessary for this mercy to be manifest fully. Those eternal places are present only in the hereafter and in Paradise.4.It is necessary to deny God, who is ar-Rahim, in order to be able to deny the hereafter. A person who cannot deny God and His name ar-Rahim cannot deny the hereafter because the existence of mercy and compassion necessitate the existence of the hereafter as we have proved.5.A person who cannot deny God cannot deny the hereafter; similarly, a person who cannot deny the mercy and compassion visible in this realm cannot deny God. A name cannot exist without a being and an attribute cannot exist without the thing to be attributed. The visible attributes of mercy and compassion prove the existence of a Being who is ar-Rahim and al-Karim. Since the unconscious nature and blind coincidence cannot own those attributes, the owner of those attributes is God and nobody else can be the owner of them.6.Since the hereafter can only be denied through denying God and since God can only be denied by denying the visible mercy and compassion, which is impossible to deny, we can say that it is necessary to deny the visible mercy in order to be able to deny the hereafter. And nobody who is sane can do it.7.If the hereafter does not occur, the visible mercy and compassion will be transformed into their opposites, that is, into mercilessness and ruthlessness, and the mercy and compassion will be transformed into mockery. Since we have given the examples related to the issue, we will be brief and complete this proof by attracting the attention to this point:The Being who has endless mercy and generosity will never transform His mercy into mercilessness and His compassion into ruthlessness; He will not transform those manifestations into mocking. The only way to do it is through the hereafter. As it will be proved later, to bring the hereafter and to create Paradise is as easy as to create a flower for His power.

The Proof of DignityHereafterPublished 2012/02/13 at 12:12No CommentsIs it at all possible that the Dignified and Glorious Lord of this realm should not teach those ill-mannered people who violate the rights of His might and who show disrespect to the grandeur of His Glory and chastise them in a way befitting His dignity and glory? There is no punishment that fits His dignity and glory in this world. So, there is, and should be a place of punishment somewhere else.In this proof, we shall open a gate to the Hereafter through names the Dignified One and the Glorious One. First of all, let us see the dignity and glory and get to the Dignified One and Glorious One. Then, let us move on to dignity and glory necessitating the Hereafter.STEP 1: WHO IS THE POSSESSOR OF THE DIGNITY AND GLORY VISIBLE IN THE UNIVERSE?Aziz (Dignified) as a name of God Almighty: Aziz means Gods being the Dignified One, His being the greatest of all beings, His being the defeater and not the defeated and His creatures obeying Him and not being disrespectful towards Him.Yes, God Almighty is Aziz. When we look at the universe, we see that due to the mystery of testing- apart from men and some beasts, everything from the sun, the moon and the earth to the smallest creatures, carries out their duties with perfect attention. No creatures transgress their boundaries. The huge sun and the stars cannot act in a disorderly way. None of them remains behind and cannot be disobedient to Him. Everything moves in a circle of obedience.The fact that everything is in a general obedience proves that they move with the order of the One Who is Glorious and Dignified and that they obey Him.We do not wish to prolong the manifestations of the names Dignified One and Glorious One. Whoever wishes to ponder over those names should look at the high mountains, vast oceans, the storms in the sea, vast deserts, the moon, the sun and the stars. He will hear that all of them are saying O Dignified One, O Dignified One, O Dignified One. Each creature to which greatness has been bestowed is a mirror of His name Dignified One.Or, if he wishes to see other manifestations of the names Dignified One and Glorious One, he should look at the remains of the older nations that were perished. If he cannot, he should listen to the Quran because the name Aziz (Dignified One) is seen in the nations that were perished.STEP 2: THE FACT THAT THE NAMES DIGNIFIED ONE AND GLORIOUS ONE NECESSITATE THE HEREAFTERWe said in the beginning: Is it at all possible that the Dignified and Glorious Lord of this realm should not teach those ill-mannered people who violate the rights of His might and who show disrespect to the grandeur of His Glory and chastise them in a way befitting His dignity and glory? Definitely not! Boundless glory and dignity necessitates teaching the ill- mannered people and punishing the rebels.However, in this world, there is no chastisement befitting His Dignity and Glory. The oppressor usually retains his power, and the oppressed people are usually humiliated, as they both depart from this realm. Their affairs are, then, left to the same Supreme Tribunal; they are postponed; they are not cancelled.He sometimes punishes people in the world too, like the blows inflicted on some rebellious, stubborn nations. Those chastisements show and prove that man is not unowned and may any time be subjected to a blow of divine glory. Is it at all possible that man should have an important duty and skill among other men and then:In return to God Almightys making Himself known by His so many magnificent works, man should not know Him through belief,In return to His mercy making itself loved through all those fruits, man should not make himself loved through worshipping,In return to showing His love and mercy to man with lots of bounties, man should not show respect to Him through thanking and praising Him, and murders should be unpunished, man should be unowned, and the Dignified and Glorious One should not prepare a place of requital? It is impossible!We can sum up this proof as follows:1. The general obedience in the universe and the divine blows inflicted on the rebellious nations, make the Dignified and Glorious One known to us.2. Dignity and glory wish to teach the ill-mannered people and punish the rebels. The dignity and glory can only be preserved in this way.3. In this world , even though there are some divine blows to the oppressors and rebels, mostly, the oppressors and rebellious nations pass away from this world without any punishment. Now this situation proves that there is and, should be, a Supreme Tribunal somewhere else so that dignity and glory may thus protect its grandeur.4. That is, to deny the Hereafter is only possible through denying Gods names, the Most Dignified One and the Most Glorious One.5. To deny the names the Dignified One and the Glorious One is only possible through denying the general obedience visible in this universe and the blows inflicted upon the rebellious nations. If the general obedience and punishment inflicted upon the rebellious nations are not denied, acting upon the rule: Acts cannot be without doers, one needs to accept the owner of the general obedience and those divine blows. Having accepted that, one needs to agree that He should bring the Hereafter.To sum up: The one who cannot deny the dignity visible to our eyes, cannot deny the Hereafter, either. We have nothing to say for the one who denies something which he sees with his eyes.

The Proof of WisdomHereafterPublished 2012/02/13 at 15:24No CommentsIs it at all possible that the Lord of Majesty, who does everything with endless wisdom, would not bring the hereafter, would not bestow favors on believers who take refuge in Him and would make His endless wisdom be denied and would reduce that endless wisdom to nothing? Definitely not!We will examine this proof under two headings:1st STEP: WHO IS THE OWNER OF THE VISIBLE WISDOM IN THE UNIVERSE?Wisdom means to take care of the benefits while doing something, not to do anything absurd, to make everything carry out some duties. The opposite of wisdom is waste and absurdity.There is no waste and absurdity in any place of this universe; endless wisdom is seen everywhere. Let us meditate on the wisdom in the universe a bit and see the doer of that wisdom:If this realm is observed carefully, it will be seen that the One who rules this realm does everything with endless wisdom. Do you want proof of it?It is to take interests and benefits into consideration in everything. For example there are benefits and wisdom in all of the organs, bones and blood vessels and even in the cells of man, everywhere and in every part? Some organs have as many uses and benefits as the fruits of a tree. This situation proves that endless wisdom carries out these things.The fact that there exists an endless regularity in the making of everything proves that these things are carried out by endless wisdom. To record the fine program of a nice flower in its tiny seed, to record the pages, life story and parts of a tree in the tiny seed with a spiritual pen prove that endless wisdom carries out these things.The existence of a very nice art in the creation of everything shows the existence of the embroidery of a fully wise artist. To put the index of the universe, the keys of all of the treasures of mercy, the mirrors of all beautiful names in the small human body definitely shows the endless wisdom.It is probably unnecessary to try to prove the wisdom in this realm. Each branch of science mentions this wisdom through its own tongue and the topic of each science is the wisdom itself. Therefore, we do not want to say anything else in order to explain the wisdom in the universe and move to the answer to this question: Who is the Wise Being that owns this wisdom? Who included so many useful properties in things? Who does not let any absurdity in any place of this realm? Who ensured the uses and benefits in everything, from the human organs to the stars in the sky? Who is the Wise Being that does not waste anything in this realm? Who equipped everything with wisdom in the form of embroideries?Is the only answer to be given to those questions not God?Let alone explaining the wisdom in the universe with coincidences, can only the wisdom in the body of a fly be explained by coincidence?Yes, there is a purpose, aim, benefit and result in every being that has been created in this realm peculiar to itself that is maintained. Nothing that can be regarded as absurdity, purposelessness, meaninglessness and waste is observed in any of the beings. It is impossible for senseless and unconscious causes to take care of those purposes and aims on their own and to create things with wisdom like that. Then, this situation proves that there is a Wise Being behind the curtain who creates things with wisdom.2nd STEP: THE NAMES AL-HAKIM (PERFECTLY WISE) NECESSITATES THE HEREAFTERSuppose that you have a big sugar factory. You bring the sugar beets you collect from the field to the factory, process them and produce sugar in the end. Then, you work hard and load the sugar on trucks. Would you throw the sugar into the sea after so much hard work and so many wise processes?Definitely not! If you wanted to throw it into the sea, you would not construct a factory, would not collect sugar beets from the field, would not process them and would not load the sugar on trucks. Your above-mentioned deeds prove that you will not throw the sugar into the sea.Similarly, God Almighty created the factory of the world by making a lot of expenses. He created thousands of wisdom in each stone of the world. If the hereafter does not occur and if the fruits of this factory do not appear in the market of the hereafter, there will be endless waste.Is it possible for God, who equipped the wing of a fly with tens of wisdom, to let such waste and absurdity by not bringing the hereafter? Definitely not! If he wanted to let it, he would not have created this realm with wisdom and would not give importance to it. That is, to claim that the hereafter will not occur is like to deny the wisdom that our eyes see because not to bring the hereafter is complete absurdity and it means to let this realm be transformed into absurdity and waste. The Lord of Majesty, who is the owner of endless wisdom with the witnessing of the wisdom in front of our eyes, is free and away from such absurdity.Is it at all possible for God to show that He owns wisdom by equipping every living being with wisdom and benefits that are as many as the fruits of a tree and then to reduce everything to absurdity by not introducing the eternity and the endless bliss, which is the greatest wisdom, the most important benefit, the most essential result, and which makes wisdom the real wisdom, bounties the real bounties and mercy the real mercy, and which is the source of all wisdom, bounties, mercy and benefits? Is it possible for Him to build palaces with stones of thousands of embroideries, and to put thousands of valuable devices and materials in each room and not to cover that palace with a roof and to let everything rust and decay? Definitely not!If the hereafter does not occur, it means this world has no roof and the wise productions and activities in it have no value at all.Is it reasonable or God to give man and his feelings as many duties and wisdom as the number of hairs on his head and then give him a small worldly wage like a single hair and do something that is contrary to His wisdom and something that is meaningless?A generous person grants people things; a nice person does nice things; similarly, a wise person does wise things. A person who has wisdom will not do absurd things. God has endless wisdom. If He does not bring the hereafter, all of His deeds will be transformed into absurdity; it is impossible to think of something like that for God.The non-existence of the hereafter is like equipping a small stone with wisdom and purposes like a huge mountain and equipping a huge mountain with a small, temporary purpose; no mind and wisdom will accept it.Let us see the proof of wisdom from the point of view of our feelings:Each one of the apparent and internal feelings in man is more valuable than this world. Man will not exchange his hearing, sight, mind, memory, love or any other feeling with the sultanate in the world or even with Paradise.Suppose that someone said to us, Give your mind to us; we will give you Paradise or Give me your memory and enter Paradise.Would we sell our mind and memory in return for Paradise? Definitely not! If a person did not have his mind or memory, it would be impossible for him to enjoy Paradise. Then, we can say that some organs of us are more valuable and more expensive than Paradise.This situation proves that the organs and feelings of man were not created only for the tiny issues of this world. Those organs equipped with endless wisdom cannot have been given for this short life only. So many expenses are not for this short life. To claim that those expensive devices were given to man only for this short life can only be possible through denying the wisdom in this realm and denying the Being who is the owner of this wisdom.In this case, every creature, which has been created with wisdom, will point at the eye of that person with its finger and say, The artist of this realm, who has endless wisdom, will not make so many expenses and waste only for a short life. You commit a great murder through you unbelief and virtually say with your denial, Everything is meaningless and absurd in this world. Look how you attack the wisdom of that Being and accuse that Being of wasting. That Being is free and away from your accusation. He is al-Hakim (the All-Wise) with the witnessing of the wisdom in us and He will create the hereafter due to His wisdom.If you made a tree with leaves, each of which is worth fifty thousand lira, would you let sheep eat those leaves? You certainly would not. You would not work so hard and meticulously for that tree if you were going to let them. The reason why you made that tree was to prove your keenness on art. Letting the sheep eat those leaves is absurdity and artlessness. The attributes of wisdom and keenness on art in you will definitely not let something absurd.Similarly, man is like a tree with leaves, each of which is worth fifty thousand lira. As we have explained, the organs of man that are like the leaves of that tree are more valuable than fifty thousand lira and even than Paradise. God Almighty, who has endless wisdom, will not let the tree of man be food for the worms, lie in the grave, decay and not resurrect.We can also look at the proof of wisdom through this window of the feelings:Suppose that you saw a very big fish in a pool. You would realize that it did not belong to that pool but to a sea much bigger than the pool.Similarly, the talents and feelings of man do not fit into this world; the pool of this world does not satisfy man. Then the fish of man is a candidate for another sea; and that sea is the hereafter.If we compare the scales like the mind, memory, tongue, ear in man with the things that they weigh, we will see that the scales are more valuable. That is, those scales were not given to us just to earn things in this ephemeral world. To claim the opposite is only possible through denying the wisdom that is in front of us. No sane person will do it.Another aspect of the wisdom that necessitates the hereafter is as follows: :The wisdom that is absolutely wise in His Lordship and administration would definitely want to bestow favors on those who take refuge in His wing of Lordship, believe in Him and obey Him. The wisdom of endless sovereignty wants to protect and bestow favors on those who take refuge in Him. The wisdom of endless sovereignty can only be maintained like that.However, not one in a thousand or even one in a million of those bestowals is seen in this world. That is, there is another realm and the grants and bestowals are left to that realm. It is not possible to deny it; it is not possible to deny the visible wisdom that is dominant, either.Let us meditate the proof of wisdom again in the form of items:1. There is a purpose, aim, benefit and result in every being that has been created in this realm peculiar to itself that is maintained. Nothing that can be regarded as absurdity, purposelessness, meaninglessness and waste is observed in any of the beings. That is, there exists endless wisdom in the universe, and every branch of science is a witness for that wisdom.2. Doubtlessly, it is impossible for senseless and unconscious causes to take care of those purposes and aims on their own and to create things with wisdom like that. Then, this situation proves that there is a Wise Being behind the curtain who creates things with wisdom.3. Wisdom can be real wisdom and it will not be transformed into waste and absurdity only if the hereafter occurs. If the hereafter does not occur, the wisdom will be transformed into waste and absurdity.4. The wisdom that is absolutely wise in His Lordship and administration would definitely want to bestow favors on those who take refuge in His wing of Lordship, believe in Him and obey Him. The wisdom that is absolutely wise wants to protect and bestow favors on those who take refuge in Him. However, there are no bestowals and grants like that in this world; it means they are left to another realm.5. Therefore, to deny the hereafter is only possible through denying the name al-Hakim of God Almighty. To deny the name al-Hakim can only be possible through denying the wisdom that is seen everywhere in the universe and that encompasses everything. It is not possible for sane people. Besides, we do not address those who remove and discard their minds.In short: That the hereafter will occur is as obvious and clear as the wisdom that we see in front of our eyes. The only thing that will make wisdom the real wisdom and that will prevent it from being transformed into waste is the occurrence of the hereafter.

The Proof that the Value Shown to Man Necessitates the HereafterHereafterPublished 2012/02/18 at 13:51No CommentsRegarding this proof, we will mention the value shown to man first and state the signs of this value in items. As a matter of fact, detailed explanations can be made for each item but we will not explain the items so as not to lengthen the explanation of the proof and leave it to your understanding.Is it at all possible that God Almighty should value man so much, love him, make Himself loved by him, make it felt that he always values and loves him through His bounties and then should condemn him to non-existence and that He should not create Paradise, which is as easy as to create a flower for Him, for man and not give him the endless bliss? No, never!Regarding this proof, we will mention the value shown to man first and state the signs of this value in items. As a matter of fact, detailed explanations can be made for each item but we will not explain the items so as not to lengthen the explanation of the proof and leave it to your understanding.Yes, the most important and the most acceptable guest of the Owner of this realm is man because:1.Man is the center of the general lordship of God Almighty in this universe. All of the things were given to him to use; it looks as if this realm was created for man and was trained so that man would benefit from it. Every creature, from plants to animals, from the sun to the moon, is a servant to man and was created in such a way as to serve him. This situation proves that man is the most valuable guest of the Owner of this realm.2.Man is addressed by God Almighty.That is, God talked to man only, in this realm, and addressed him. This situation that is, that man is addressed by divine words shows that man is the best creature of the Owner of this realm.3.Man is a large mirror for the names of God.The names that become manifest in almost every part of the universe becomes manifest in a single man, and man virtually becomes a huge realm by being the object of that manifestation. Yes man is the object of the manifestation of the most of the names of God, His greatest name and the greatest manifestation of each man. This situation proves that man has a different value in the sight of God.4.Man is a miracle of the power of God.He was created out of a drop of liquid and was equipped with endless material and spiritual organs and feelings. If the mind given to man is weighed and compared to all of the organs given to another creature, the mind alone will overweigh. If you add the other organs and feelings of man, you will see how valuable man is!5.Man is an inspector for the treasures of mercy. God Almighty created man in the form of an inspector for His treasures and equipped him with the best organs and tools. Everything, from the tongue to the eye, from the ear to the mind, from the nose to the hand, becomes keys for him and he weighs the bounties of the treasures of mercy. This situation proves that man is the most delicate guest of the Owner of this realm.6.Man is the vicegerent of God on earth, the bearer of His trust, the chief of His creatures and the observer of the manifestations of the divine names.When these aspects are considered, no creature can catch up with man; and this tiny man overweighs the giant stars of the sky.The value shown by the Owner of this realm to man is too much to count. Besides, any person who meditates on his body will see the value shown to him and approve that he is the most important guest of this guesthouse.Is it at all possible that the Lord of this realm should value man so much and then should kill him without the intention of resurrecting him, should condemn him to non-existence by reducing His love and appreciation for him to nothing and should do injustice, which is contrary to His justice and truthfulness. Definitely not! Yes, the value shown to man proves that man was not created only for this world; he will go to an eternal, temporary land and he works for it.Besides, those organs cannot have been given to man only for this life. For instance, if the following is said to the power of imagination, which is a servant and describer to the mind: You will be given the sultanate of the world with a lifespan of one million years but then you will be annihilated, he will be sorry instead of being happy unless the delusions deceive him and his soul intervenes. That is, the biggest ephemeral thing cannot satisfy the tiniest organ of man.The hands of man that extend toward the eternity, his thoughts that have surrounded the universe and his desires that extend toward the endless bliss show that man was created for the eternity and he will go there. For man, this ephemeral world is a guesthouse and a waiting room for the hereafter.In short:So much value shown to man and so many organs and tools he is equipped with show that man is a candidate for the hereafter and he is invited to Paradise.Tags:god,hereafter,resurrection,universe

Eternity of Gods PowerHereafterPublished 2012/02/18 at 13:17No CommentsWe will present the last evidence regarding the existence of the hereafter. Unlike other evidences, we will mention the eternity of Gods power. To deny the hereafter originates from not being able to understand the nature of Gods power. When the nature of the divine power is understood, doubts originating from this aspect will disappear. Now, we will deal with only one of the tens of evidences regarding the eternity of Gods Power. We will deal with the following rule:If something is essential (inherent), its opposite cannot have access to it because it will be the union of opposites. It is impossible.First let us have a look at the meanings of the words in the rule:Essential (Inherent):Something that exists naturally in that thing; something that cannot be affixed to that thing later.Affixed:Added or happening later.Union of opposites:Two opposites coming together; juxtaposition of opposites.Impossible:That cannot happenIn this realm, no attribute of any creature is inherent. That is, they do not belong to those creatures; they are the grants and gifts of God Almighty. The inherent attributes belong to God because the universe was created later and the creatures in it were created later, too. The universe is not pre-eternal; it was created later. If something is not pre-eternal, its attributes cannot be pre-eternal and inherent, either. However, we will assume some things to be inherent so that the sentence belonging to the Islamic scholar Badiuzzaman Said Nursi will be understood. Those attributes were created later but they can be regarded to be inherent to some extent because they were affixed to those things when they were created.For instance, the light of the sun is inherent to some extent because the sun was given its light when it was created. Therefore, darkness, which is the opposite of light, cannot have access to it; that is, darkness cannot approach the sun. It is a rule that when something is inherent, its opposite cannot have access to it.However, the light of the lamp is not inherent; it was affixed to it later; therefore, darkness, which is the opposite of light, can have access to the lamp because it does not belong to the lamp.2ndExample:The heat of the sun is inherent to some extent because the sun was given this attribute when it was created. Therefore, cold, which is the opposite of heat, cannot approach the sun because when something is inherent, its opposite cannot have access to it.As for the heat of the stove, its heat is not inherent; that is, the stove owns the attribute of heat after something is burnt in it later. Therefore, cold, which is the opposite of heat, can have access to the stove. When the wood inside a stove ends, the stove cools after a while.3rdExample:The brightness of some substances like gold and diamond are inherent to some extent; fading and tarnishing cannot have access to them because when something is inherent, its opposite cannot have access to it.The brightness of a varnished object is something affixed to it; so it is bound to fade and tarnish. Dimness, which is the opposite of brightness, approaches that object and makes it fade.4thExample:The movement and rotation of the world is inherent to some extent; therefore, stillness, which is the opposite of movement cannot have access to the world. The world rotates continuously.However, the movement of a peg top or a bicycle tire is affixed to them later; that is, to rotate is not an inherent attribute of them; so, they can be still.RESULT:If something is inherent, its opposite cannot have access to it.The power of God Almighty is inherent. It exists with Gods existence. It is not something that was received or obtained later. God is pre-eternal; his attributes are also pre-eternal, endless and absolute (they cannot be limited).We can list the result of the idea mentioned above as follows:Since the attribute of power is an inherent attribute of God, weakness, which is the opposite of it, cannot be affixed to God.Since weakness cannot have access to God, there are not and there cannot be any degrees in the power of God.Since there are not and there cannot be any degrees in the power of God, He can create thousands of universes any moment if His wisdom finds it necessary. There is no difference between a drop and an ocean or a flower and stars for the suns act of giving light; similarly, there is no difference between a little and a lot, big and small, partial and total for the power of God. Atoms and stars are equal in terms of creating and controlling them. It is the same for God to create a fly and to revive all of the dead people. He creates a spring as easily as he creates a flower; He creates Paradise as easily.We can deduce the following results from that rule:Life is an inherent attribute of God. Therefore, death, which is the opposite of this attribute, cannot approach God; so, God is eternal.Sight is an inherent attribute of God. Therefore, blindness, which is the opposite of this attribute, cannot have access to God. God sees everything at the same time; nothing can hide itself from the sight of God.Hearing is an inherent attribute of God. Therefore, deafness, which is the opposite of this attribute, cannot have access to God. God hears all sounds and even what the heart thinks of at the same time.The beauty of God is inherent. Ugliness, which is the opposite of beauty, cannot have access to God by any means.Gods attribute of knowledge is inherent. Ignorance, which is the opposite of this attribute, cannot have access to God by any means. Since it cannot have access to Him, the following results will be obvious:God knows a fish swimming at a depth of thousands of meters under the sea. He knows an ant walking in the darkness at night. No leaf falls without His knowledge. He knows what all hearts think of They originate from the fact that the attribute of knowledge is an inherent attribute of God. Not to know even one of them is ignorance. Since the attribute of knowledge is inherent, ignorance, which is its opposite, cannot have access to him; thus, God knows everything.We can regard the other attributes of God Almighty based on the same rule.It will be useful to consider that rule with the following rule: the existence of degrees within a thing comes about through the intervention in it of its opposite. We can understand this rule through following examples:The degrees of light are caused by the intervention of darkness, which is its opposite.The degrees of heat are caused by the intervention of cold, which is its opposite The degrees of beauty are caused by the intervention of ugliness, which is its opposite.The degrees of fullness are caused by the intervention of hunger, which is its opposite.The degrees of strength are caused by the intervention of weakness, which is its oppositeSo, this is our rule:Since His power is endless, it is the same for that power to create a flower and to create a spring, to create a fly and to revive all of the creatures after their death. One of His acts will not prevent His other acts.The work Belief in the Hereafter is completed here. As we have mentioned at the beginning of this book, the work of Badiuzzaman Said Nursi known as 10th Word was used as a reference book in this work. We have mentioned only some of the evidences mentioned in his book. We refer those who wonder about the other evidences to the above-mentioned book of Badiuzzaman Said Nursi and we finish this work with the following verses of the Quran:The Unbelievers will be led to Hell in crowds; until, when they arrive there, its gates will be opened and its Keepers will say:Did not messengers come to you from among yourselves rehearsing to you the Signs of your Lord, and warning you of the meeting of this Day of yours?The answer will be: True: but the Decree of Punishment has been proved true against the Unbelievers! (Surah az-Zumar: 71)(To them) will be said: Enter ye the gates of Hell, to dwell therein: and evil is (this) abode of the arrogant! (Surah az-Zumar: 72)And those who feared their Lord will be led to the Garden in crowds: until behold, they arrive there; its gates will be opened: and its Keepers will say: Peace be upon you! Well have ye done! Enter ye here, to dwell therein. (Surah az-Zumar: 73)They will say: Praise be to God, Who has truly fulfilled His promise to us, and has given us (this) land in heritage: we can dwell in the Garden as we will: how excellent a reward for those who work (righteousness)! (Surah az-Zumar: 74)And thou wilt see the angels surrounding the Throne (Divine) on all sides, singing Glory and Praise of their Lord. The Decision between them (at Judgment) will be in (perfect) justice. And the cry (on all sides) will be Praise be to God the Lord of the Worlds! (Surah az-Zumar: 75)

The Proof of Giving LifeHereafterPublished 2012/02/18 at 10:15No CommentsIs it difficult for the Being who creates a big regular army consisting of three hundred thousand nations in spring out of nothing to bring together the particles of the human body? Definitely not!Is it at all possible that God should give life to the vast earth that becomes dead and dry in winter in spring, should demonstrate His power by deploying more than three hundred thousand different forms of creation, each of them as remarkable as man and should further demonstrate in this deployment His all-embracing knowledge by the infinite distinctions and differentiations He makes in the complex intermingling of all of those forms and then He should not bring about resurrection, should not gather His creatures together or be unable to do so, should not restore man to life, or be unable to do so, should not be able to inaugurate His Supreme Court and should not be able to create Heaven and Hell? No, never!Now, let us explain the proof:We see that the Owner of this realm shows many samples and examples of resurrection after death every century, every year and even every day on this narrow and ephemeral earth. For instance:Every spring, we see that in the course of five or six days more than three hundred thousand different kinds of animals and plants are resurrected and the creatures that die in winter are revived. The roots of all the trees and plants, as well as some animals, are revived and restored exactly as they were. The other animals are recreated in a form so similar as to be almost identical. The creatures that are created become almost the same as the creatures that died in the previous winter.The seeds which appear, in their outward form, to be so close to each other, nonetheless, become distinct and differentiated from each other. And then with extreme speed, ease and facility, are brought to life in the utmost order and equilibrium in the course of six days or six weeks. And this revival takes place all over the world at the same time. None of them is confused with other beings; no organs of any creatures are forgotten.Is it at all possible that for the One Who does all of this anything should be difficult that He should be unable to create the heavens and the earth through one command and that He should be unable to resurrect men with a single blast? No, by no means is it possible!Now let us look at this truth with the binoculars of examples:Let us suppose there were to be some gifted writer who could write out in a single hour the confused and obliterated letters of three hundred thousand books on a single sheet without any error, omission or defect, complete and in the best form. If someone were then to say to you that that writer could write out again from memory a book written by him that had fallen into the water and become obliterated, would you then say, He cannot do it; I do not believe it?You can never say so! It is very easy for that person who could write out three hundred thousand books on a single sheet to write your book, which had fallen into the water. Besides, he had written the book that fell into the water. That is, he knows all of the writings in the book by heart.Similarly, the earth is a sheet, too. If we regard each species of creatures as a book, three hundred thousand species of creatures are created in spring; that is, three hundred thousand books are written on a single sheet. No book is confused with other books; no errors, mistakes or confusions are observed.Is it at all possible that a Being that can write three hundred thousand books on the sheet of spring cannot rewrite the book that fell into water? As a matter of fact, he had written that book for the first time. Could we doubt that our book of life will be written again after we see with our own eyes the three hundred thousand books written on a single sheet?Or think of some talented king. In order to demonstrate his power or for the sake of providing a warning example, He removes whole mountains with a single command, turns his realm upside down, and transforms the sea into dry land. Then you see that a great rock rolls down into a valley, so that the path is blocked for guests traveling to attend the kings reception and they are unable to pass. If someone should say to you: that exalted one will remove or dissolve the stone, however great it may be, with a single command; he will not leave his guests stranded, would you then say that he will not remove the stone, or be unable to do so?Definitely not! The fact that He removes mountains with a single command, turns his realm upside down, and transforms the sea into dry land proves that He can lift a stone.Similarly, the Lord of Majesty invites his guests to the land of the hereafter and to the gardens of Paradise. This world is a stone that blocks the way of the guests. To be able to reach the land of the hereafter is only possible if that stone is removed. Can it be said for the Being who spins the stars and galaxies like a catapult stone, How will He remove the stone on the way to the hereafter for the guests?Or look at the truth with the binoculars of this example:If you see someone summon together a great army in one day and if someone were then to say, that person is able to call together the troops in his army, who had dispersed to take rest, and assemble them again in battalions, and you were to say, I do not believe it, you know well how lunatic would be your denial..Similarly, every man is a battalion. Atoms and particles are the soldiers of this battalion God Almighty, who is the commander of this battalion, created man by bringing the atoms and particles together. Doubtlessly, the Being that created this battalion out of nothing will gather the particles, which are the soldiers of this battalion and which started to rest as a result of death, with the blow of a trumpet and the battalion of human beings will be formed again.Is it difficult for the Being who creates a big regular army consisting of three hundred thousand nations in spring out of nothing to bring together the particles of the human body? Definitely not!Revival after that is not something that is irrational. Examples of revival and resurrection are seen every century, every year and even every day. Here are some of them: The creatures that die in winter are created again either exactly in the same form or in a similar way. The day is killed by the night and is created again the next morning. Human beings are killed by sleep and are created again and dispersed in the morning. The clouds are brought together in the sky; then they are dispersed and then brought together again, showing the samples of the Gathering (hashr). The trees that die in winter are decorated like houris of Paradise and they are given life. If you imagine yourself to be alive a thousand years ago and if you compare the past and the future, which are the two wings of the time, you will see samples and examples of the resurrection and the hereafter as many as the number of centuries and days.Would it not be madness to deny the resurrection of man by regarding it unreasonable despite observing so many samples and examples?Now, look what the Quran says about the truth that we have mentioned:Then contemplate (O man!) the tokens of Allahs Mercy! how He gives life to the earth after its death: verily the Same will give life to the men who are dead: for He has power over all things.(ar-Rum, 50)The glorious and eternal Dominicality, the almighty and all embracing Sovereignty of the One Who gives life and death to this vast and wondrous earth as if it were a mere animal; Who has made of this earth a pleasing cradle, a fine ship, for man and the animals; Who has made of the sun a lamp furnishing light and heat to the hostelry of the world; Who has made of the planets vehicles for the conveyance of His angels the Dominicality and Sovereignty of such a One cannot rest upon and be restricted to the transitory, impermanent, unstable, insignificant, changeable, unlasting, deficient and imperfect affairs of this world.He must, therefore, have another realm, another kingdom, one worthy of Him, permanent, stable, immutable and glorious. He causes us to work for it, and He summons us there.Now, let us summarize this proof in items: The three hundred thousands species created in spring, in other words, the three hundred thousand resurrection and gathering, introduces us and makes us know the Being behind the curtain, who is al-Muhyi (the Giver of Life), al-Mujid (the Inventor) and al-Khaliq (the Creator). It is not difficult for the Being who writes three hundred thousands books on a single sheet in spring to write our book again. Besides, He had written our book earlier. The person who cannot perceive and realize resurrection and gathering will see that stranger resurrections and gatherings than those of man always take place before the eyes of everybody if he looks at this realm carefully. We do not want to mention some examples again since we have already mentioned them.To sum up: The person who denies resurrection should look at the season of spring! If his soul still denies the resurrection of man after seeing