Three imams reply to the atheists

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- - > - > "Is there any proof that God exists?" was
asked, by an atheist, of Imam Abu Hanifa and he replied, "Forget it!
At themoment, I am busy thinking about this ship. People tell me there
is a big ship, it contains
different goods on board. There is no one to steer it, no one
maintaining it. Yet, this ship keeps going back and forth; it even
traverses big waves on the oceans; it stops at the locations that it
is supposed to stop at; it continues in the direction that it is
supposed to head. This ship has no captain and no one planning its
trips."
The atheist who posed the question interruptedand exclaimed, "What
kind of strange and silly thought is this? How can any intelligent
person think that some thing like this can occur?"
Imam Abu Hanifa said, "I feel sorry about your state! You cannot
imagine one ship running without some one looking after its affairs.
Yet you think that for this whole world, which runs exactly and
precisely, there is no one who looks after it, and no one owns it."
Hearing the reply, the atheist was left speechless but he found out
more about Haqq (The Truth) and proclaimed Islam.
Imam Shaa'fi replied to the question in the following way, "The leaves
of Toot (berries) are all but one. Each leaf tastes exactly the same.
Insects, honey bees, cows, goats, and deer live off of it. After
eating these the insects produce silk; bees produce honey; deer give
musk (a special kindof scent), cows and goats deliver off-springs.Is
this not clear evidencethat one kind of leaf has so many qualities,
and who created these qualities? It is the Khaliq (Creator) who we
call Allah (S.W.T.) Who is the Inventor and the Creator."
Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal reflected on the question in the following way.
He said,"There is an incredibly strong fort, it has no doors, there is
no way toget in. In fact, there is not even a hole in it. From outside
it glows like the moon and from inside it shimmers like gold. It is
sealed from all sides, matter of fact it is air tight. Suddenly one of
its doors breaks down, a living thing with eyes and ears, a beautiful
looking animalappears yelling and wandering all over. So isnot there a
creator who made it possible for life to take place in this secured
and closed fort? And is not this Creator better than humans? This
Creator has no limit." Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal was referring to an egg
which is closed from all sides but Allah (S.W.T.) The Khaliq (Creator)
puts life in it and a chick pops out.