Table of Contents

Cover

Copyright

About the Author

Foreword to the 2007 Edition

Foreword to the Present Edition

Introduction

The Plight of Faith in the Present Age

If There is a God, Why Can We Not See Him?

Why Should We Inquire About God?

Methods of Inquiry Into God’s Existence

The Role of Intention in the Field of Research

Two Levels of Belief in God

Logical Arguments for the Existence of God

Cautious Approach

Argument Based on Fitrah, i.e. Human Nature

Argument Based on Creation and the Operational System of the Universe

Belief in God and Western Researchers

Why Do Modern Philosophical Concepts Cause People to Stumble?

God Is Uncreated

Why Not Consider This Universe Itself to Be Uncreated?

Knowledge of Good and Evil as an Argument

Evidence of Universal Acceptance

Is Belief in God Based on Superstition?

Three Grades of Certainty

The Inevitable Victory of Prophets

Testimony of the Righteous

Great Benefits of Belief in God

Belief in God Creates Unity and Brotherhood

Is Religion the Cause of War and Disorder in the World?

An Interim Statement

Belief in God Stops One from Committing Evil

Belief in God Promotes Good

Belief in God Helps in Study of the Reality of Things

Belief in God Brings About Satisfaction of the Heart

Belief in God Sets Moral Standards

Refutation of Arguments Supporting Atheism

Three Kinds of Atheists

The First Argument for Atheism and Its Refutation

The Second Argument for Atheism and Its Refutation

The Third Argument for Atheism and Its Refutation

The Fourth Argument for Atheism and Its Refutation

The Fifth Argument for Atheism and Its Refutation

It Is Essential to Distinguish the Law of Nature From the Law of Shariah

Transmigration of Souls

It Is Essential For Human Progress That the Law of Nature Remains Separate and Independent of the Shariah

Why Is There Sin in the World?

Sixth Argument for Atheism and Its Refutation

Why Are There Harmful Things in the World?

The Seventh Argument for Atheism and Its Refutation: Freud’s Theory

Communism and God

Just Distribution of Wealth in Islam

Conclusion

Epilogue

Publisher’s Note

Glossary