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    Haya Muhammad Eid
    Where Does Morality Come From?

    The entire concept of morality stems from the Islamic belief that humans are significant, that their behavior and actions will count and that the pattern of this entire universe is purposeful and balanced. Humankind is not a ship without a compass in the midst of a great storm, but is secured with a set of unchangeable norms for all possible moral situations.

    Where Does Morality Come From?
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    Haya Muhammad Eid
    God’s Attributes According to Islam

    God’s Names and Attributes are those qualities that give correct understanding of what God truly is. The Qur’an, Islam’s holy book, believed to be God’s final word, tells humanity what God is like and what He is not like.

    God’s Attributes According to Islam
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    Haya Muhammad Eid
    Personalities are like metals

    Personalities are like metals. They need to be further refined into purer forms and fashioned into useful shapes.

    Personalities are like metals
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    Haya Muhammad Eid
    Purpose: Reason for Being

    Within every human is an innate desire for ultimate meaning and purpose. It cannot be escaped, as it goes to the root of human nature. Deep inside, humans want their lives to count for something much more than mere existence.

    Purpose: Reason for Being
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    Haya Muhammad Eid
    Definition of God in Islam

    GOD, by definition, is the only Sovereign, Self-Existing, non-created Being to whom everything else owes its existence and completely depends on for survival and power.

    Definition of God in Islam
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    Haya Muhammad Eid
    Purposeful Creation with a Purpose in Creation

    The point of anything designed is to serve a purpose. And when the purpose of a thing is not known and understood, the abuse of that thing becomes inevitable.

    Purposeful Creation with a Purpose in Creation
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    Haya Muhammad Eid
    No One to Thank

    The Qur’an wonders in what areas and in what ways humans rely on their own strength when they fail to acknowledge God as the Giver, saying: “O humankind! What has made you careless concerning your Lord, the Most Generous?” (Qur’an 82:6)

    No One to Thank
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    Haya Muhammad Eid
    Moral Rationale for Denial of God

    Atheism in its reality is a voluntary psychological position (and not a mental one) that a person adopts due to not wishing to imagine that there is a power above man to which he must submit and obey, and before which he will be accountable for his deeds.

    Moral Rationale for Denial of God
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    Haya Muhammad Eid
    The Role of Science

    Basically, science is about exploring and understanding the natural world through observation and experimentation. Diverse and infinite realities exist, both within and outside the reach of normal senses; and, it is through science that humans can learn about them to enhance their well-being.

    The Role of Science
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    Haya Muhammad Eid
    Non-Definition of the Word ‘God’ in atheism

    Atheism, from the Greek word atheos (without God), is an attitude that denies or disbelieves in God’s existence; accordingly, no intelligent creator, no divine lawgiver, no ultimate judge of humanity’s actions, and nothing above or beyond this closed, natural, physical world exists. 

    Non-Definition of the Word ‘God’ in atheism
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    Haya Muhammad Eid
    The Problem of Evil

    Atheism rejects the free will component, arguing that even if it provides a satisfactory explanation for moral evil produced by morally wrong human choices such as murder, adultery, and racism, it fails to address natural evil such as earthquakes, disease, hurricanes, and famines. This is because natural evil arises through no fault of humans, who are completely powerless to prevent it.

    The Problem of Evil
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    Haya Muhammad Eid
    The Concepts of Worship and Viceregency on Earth

    The Qur’anic statement, “To God we belong and to God is our return” (2:156) represents the Islamic map of life. It is an entire way of seeing and responding to the world, where life and every particle of it takes on direction, significance, and purpose when God is the beginning and the end.

    The Concepts of Worship and Viceregency on Earth
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    Haya Muhammad Eid
    Knowing God

    Islam teaches that what God’s Essence is or what He looks like should not be points of concern. Humans can relate to God through the ways in which He has chosen to be known and appreciated; namely, His Attributes as revealed in His Divine Words and His observable Actions and Fingerprints all over creation.

    Knowing God
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    Haya Muhammad Eid
    God’s Power of Creation and Creativity

    Six major names and attributes of God as the Creator are stated in the Qur’an. Each of which provides a different aspect and insight into the divine power of creation and the composite process of creation, making it clear that every detail of creation was perfectly planned and performed directly by God, leaving nothing to chance or to someone or something else.

    God’s Power of Creation and Creativity
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    Haya Muhammad Eid
    ​Free Will and Moral ​responsibility

    Free will is a faculty of the reason and soul, by which a human is capable of distinguishing and choosing right from wrong and good from evil.

    ​Free Will and Moral ​responsibility
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    Haya Muhammad Eid
    What, Exactly, Is Life?

    What is life? What is awareness? What is conscience? Or, more to the point, what makes something alive and conscious? Science still has no answers for these questions.

    What, Exactly, Is Life?
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    Haya Muhammad Eid
    Mercy is the Base … and Forgiveness Is a Promise

    In Islam, one of God’s most emphasized attributes is mercy. All the chapters of the Qur’an except one begin with the statement “In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate,” known as the Basmallah. The Basmallah is also the common statement that Muslims should recite before doing any action. It thus ingrains in them the confidence that God’s ultimate design for creation is one of care and mercy.

    Mercy is the Base … and Forgiveness Is a Promise
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    Haya Muhammad Eid
    Who Is to Say What Is Right or Wrong?

    "..The concept of moral obligation [is] unintelligible apart from the idea of God. The words remain but their meaning is gone.’” – William Lane Craig.

    Who Is to Say What Is Right or Wrong?
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    Haya Muhammad Eid
    Slave to Oneself

    All humans, in the Qur’an’s own words, have a god – even if the god is the person himself. “Have you seen the one who takes as his god his own desire?” (Qur’an 24:43)

    Slave to Oneself