Why Doesn't Quran Refute Atheism Directly

[Dr. Irfan Shahzad]

Quran does not discuss the problem of existence of God. However, it does mention the foundation question and doubts and gives its verdict. Quran relies on the human intellect to first decide about the existence of God in the light of intellect, common sense، historical records of the Bible and Quran and the history of the Prophet and nature then Quran talks to him.

The related verses are:

[Or do they deny the existence of God?] Have they themselves been created without anything [that might have caused their creation]? or were they, perchance, their own creators? 52:35

“Can there be any doubt about [the existence and oneness of] God, the Originator of the heavens and the earth?14:10

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I think it would be unfair to say that Quran doesn’t address atheism, agnosticism & similar way of thinking . The more appropriate statement would be that Quran has vehemently condemned Shirk and has given arguments to counter an atheist mind and to help an agnostic mind in it’s search for the truth. A significant portion of Quran contains arguments ranging from intuitive, intellectual and historical domains. And then there is empirical evidence in the form of results of ittemam-e-hujjat that happened in the land of Arab. I think it’s only fair that a thinking mind or questioning mind should not be condemned vehemently, rather it should be given arguments to use it’s thinking faculty in order to reach an educated conclusion. On the other hand, Shirk should be condemned vehemently as there is no philosophical basis for shirk.

Please refer to the following response by Ghamidi Sahab:

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