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On Saturday May 8, the Young Muslim Association and the Tawheed
Institute of New York sponsored Part II of the "Does God Not
Exist" Debate in Dearborn, Michigan. The debate included two
atheists vs. two theists. Hassanain Rajabali and Michael Corey,
the theists, debated Dan Barker and Richard Carrier, the
atheists.
Imam Sayid Hassan Al-Qazwini
attended the program and he delivered the opening remarks jut
before the debate began. Imam Qazwini expressed his gratitude
for the debaters attending and he briefly spoke about the
importance of using intellect and logic to prove the existence
of Allah. He mentioned the verse "Call
to the way of your Lord with wisdom and goodly exhortation, and
have disputations with them in the best manner" [16:125]. He
emphasized the importance of being not too aggressive or violent
when we speak or debate with the unbelievers. The proper way to
debate and invite them to our faith is through wisdom and good
preaching and being kind with them, as the Qur'an states. Sayid
Hassan then mentioned the incident when a man asked Imam Ali if
he can see Allah. Imam Ali replied "how can I worship a lord
that I can't see?". The man asked how the Imam can see his lord,
and the Imam replied that he has seen his lord not through the
eyes, but through the faith of the heart. Sayid Hassan then
ended his opening message. |
