SPIRIT OF ISLAM AUGUST 2O13

12 Spirit of Islam Issue 8 August 2013 This scientific discovery initially had a purely physical meaning, and although natural phenomena were now explained with reference to cause instead of God, this did not amount to a denial of God. It was atheist thinkers rather than scientists who, by hijacking this concept of causation, equated this to the denial of God. From this point onwards, modern atheism began to hold sway. By laying much emphasis on this scientific discovery, modern atheists sought to convince people that there was no longer any need to make any reference to God for an explanation of events. For if events were due to natural causes, they were not due to supernatural causes. If events were due to natural causes, they were not due to supernatural causes. We will explain later how there is an irrefutable gap in the logic of this argument. This gap notwithstanding, this theory gained extraordinary popularity among modern scholars. Consciously or unconsciously, they began to regard the concept of cause and effect as a substitute for God. This way of thinking dominated all scientific disciplines. Here are a few examples to illustrate this point. Materialism Materialism is a philosophy as well as a culture. Looked at practically, materialism is the notion that there is now no need to wait for the next world where God will bless us with paradise, a world where all desires can be fulfilled, because the ‘cause’ by which paradise can be built right here on this earth has finally been understood. And this ‘cause’ is modern technology. That is why ‘paradise’ on earth began to be ‘constructed’ by means of modern technology and modern industry. A whole civilization was brought into being in the name of materialism. Today’s man, totally oblivious of God, rushed towards the acquisition of paradise in the concrete forms of modern civilization. Houses were built and cities developed with the help of modern technology and a modern life style could be seen everywhere. This material paradise in the wake of modern civilization has yet to be completed. But the latest research has proved that it is impossible to build paradise on earth and, moreover, further studies in physical