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Default Imam e Azam Abu Hanifa(R.A) and the Atheist

Imam Abu Hanifah and the Atheist
Jul 30th, 2007 by Ahmed.
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.
Transcribed from a lecture delivered by Shaykh Ahmad Ali.
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