Before
the arrival of the Quran, superstition and believe in various imaginative
creatures, such as ghosts, sprites, goblins, elves, and genies was common.
Human beings had not invented any tools to help themselves; mankind was trying
to make a safe and secure way against the formidable forces of nature. The scientific knowledge was not available,
and the imaginative approach dominated the mind of humanity. With the help of imagination, humans created
a realm of powerful gods and goddess. They thought that the household of
supernatural powers was run like an ordinary human family, for example, in
Greek mythology Zeus is the king of gods. He lived in heaven, but he was always
looking for beautiful women on the earth.
Here, the wife and sister of Zeus, was the Queen; she was mercilessly
vindictive when it came to her husband’s (many) extramarital adventures. Zeus ruled the earth from the top of Olympus
with many gods and goddesses.
In
Hindu trinity Brahma is the creator, Vishnu the preserver, and Shiva the
destroyer. The female counterparts are
Saraswati, the wife of Brahma, Lukshmi, the wife of Vishnu, and Parvati, the
wife of Shiva. Ganapati, who has an
elephant’s head, is the son of Shiva and Parvati. He with his two wives is known as the remover
of obstacles. Indra is the ruler of
heaven where he lives with many co-worker gods.
All
these gods and goddesses have human passions and feelings; Indra, the god of
heaven is trying to help his son Arjun and begging Vishnu to save him. Karn the son of Sun god is helped by his
father. The Quran says in 6:91 that humans had not measured the power of Allah
in its true measure. In these stories
human feelings are ascribed to Allah, but He is much higher and lofty than
their imagination. The truth is when humans are talking about Allah they expect
something supernatural to happen, whereas, the universe is working through the
process of cause and effect and Allah makes no exceptions for any one.
The
entire universe is working according to his immutable laws. The same types of
laws are working in the realm of human beings; in other words every human act,
without any exception, produces a result.
Every human being has the choice to act as he chooses, but they cannot
change the result. If one sows barley, wheat will not grow in his field. What
you sow so shall you reap. As one willingly works according to the directions
of God, his personality develops and he becomes congruous with the creative
program of Allah. This type of relationship between God and humans is only
available in the Quran; where an individual willingly becomes an active
participant in the creative program of Allah.
In
ancient eastern civilizations and cultures, the relationship between God and an
individual is established by worship.
God is king and everyone has to obey his orders; otherwise he will
punish them. Everyone has to ingratiate
him/or herself with him by flattery, worship or presents; otherwise he will not
help them in the difficult times. When
god is pleased he fulfills the desires of the worshippers; otherwise one has to
deal with his anger.
Western
thinkers and scientists have established the kingdom of God in the heaven;
there He rums His domain by laws. They
are doing researches on those laws and drawing benefits from these forces of
nature. As far as the mundane affairs of the world are concerns they donor want
the king of Heaven to interfere. They
want to solve them with the help of intellect. They believe in the kingdom of God
in the heaven and not on the earth.
The
advocates of spiritualism and mystics believe they have formed a direct
communication with God; they visit and talk with him etc. etc. This concept is
not approved by the Quran. Whatever directions
were supposed to be given for the good of humanity are given completely in the
Quran; now the only way to establish a relation with God is through the Quran. The Quran says in 2:136 “If they believe in
Allah as you do then they are rightly guided.”
All those who believe in God in their own concocted ways are not
registered as believers of God. 