The Mahdi Times The Mahdi Times, Issue #22, September 2014 | Page 23

Imam Jafar Sadiq (a.s) On Atheism
Absurdity Of Atheism
Excerpts from ‘Tawheed Al Muffadhel’
Imam Jafar Sadiq (a.s) said:
“If abiogenesis (spontaneous creation without specific design) can be
admitted under such conditions of regularity, then purposeful
generation and definitely balanced creation can be the result of error
and perplexity, since these two are opposed to abiogenesis. It is absurd
to say that order and integrity come about without a Creator and
disorder and impropriety of design and fate comes about with a
Creator. He who says this is ignorant, because anything produced
without design will never be exact and proportioned, while disorder
and contradiction cannot be found within orderly design. God is far
above what the heretics say.
If an infant were born with full intellect, then he would have been
overwhelmed by the world around him. He would have felt lost in a
strange world surrounded constantly by various different forms and
animals.
It would be similar to a man who migrates to another country after
being in prison for a time. If he has full intellect, then you will find him
to be overwhelmed and lost for he will be unable to learn the new
language and local customs quickly. Likewise if a person is taken
prisoner to a foreign land at a young age, then you will see that he
easily and quickly learns the local language and adapts more readily to
the local customs.
Also if a child were born with a mature intellect, then he would feel
shame and disgust at having to be cared for the way a mother cares for
her child, feeding, clothing and cleaning him.
If a child were born with mature intellect, it would also cause the adults
in charge of their care to not have the same feelings of fondness and
concern for the child as they do a child born without a mature intellect.