Where God exists in the Universe?

Where God exists in the Universe?
By
Mohammad Rafique Etesame

Where God exists in the Universe? This is the burning question among the people about God’s existence in the universe, and there are two categories of the people in this regard, first of the atheists who say that God exists not at all. And second category is of those who believe in God in principle, but they often question about it. As for the atheists, there are many signs mentioned in the holy Qur’an i.e. signs into the human souls and sighs in the horizon, and if they consider in them, they can find the most accurate ways to recognize God. So where Allah exists, the holy Qur’an reveals,” The Most Gracious, established on the throne of His almightiness” (Ta-Ha 20:5). This is unanimous belief that Allah Almighty is free from all the attributes relating to the creatures like being a body, Quantity, dimension, condition and weight etc. The holy Qur’an reveals, “there is nothing like unto Him, and He alone is all-hearing, all-seeing” (42:11). So, it does not mean that Allah Almighty established on His Throne of grace like the worldly kings sit on their throne but ‘istwa alal arsh’ means according to the majority of ulama that Allah Almighty took power, command and control over his kingdom. The holy Qur’an reveals,” The decision is for Allah only. He tells the truth and He is the Best of Deciders”. (Al-An'am 6:57). The question is: where Allah Almighty exists really in the universe, whether He is in the holy ka’ba, in the masques, or in any other holy place? So, Allah Almighty exists in the hearts of the believers in such a way that when a believer worships Allah, then he should imagine that he is standing before Allah Almighty and sees Him. As a hadith reveals that when the holy Prophet PBUH was asked about ‘ehsan,’ he replied, “It is that you should serve Allah as though you could see Him, for though you cannot see Him yet He sees you”. Allah Almighty is very close to human being the holy Qur’an reveals,” We are nearer to him (mankind) than his jugular vein” (Qaf 50:16). So the faithful believer should remove all the irrelative thought from his mind at the time of worship. And in case if his attention goes towards his business, his domestic affairs or to any elsewhere, then it means that although he is standing before Allah, but yet he is wandering here and there i.e. into his home or into his business or he sells his goats and sheep if he is a trader of them etc. A faithful believer’s heart is like a mirror, and if it is cleaned from disbelief, polytheism and innovation etc., then it reflects the light of the Truth and finds the righteous way. So, it is necessary that when a believer is about to offer worship, then he should offer it with the presence of heart so that he should meet Allah Almighty and get His unlimited mercy.