I do believe in God whatever some philosopher and other people who did not believe in Him said. It is probably because I see God from my perspective and my heart of heart only. So, in this article I would like to share my perspective and my heart in constructing my belief in God.
Like I said in previous essay, my God explain that, Islam is reasonable, but then reason only is not enough to believe in God. If I am not mistaken, there is a wise word in Bahasa almost like this “hati tanpa akal itu buta, akal tanpa hati sesat, hati dengan akal itu sempurna”. So, I need not only reason but also heart of heart to believe that God exists, because there are some things that are related to the existence of God that cannot be explained by human’s reason.
When Muhammad SAW got divine revelation such as Al Qur’an, some people said that he was crazy story teller. Then Allah asked defiantly to them whether they can make a text which is better than or similar with Al Qur’an. In fact, they cannot do what Allah asked them to do. It is because Al Qur’an is the real divine revelation from God, and did not come from Muhammad’s mind. As we may know, there are many scientific matter explained in Al Qur’an which at Muhammad era had not been proven such as about blood, diseases, cosmos and so on. If Al Qur’an is not a divine revelation, how the illiteracy people like Muhammad especially at that time can make this very amazing creation. So, that is one of my reasons why I believe in God.
Freud said that God is created by human illusion to solve their willies. I do agree that human need God to solve it but the “real” God Himself is not created by any one. For illustration, if people create God in their imagination so they may suit God rules with their fancy, change it or even gain control of it. Then when people can do those things, is God still omnipotent?. So, God which I believe should be omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent. He can take care of everything (Rububiyyah), has authority and power (Mulkiyyah), and He is only the one who has rightful authority to be prayed (Uluhiyyah). For instance, if there is no God so who has created us, who is always put planets in order, who organize all process in cosmos. If there is more than one God, then there will be more than one policies and it might invite division. Another example, I believe that every single thing has been created by the supreme substance. Actually, I only need to reflect on mine, such as my blood, my skin, my eyes, and everything on, in, and around me. Those are steered by the most powerful substance that has the biggest endearment and affection. Some explanations above show that I need my heart of heart to believe that my God is really omniscient, omnipresent, has authority, and so on.
The implication of my belief is I have to endure my life like what Allah has ruled on the “straight way” which Allah has given. For instance, I have to pray and believe only to Him, and I supposed to do everything only because of Him. To do these I still need my reason and my heart. Wallahua’lam.
