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Many people – including Muslims ask: “Where is God or Allah? What Image does God
or Allah have?”
These questions cannot be easily answered, but let’s see
how Imam Abu Hanifah responded when he was asked
such questions by nonbelievers.
To those who ask :“Where is God or
Allah?”
The atheists asked Abu Hanifah:“When was your Lord born”?
Abu Hanifah replied: “Allah existed first - before history and before time.
He added: “What comes before three?”
They replied: “Two”.
He asked: “What comes before two?”
They replied: “One”.
Abu Hanifah said: “What comes before one?”They replied:
“Nothing”.
He said: “If the number ‘one’ is not preceded by
anything, then how can the True One and Only God
(Allah) be preceded by anything. Allah is Ancient
and Eternal. Nothing precedes Him.”
They asked: “In which direction does your Lord
move”?
He asked: “If you bring a ntern into a dark place, in which direction will its light move?”They replied: “In every direction.”
Abu Hanifah said: “If this is how the lantern’s light radiates, then how about Allah’s Light - the Light of the Heavens and the Earth?”
They said: “Define your Lord’s entity. Is your Lord solid like iron; liquid like water; or gaseous like smoke
or vapor”?
He asked: “Have you ever sat beside a dying patient?”They said: “Yes, we have.
He added: "Did he speak to you after he was pronounced dead?"
They said: "No".
Abu Hanifah asked: “Before he died, did he not talk and move?”
They said: “Yes”.
He said: “What changed him?”They said: “His soul
departed ”.
He said: “Then isn’t it true that his soul left his body?
They said: “Yes.”
Abu Hanifah asked: “Could you describe his soul? Is it solid like iron; liquid like water; or gaseous like smoke or vapor?”
They replied: “We know nothing about
it.”
He said: “If you cannot define the entity of this
created soul, then how can you expect me to describe
the Divine Entity.”
Let’s repeat this prayer
together: “Oh, Allah”.
Allah, help me to uphold
the truth against tyrants;
and prevent me from advocating
injustice to gain the applause of the
weak.
Oh Allah, if you make me
rich, do not deprive me of
happiness.
If You Grant me
strength, do not take away my mental faculties.
If you make me
successful, do not
deprive me of modesty.
If you make me modest,
do not deprive me of my pride and
dignity.
Oh Allah, teach me to love others as much as I love myself.
Teach me to judge myself
before I judge others.
Teach me that tolerance is the
greatest strength.
And that vengeance is the first sign of weakness.
Oh Allah, if you grant me success, do not
blind me by vanity.
Do not make me despair if I fail.
Please let me always
remember that failure
precedes success.
Oh Allah, if you
deprive me of my wealth, do
not let me despair.
If you take away my
success, give me the
strength to overcome
failure.
If you deprive me of good
health, do not deprive me of
faith.
Oh Allah, if I hurt others,
give me the strength to apologize.
If people hurt me,
give me the strength to
forgive.
If I am oblivious to
Thee, do not deprive
me of Your Forgiveness and Patience.
Oh Allah, You are the All-
Powerful, All-Merciful
and All-Capable
Ameen.