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Imam Abu Hanifah And The Atheist


wasim raza

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Long ago in the city of

Baghdad, there was a

Muslim empire. On one side

of the River Tigris were the

royal palaces and on the

other side was the city. The

Muslims were gathered in

the Royal Palace when an

athiest approached them.

He said to them, ‘I don’t

believe in God, there cannot

be a God, you cannot hear

Him or see Him, you’re

wasting your time! Bring me

your best debator and I will

debate this issue with him.’

The best debator at the time

was Imam Abu Hanifah

Rahimullah. A messenger

from amongst the Muslims

was sent over the River

Tigris to the city, where Abu

Hanifah Rahimullah was, in

order to tell him about the

athiest who was awaiting

him. On crossing the River

Tigris, the messenger

conveyed the message to

Abu Hanifah Rahimullah

saying, ‘Oh Abu Hanifah, an

athiest is waiting for you, to

debate you, please come!’

Abu Hanifah Rahimullah told

the messeneger that he

would be on his way.

The messenger went over

the River Tigris once again

and to the Royal Palaces,

where everyone including

the athiest awaited the

arrival of Abu Hanifah

Rahimullah. It was sunset at

the time and one hour had

passed, but Abu Hanifah

Rahimullah still hadn’t

arrived. Another hour had

passed, but still there was

no sign of him. The Muslims

started to become tense and

worried about his late

arrival. They did not want

the athiest to think that they

were too scared to debate

him, yet they did not want

to take up the challenge

themselves as Abu Hanifah

Rahimullah was the best of

Debators from amongst the

Muslims. Another hour

passed, and suddenly the

athiest started laughing and

said, ‘ Your best debator is

too scared! He knows he’s

wrong, he is too frightened

to come and debate with

me. I gurantee he will not

turn up today.’

The Muslims increased in

apprehension and eventually

it had passed midnight, and

the athiest had a smile on

his face. The clock ticked on,

and finally Abu Hanifah

Rahimullah had arrived. The

Muslims inquired about his

lateness and remarked, ‘Oh

Abu Hanifah, a messenger

sent for you hours ago, and

you arrive now, explain your

lateness to us.’

Abu Hanifah Rahimullah

apologises for his lateness

and begins to explain, while

the atheist listens to his

story.

‘Once the messenger

delivered the message to

me, I began to make my way

to the River Tigris, and on

reaching the river bank I

realised there was no boat,

in order to cross the river.

It was getting dark, and I

looked around, there was no

boat anywhere nor was

there a navigator or a sailor

in order for me to cross the

river to get to the Royal

Palaces. I continued to look

around for a boat, as I did

not want the athiest to think

I was running away and did

not want to debate with

him.

I was standing on the river

bank looking for a navigator

or a boat when something

caught my attention in the

middle of the river. I looked

forward, and to my

amazement I saw planks of

wood rising to the surface

from the sea bed. I was

shocked, amazed, I couldn’t

believe what I saw seeing.

Ready made planks of wood

were rising up to the

surface and joining

together. They were all the

same width and length, I

was astounded at what I

saw.

I continued to look into the

middle of the river, and

then I saw nails coming up

from the sea floor. They

positioned themselves onto

the boat and held the

planks together, without

them being banged. I stood

in amazement and thought

to myself, ‘Oh Allah, how

can this happen, planks of

wood rising to the surface

by itself, and then nails

positioning themselves onto

the boat without being

banged?’ I could not

undertsand what was

happening before my eyes.’

The athiest meanwhile was

listening with a smile on his

face. Abu Hanifah

Rahimullah continued, ‘I was

still standing on the river

bank watching these planks

of wood join together with

nails. I could see water

seeping through the gaps in

the wood, and suddenly I

saw a sealant appear from

the river and it began

sealing the gaps without

someone having poured it,

again I thought, ‘Ya Allah,

how is this possible, how

can sealant appear and seal

the gaps without someone

having poured it, and nails

appear without someone

having banged them.’ I

looked closer and I could

see a boat forming before

my eyes, I stood in

amazement and was filled

with shock. All of a sudden a

sail appeared and I thought

to myself, ‘How is this

happening, a boat has

appeared before my eyes by

itself, planks of wood, nails,

sealant and now a sail, but

how can I use this boat in

order to cross the river to

the Royal Palaces?’ I stood

staring in wonderment and

suddenly the boat began to

move. It came towards me

against the current. It stood

floating beside me while I

was on the river bank, as if

telling me to embark onto

it. I went on the boat and

yet again it began to move.

There was no navigator or

sailor on the boat, and the

boat began to travel towards

the direction of the royal

palaces, without anyone

having programmed it as to

where to go. I could not

understand what was

happening, and how this

boat had formed and was

taking me to my destination

against the flow of water.

The boat eventually reached

the other side of the River

Tigris and I disembarked. I

turned around and the boat

had disappeared, and that is

why I am late.’

At this moment, the athiest

brust out laughing and

remarked, ‘Oh Abu Hanifah,

I heard that you were the

best debator from amongst

the Muslims, I heard that

you were the wisest, the

most knowledgable from

amongst your people. From

seeing you today, I can say

that you show none of these

qualities. You speak of a

boat appearing from

nowhere, without someone

having built it. Nails

positioning themselves

without someone having

banged them, sealant being

poured without someone

having poured it, and the

boat taking you to your

destination without a

navigator against the tide,

your taking childish, your

talking rediculous, I swear I

do not belive a word of it!’

Abu Hanifah Rahimullah

turned to the athiest and

replied, ‘You don’t believe a

word of it? You dont believe

that nails can appear by

themselves? You dont

believe sealant can be

poured by itself? You dont

believe that a boat can move

without a navigator, hence

you don’t believe that a boat

can appear without a boat

maker?’

The athiest remarked

defiantly, ‘Yes I dont believe

a word of it!’

Abu Hanifah Rahimullah

replied, ‘If you cannot

believe that a boat came

into being without a boat

maker, than this is only a

boat, how can you believe

that the whole world, the

universe, the stars, the

oceans, and the planets

came into being without a

creator?

The athiest astonished at his

reply got up and fled.

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