Cause and Effect of Creation

The Philosophical argument on the entity of God is that all things in this world are created for some cause and reason. Cause and effect are prerequisite or very important for the creation for example the son and daughter would not have been born without the father.  Now here the father will be called illat (cause) and son will be called Mahlool (effect). Our cause is our father and we are the effect of the cause, our father. In this way, our father is our cause, and father's cause is his father and his father's cause is his father and if this process is multiplied then our grand-father's cause is our forefathers. It is just not possible that cause may go on and on at a continual repeated rate. For the reason, cause cannot go on continuing this process as to go and stop. 

However, at a certain stage, one and first absolute entity will have to be accepted and will have to be admitted as the ultimate cause of the creation. Of course, the cause and effect of that absolute entity cannot be visible and possibly discernable.  

Believers consider God to be the cause of creation of the cosmos or the universe. However, the materialists, those who do not believe in God, consider matter as the cause of creation of the universe.  

Definitely, the cause of creation of the universe would be very much ancient or pre-historical.  

In reality, the characteristics of matter are variable and do not remain constant. For example, matter is destructible; it declines and finishes as well. 

Anything made of matter, with the passage of time, changes its volume, colour and entity, and eventually it gets destroyed. Matter, therefore, cannot be everlasting; it does not have eternity so definitely it will not remain intact forever.  

All of the Universe can be paced on non-material things, characteristics of which can be everlasting and having eternity are devoid of changes and alteration.  We have earlier discussed that matter does not have knowledge and wisdom and lacks will power.  This logical argument amply proves a lot.  

Towards creation of the universe, it is not the matter that matters but there is something beyond it which has no death and no destruction and that is very intelligent and omnipotent; and one of the signs have been tuned to all mankind. 

The body of the man is made of matter. Gradually, the man grows old and aged as a result the limps and organs of the body become weak and at certain point stop working.  Nevertheless, even if the person reaches the age of 100 years yet his desires and wishes do not get old, because all these human desires are related to the Soul or Spirit, which in reality, does not grow old because it is a non-material thing.  Surely, in this life, Spirit being immaterial thing is dependent on the human body. So, whenever the Spirit departs from the human body then, eye cannot see nor ears can hear rather every organ of the body stops functioning.  

In the same fashion, the entire materialistic world depends on one entity, which is not matter but God the Almighty.

Once the Great Scholar, the Sea of Knowledge Imam Jaffer-e-Sadiq (peace be upon him) was interrogated, "why is God not seen by our eyes?" Imam replied, "Not seeing God with the eye is itself a proof or evident of the existence of God."  The naked eye can only see things, which are made of matter and God is pure and not at all related to matter. 

The atheists object that why God cannot be seen by the naked eye? Or why He is not visible?  In the world there are many thousands of thing that the eyes cannot see yet no one can deny the fact. For instance, feelings of some ones’ love or hate cannot be seen by the eyes. This is because the vision of our eyes is limited. Therefore, we cannot determine the existence and presence of anything on the basis of seeing with eyes. It does not appeal that something exists due to the fact that we see it with the eyes and deny its existence because we are not able to see it with the eyes. Hence, not to be seen by the eyes is not the proof that something does not exist, for example, the entity of God Who is not visible, does not signify that He does not exist.  

It is already been discussed that the eye can only see things made of matter. The things that are non-material, and cannot be seen with the eyes, can be discerned by the human mind. To this end, if people intend to have some light of recognition of the entity of God then after attaining the primary recognition about God the relationship between God and man should be realized. Having established that God is the only Creator of the universe and all creatures including man, it should be acknowledged that all the boom and things that we receive, may come from a certain person, are actually sent to us by the Sustainer of the universe, God. 

It is in human nature that they begin to love and respect the one whosoever is benefactor or kind to them. For example, you are thirsty in a jungle and someone gives you a glass or tumbler of water, you'll be thankful to him and you always remember and respect that person who helped you in the time of need. Just for a glass of water you will like or love him. 

Let us take another example, God forbid if both of your kidneys fail you are struggling between life and death. In the mean time, a person donates a kidney to save your life, beyond any doubt, for rest of the life you will remember and be thankful to the benefactor and will cherish love and regard for the person because he/she saved your life. 

In the way indicated, one needs to consider that God has given us two kidneys, two eyes, and a brain. God has bestowed other unaccountable blessings upon us. After recognizing all these graces one starts loving and respecting his/her Creator, the God. It so happens that we love our children and forget about God who blessed us with them. This means a kind friend sends us a very precious and costly gift, we like the gift very much but forget about him, or do not pay due regard to the sender. Genuinely, to be oblivious of God would be stupidity and ignorance on our part. In the similar way, to love children and forget to love God for the blessings He gave us, his ungratefulness on our part.