WHO MADE GOD?

I appreciate the question posed by a 7 year old girl and uncle Mr.Lewis. I will try my best to reply in a brief manner.

Every religion has its own God or Gods. Without any God(s), no religion exists. Because Human realises his weakness and limitness, so he somehow tries to satisfy the God(s) (self-carved supreme power) and manage to acquire some help from Him.

But, Islam's concept of God is entirely different from the self-made concepts of God.

Before we come to the actual question i.e. 'Who made God?' it is necessary to know 'Who is God(Allah)?' or 'What is God(Allah)?'

Islam explains God(Allah) as an entity and not as an identity.

The simple and everlasting definition for God is "God was since always and will be for always; No one created God, but God created everyone and everything; God is not dependent on others, but others are dependent on God."

How do we derive that everything is created by God? When we look at the grand universe and observe it carefully, we find that each and everything is in harmony. Everything is created with perfection. There is a balance in the universe. There is no error or mistake or defect in creation.

Consider, the sun, it follows its path chosen by God, it never moves away. The Sun always rises from the East and sets into the West. This is the system chosen for the sun. And as the sun goes down, we have the moon to give reflected light. What a great balance?

Can human make this? Any sane person can conclude "Err is to Human", which means Human is bound to commit error. He needs practice to learn something or gain expertise in. So, it can easily be concluded Human cannot be creator.

What does Science say? Modern science accepts the fact that it only studies about the creation. Science does not create things. For Example: Science studies the Law of Gravity, it did not create this law.

As earlier mentioned that We are dependent on God; is easily concluded by understanding the very fact that we, Humans are dependent on the law of gravity. We need this law for a peaceful life. If this law vanishes, it will be hell of a problem. If we observe our environment, we find that there is law attached to each and every action. And to do anything we are dependent on that law. We just cannot skip any law. Ask your mother, is it possible to skip any steps when making tea. If she does then she will not be able to make tea. She is bound add sugar, milk, tea-leaves etc. We have to go through the process created by God. We all are bounded by Laws of the God. If we, ourselves are forced to be bound by these laws, it means we(humans) have not created these laws.

Can creation come into existence by mere chance? As Science concludes that it studies about the creation, then this means that there must be a Creator behind a creation. It is just not possible that there exists creation and creator does not exist! For example: Whenever we see a painting, we can say that is made by a painter. No painting can come to existence just by chance! In the same manner, whenever we see creation, we can logically say that it is made by the Creator. And who is the perfect creator - God.

Now, coming to your question. Everything has a creator, then Who created God? or Who made God? or What is God made of?

Such questions arise due to improper explanation of God. Every religion explains its God(s) or Godess.

Near about all creations are materialistic i.e. It is based on the 'Philosophy of Materialism' which means things are made by matter. For a lot of time, mankind was struggling to know how earth came into existence or who created earth. Science knew that earth was made of matter, thus anything created by matter must have a Creator or Source of Origin. Until recently, Big Bang Theory has explained that earth and other planets were formed with a bang in the dense clouds (Primary Nebula).

Materialistic Creations' source of origin or Creator could be absolutely located or identified because of the 5 senses of humans. It is the blessing of 5 senses which help the materialistic creations to be construed. God is not materialistic i.e. God is not made up of matter.

For example: 'Human Spirit' or 'Human Self' is a creation which is not in materialistic form. Human Spirit is in a form beyond human perception. Thus, it cannot be explained within the limits of 5 senses. We need more senses.

At this stage we can conclude the following points: 1. God can be explained as an entity, and God is not in physical form. 2. God is the Creator. 3. God is not made up of matter.

To understand 'Who made God?' this question should be in its proper form.

The exact query now comes out in its true form 'Who is the Creator of Creator(God)?' The question itself answers the query.

Let us assume The God(as Creator A), and the Creator of God(as Creator B). We are trying to find out the Who is (Creator B?). As the very moment 'Creator B' starts playing a role then The God(who is the Creator) will become a Creation. How is it possible that The Creator(God), itself becomes a Creation??? This is not possible! Now, we realize that the question Creator of The Creator(God), is null and void. This question arises due to self-made concepts of God.

For Example: A person who creates a painting becomes a painter. Painter - is the creator and Painting - is the creation. Now, if someone asks me Who is the Painter of Painter? The question itself is void, because a Painter is one who creates a painting. A painter does not create a painter, but creates painting. In the same manner, The Creator is one who creates Creation. A Creator does not create another Creator, but creates creation. In now way, the Creator can become a Creation.

His Attributes as mentioned in the Quran. To believe in God(Allah) would, therefore, mean to acknowledge and accept His Sovereignty with all His Attributes, as mentioned in the Quran, in the most balanced and proportionate manner (17/110).

Comprehending Human-made Gods, give a rise to such thoughts. But, in the light of Quran, if we understand God(Allah), we will clear all such doubts. The Holy Quran mentions the Attributes of Allah(God), if anyone reads and understands those attributes, he/she will have a clear-cut concept of God, and finally will make him proclaim: "La illaha illAllah" "There prevails no one's sovereignity except Allah's"

We hope, we were able to satisfy your doubt. We are currently pursuing our graduation from Lucknow University, India. We also had numerous doubts, and were seeking the truth. Idara Tolu-e-islam and the great work of G.A.Parvez help me find the truth. The Institution's members replied to each and every query of ours. If, today we are able to help the truth seekers in any manner, we will feel our efforts are rewarded.

We recommend www.tolueislam.com for Understanding Quran. At this site refer 'Exposition of Quran by G.A.Parvez' (Explanation of Quran)

Majid Saleem Siddiqi - majidsaleem85@hotmail.com Abdul Rasheed Khan - mailnadeem007@yahoo.co.in

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