Allah - An advanced look at God in Islam - 7 - Conclusion

The subject of Allah is a very big subject indeed and this set of articles covers only a small portion of the topics. There is a lot that we do not know and of the things we do know people continue to debate about them. You have seen that the Muslims have not concluded on Allah and His nature, and each sect or creed has a view on the different issues that surround the subjects. The followers of each sect rarely question their beliefs and take whatever is preached as the gospel truth, but this is to be expected. However, there are a few among them that take the first step into the unknown and try to discover if their beliefs are correct and if they are inaccurate. Sometimes this venture is to discover more about their beliefs rather than change the beliefs that they already hold.

Hopefully, reading these articles has given you a medium-sized insight (a starting step for some people), into finding out more about the subject. If you have read the articles attentively and have had a good and long think about the topics then this is where you may begin to choose what you wish to believe about God. Do you wish to continue following blindly what your sect preaches or do you want to form a variation of that belief? Do you wish to take on a completely different sect's beliefs? Should you even wonder about these things at all? Do you want to believe that Allah can be literally seen? Or do you wish to believe that Allah will speak to you from behind a veil or that Allah will speak but not be represented by a veil (like a fire in the case of Moses) on Judgement day? Do you want to believe that (audible) speech is part of the essence of God or a creation of God? In the end we will all find the truth to all the questions we asked ourselves, but in the meantime we must decide on what we believe in.

May Allah bless all the Muslims and guide them to the straight path but first open their hearts and minds so that they may understand.

To End this article I have chosen a beautiful poem by
Jalaluddin Rumi - the most famous Muslim Poet.

Allah



I tried to find Him on the Christian cross, but He

was not there; I went to the Temple of the

Hindus and to the old pagodas, but I could not

find a trace of Him anywhere.

I searched on the mountains and in the valleys

but neither in the heights nor in the depths was I

able to find Him. I went to the Ka'bah in Mecca,

but He was not there either.

I questioned the scholars and philosophers but

He was beyond their understanding.

I then looked into my heart and it was there

where He dwelled that I saw Him; He was

nowhere else to be found.