A Beautiful Analogy on God

sheikh nazim · **a beautiful analogy on the existence of God! -** 05-15-2005

[b]A BEAUTIFUL ANALOGY!

A man went to a barbershop to have his hair cut and his beard trimmed.
As the barber began to work, they began to have a good conversation.
They talked about so many things and various subjects. When they
eventually touched on the subject of God, the barber said: "I don't
believe that God exists."

"Why do you say that?" asked the customer.

"Well, you just have to go out in the street to realize that God
doesn't exist. Tell me, if God exists, would there be so many sick
people? Would there be abandoned children? If God existed, there would
be neither suffering nor pain. I can't imagine a loving God who would
allow all of these things."

The customer thought for a moment, but didn't respond because he
didn't want to start an argument.

The barber finished his job and the customer left the shop. Just after
he left the barbershop, he saw a man in the street with long, stringy,
dirty hair and an untrimmed beard. He looked dirty and unkempt.

The customer turned back and entered the barber shop again and he said
to the barber: "You know what? Barbers do not exist."

"How can you say that?" asked the surprised barber. "I am here, and I
am a barber. And I just worked on you!"

"No!" the customer exclaimed. "Barbers don't exist because if they
did, there would be no people with dirty long hair and untrimmed
beards, like that man outside."

"Ah, but barbers DO exist! " answered the barber. "What happens, is,
people do not come to me."

"Exactly!"- affirmed the customer. "That's the point! God, too, DOES
exist! What happens, is, people don't go to Him and do not look for
Him. That's why there's so much pain and suffering in the world."

**Ansar Al-'Adl** · **Re: a short story! - a beautiful analogy -** 05-15-2005

Mash'Allah, a very good analogy!

I've read many analogies on the existence of God, but this one is new to me, but truly excellent.

niqaabii · **Re: a short story! - a beautiful analogy -** 05-15-2005

asalam o alaykum
jazakallah for that
ive read that before ..afew years ago but it ws nice to read it again
very interesting

Far7an · **Re: a short story! - a beautiful analogy -** 05-15-2005

Assalamu alaikum

Jazakallah khair for sharing that.

*charisma* · **Re: a short story! - a beautiful analogy -** 05-15-2005

Asalamu Alaikum

subhanallah
that, mashallah, was great

fi aman Allah
w'salaam

Osman · **Re: a short story! - a beautiful analogy -** 05-15-2005

MashAllah!

That was a good read.

An excellent analogy to go with it!

Ra`eesah · **Re: a short story! - a beautiful analogy -** 05-15-2005

Assalamu'Alaykum

MAshallah that was very nice. Im going to use that, mashallah.....

Ibn Syed · **Re: a short story! - a beautiful analogy -** 05-15-2005

Mashallah a great read. Good Analogy.

Ukhti_TM · **Re: a short story! - a beautiful analogy -** 05-17-2005

subhanallah jazak allah for enlightening us with that story!

MetSudaisTwice · **Page Updated: 25/05/2006**

mashallah that was excellent, i really like that story jazakallah bro, you got anymore?

Ukhti_TM · **Re: a short story! - a beautiful analogy -** 05-17-2005

heres a link theres loads of stories here!

http://www.islamcan.com/increaseiman/index.shtml

MetSudaisTwice · **Page Updated: 25/05/2006**

jazakallah so much sis

Ibn Syed · **Re: a short story! - a beautiful analogy -** 05-17-2005

Jazakallah for the link.

Tazkiyahtulnafs · **Re: a short story! - a beautiful analogy -** 05-18-2005

masha'Allah that was a very nice analogy Jazaka Allhu khairun for sharing that it was very wonderful

sheikh nazim · **Re: a short story! - a beautiful analogy -** 05-19-2005

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Originally Posted by metsudaistwice

mashallah that was excellent, i really like that story jazakallah bro, you got anymore?

BROTHER AS YOU SAID YOU WOULD LIKE MORE READ THE ARTICLE WHY SCIENCE FAILS TO EXPLAIN GOD - SIMILAR THING BUT TOTALLY DIFFERENT IM SURE YOU'LL LIKE IT INSHA ALLAH

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sheikh nazim LI Senior Member Status: Offline Posts: 79 Reputation: 331 Rep Power: 22 Join Date: Apr 2005 Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	a beautiful analogy on the existence of God! - 05-15-2005 [b]A BEAUTIFUL ANALOGY! A man went to a barbershop to have his hair cut and his beard trimmed. As the barber began to work, they began to have a good conversation. They talked about so many things and various subjects. When they eventually touched on the subject of God, the barber said: "I don't believe that God exists." "Why do you say that?" asked the customer. "Well, you just have to go out in the street to realize that God doesn't exist. Tell me, if God exists, would there be so many sick people? Would there be abandoned children? If God existed, there would be neither suffering nor pain. I can't imagine a loving God who would allow all of these things." The customer thought for a moment, but didn't respond because he didn't want to start an argument. The barber finished his job and the customer left the shop. Just after he left the barbershop, he saw a man in the street with long, stringy, dirty hair and an untrimmed beard. He looked dirty and unkempt. The customer turned back and entered the barber shop again and he said to the barber: "You know what? Barbers do not exist." "How can you say that?" asked the surprised barber. "I am here, and I am a barber. And I just worked on you!" "No!" the customer exclaimed. "Barbers don't exist because if they did, there would be no people with dirty long hair and untrimmed beards, like that man outside." "Ah, but barbers DO exist! " answered the barber. "What happens, is, people do not come to me." "Exactly!"- affirmed the customer. "That's the point! God, too, DOES exist! What happens, is, people don't go to Him and do not look for Him. That's why there's so much pain and suffering in the world."

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Ansar Al-'Adl Administrator Status: Offline Posts: 5,161 Reputation: 13017 Rep Power: 45 Join Date: Dec 2004 Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: a short story! - a beautiful analogy - 05-15-2005 Mash'Allah, a very good analogy! I've read many analogies on the existence of God, but this one is new to me, but truly excellent. __________________ The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "Surely I was sent to perfect the qualities of righteous character" [Musnad Ahmad, Muwatta Mâlik] Visit Ansâr Al-'Adl's personal page HERE. Excellent resources on Islam listed HERE.

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niqaabii LI Senior Member Status: Offline Posts: 364 Reputation: 102 Rep Power: 23 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: uk Gender:	Re: a short story! - a beautiful analogy - 05-15-2005 asalam o alaykum jazakallah for that ive read that before ..afew years ago but it ws nice to read it again very interesting

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Far7an zAk's Mureed Status: Offline Posts: 4,351 Reputation: 16130 Rep Power: 48 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: UK Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: a short story! - a beautiful analogy - 05-15-2005 Assalamu alaikum Jazakallah khair for sharing that.

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charisma Malikaat Falesteen Status: Offline Posts: 1,776 Reputation: 15600 Rep Power: 43 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: I am a traveller, May Jannah be my home ameen Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: a short story! - a beautiful analogy - 05-15-2005 Asalamu Alaikum subhanallah that, mashallah, was great fi aman Allah w'salaam __________________ "No pain, no gain." "Pain is weakness leaving the body." "What doesn't kill me, makes me stronger." Allah puts no burden on any person beyond what He has given him. After a difficulty, Allah will soon grant relief. [65:7]

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Osman Account Disabled Status: Offline Posts: 3,571 Reputation: 16416 Rep Power: 0 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Warrington, England Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: a short story! - a beautiful analogy - 05-15-2005 MashAllah! That was a good read. An excellent analogy to go with it!

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Ra`eesah UmmLuqmann Status: Offline Posts: 1,487 Reputation: 4570 Rep Power: 28 Join Date: Apr 2005 Way of Life: Muslim	Re: a short story! - a beautiful analogy - 05-15-2005 Assalamu'Alaykum MAshallah that was very nice. Im going to use that, mashallah..... __________________ .::.P e r p l e x i t i e s of L i f e .::.

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Ibn Syed LI Oldtimer Status: Offline Posts: 870 Reputation: 501 Rep Power: 22 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: USA Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: a short story! - a beautiful analogy - 05-15-2005 Mashallah a great read. Good Analogy. __________________ So Glorified is He and Exalted above all that they associate with Him, and in Whose Hands is the dominion of all things, and to Him you shall be returned. (Sura Ya-Seen 36:83)

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Ukhti_TM Member Status: Offline Posts: 58 Reputation: 45 Rep Power: 22 Join Date: May 2005 Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: a short story! - a beautiful analogy - 05-17-2005 subhanallah jazak allah for enlightening us with that story! __________________ ___________________ MODERATOR'S COMMENT: SISTER UKHTI_TM REQUESTED TO BE BANNED.

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MetSudaisTwice SS NUMBER 1 FAN Status: Offline Posts: 6,837 Reputation: 5977 Rep Power: 36 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Planet called Earth apparently Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: a short story! - a beautiful analogy - 05-17-2005 mashallah that was excellent, i really like that story jazakallah bro, you got anymore? __________________ Visit My Page for many recitations from known Imams and Quraa's Page Updated: 25/05/2006 New recordings of Sheikh Saad Numani, Imitator of Famous Imams and Quraa's added!!

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Ukhti_TM Member Status: Offline Posts: 58 Reputation: 45 Rep Power: 22 Join Date: May 2005 Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: a short story! - a beautiful analogy - 05-17-2005 heres a link theres loads of stories here! http://www.islamcan.com/increaseiman/index.shtml __________________ ___________________ MODERATOR'S COMMENT: SISTER UKHTI_TM REQUESTED TO BE BANNED.

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Ibn Syed LI Oldtimer Status: Offline Posts: 870 Reputation: 501 Rep Power: 22 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: USA Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: a short story! - a beautiful analogy - 05-17-2005 Jazakallah for the link. __________________ So Glorified is He and Exalted above all that they associate with Him, and in Whose Hands is the dominion of all things, and to Him you shall be returned. (Sura Ya-Seen 36:83)

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