Worksheet: Al-Tawhid – The Inner Way of Knowing God 1.

Read over this lesson carefully, and then

think for a couple of minutes about its contents without referring to the lesson. Ask yourself the
following questions, and write down the answers. c. Clear your mind, and think about yourself. Locate
the natural instinct (the fitrah) that Allah (swt) has gifted you with. Each human being can either
suppress this instinct or let it flourish. Ask yourself how you are treating this instinct. d. What are two
situations where a human being is most likely to feel the fitrah to believe in God? 2. What reason does
the lesson mention for why a human being suppresses the instinct to believe in God? Give two other
reasons for why a human being might suppress the instinct to believe in God. Grade 7 Fiqh 15 3. Look up
verses 63 and 64 from the Qur’an, Surah Al-An`am, and explain how this lesson relates to these verses.
4. The lesson mentions that throughout time, people have listened to their instincts and believed in
some type of god, although sometimes they believed in a false god or gods. Why do you think they
believed in false gods? What were they lacking? 16 Grade 7 Fiqh Chapter 3: Al-Tawhid – The Outer Way
of Knowing God -part I 3.1 The Outer Way The second way of knowing God is through the world around
us. There is an order and a system present in the Universe, and many wonderful and astonishing acts of
nature take place every day. As we see living things around us, we need to think about them and ask
ourselves the following questions: 1) Who created all these living things? Did they come upon the earth
by chance, or by the will of a supreme power? 2) Who made this perfect system in the world? Science
has discovered many astonishing facts about the creation of the human body, animals, and plants.
Everything in the world is designed exactly the way it should be. Was this just by accident or evolution,
or because of a system and order? 3.2 Is there really a God? There are numerous examples that
demonstrate that a great power is responsible for the creation of the Universe. For example: 1.
Whenever we see a beautiful painting, or a work of art, or a fancy life-like computer animation, we know
that there must be a skilled artist behind it. We don’t need to see the artist or to even know his name.
We just know that there must be someone who made that particular piece of art. This is because we
know, without being told, that every effect must have a cause. The piece of art is a sign that proves the
existence and the skill of an artist. 2. When we take a walk in the forest, and see some footsteps of a
large animal, we know at once that an animal has passed by the same route. We have not seen the
animal, and we haven’t heard from anyone that there was an animal walking on that path. We know
this, however, because of the same cause and effect rule. There can be no footprints on a path without a
creature walking on it. The footprint is a sign that proves the passing of the animal. An old woman was
spinning yarn. Someone asked her why she believed in God. She stopped her hand and the spindle
stopped. She said: "You see, a simple spindle needs a hand to make it revolve. Can you think that this
sun, moon, these stars, and all this world, moves without any guiding hand?"