Im not used to preaching. But the basic understanding is:
Why do life exist? How does it exist? Science somehow explains through evolution, and it all comes to the big bang. As astounding and mind boggling how science opens our eyes, it still doesnt explain as to why the big bang happened, and how did the black atom (im not sure what it is particularly, google it) actually was there in the first place. The first matter, to even matter?
QUOTE
Have those who disbelieved not considered that the heavens and the earth were a joined entity, and We separated them and made from water every living thing? Then will they not believe?
Al-Anbya:30
Im not sure about the true Torah, Zabur or Bible have about this big bang theory, but if they do, its still the same as the Quran. As what the westerners had labelled as 'Abrahamic Religions', all of it has one thing in common, worshipping Allah. And these understandings goes back to where it started, Adam. Sure some would argue that Adam is not the the first human, we actually come from apes, as what Darwin theory had stated. But still, Darwin's theory is still a theory. But then again, to disbelievers, faith is also a theory. How do we prove faith? Its not tangible. As in Islam explains it, its called Iman. Beriman dengan perkara ghaib. Having faith in something we do not see. To make it simple, lets see it from a different perspective. In some of ulama's opinions, faith in such circumstance best come from the Quran and Hadith. Based on something tangible, that is the holy scripture, Quran and Hadith, something that we can read. Lets put aside the 'credibility' of these scriptures for a while. So these so called 'scriptures', have many future 'warnings' and 'signs' about the end of times.
Ill list some that I know, perhaps others can contribute too.
1) The fall of Baitulmaqdis - Check.
2) Adultery - Everywhere now. Check.
3) The boom of the music industry and women singers. Check.
4) Overindulgence of muslims building mosques. -check
5) Widespread of negativity - dishonesty, torn relationships, etc -check
6) Increasing no of people seeking knowledge only for rank and status -check
7) Pious people passing away - check
8) The most despicable of those despicable gaining status (popularity or respect) - check
9) 'Naked' full clothing women. This is concerning the aurat. -check
10) The world is enveloped by a fog. Air pollution perhaps? -check
11) The increasing size of the crescent moon. -check
12) Untruthful news. Explains current media. -check
13) Many false witnesses and true witnesses keeping silent. -check
14) Arabic countries(desert) having rivers and grass(plants). -check
15) Countless children born out of wedlock. -check
16) Increasing amount of earthquakes -check
17) The men being faithful to their wives but irresponsible towards their mothers. -check
18) Greetings are only given to people that we know -check
19) People interpreting life is to only have fun. Contradicts with Islam as life on earth is just a testing ground, the real 'life' is in the afterlife. -check
20) The jews claiming their 'promised land' - check
21) The increasing number of people converting to Islam. -check!
And many more signs to be, but havent happened yet. Well, we would just wait and see. From the number of warnings as stated in the Quran and Hadith, all of them actually happened, in time though, whether we realize it or not. And for me, I just take it as a more solid reason to have faith in Allah. I would think that hey, theres tonnes of warnings such as this, and most of it actually happened, if im a skeptic, how skeptic can i be with such statements being proven in time again and again? Also not forgetting, these tangible statements coming from thousands of years ago. So if one would say, the Quran and the holy books were just written by intellectual people, or people with vision. Surely of all the 'intellectual' people combined, at that particular timeline having a discussion to predict the future, not everything they discuss would actually come out true! So if just from these 'signs' and 'warnings' from the Quran & Hadith have actually proven to have happened, surely the rest stated in the scriptures would be true?
Sure some would say, thats not enough for me to believe in Allah! Thats not fair, so id just have to believe based on that? If life is all about worshipping Allah, why doesnt He make all the disbelievers do so? If Islam is the way, why didnt Allah make everyone a muslim? Well I dont think im fit to answer all those types of questions, but as what I had stated, no matter how skeptic can one be, you're lying to yourself if all of those 'signs' or 'warnings' are not true, no matter what the explanation is. So just from understanding by spectating the events that have happened throughout time, and if one would shortlist these events in the Quran and it does coincide, automatically we would want to find out more. That feeling of finding out more means, that whatever those signs and warnings we have just found out to be true, then that is faith already! If Allah says it will happen, it happens. And they happened! Or in arabic in the Quran, Kun Fayakun!
This post has been edited by aimank_88: Feb 14 2015, 06:33 AM