A Declaration

‘There is no god but Allah.’ conveys such a simple though eternal idea that its other implications are for the most part likely lost. Fortunately the idea itself can be understood even by a ten year old. Taking each idea as it develops, the first two words declare that there is something which has existance. The phase points out that apart from nothing is a reality which is not illusion but is concrete and undeniable. Yet the next word negates this assumption and asserts the possibility of just the opposite. Including the word god and pausing there completes an accepted idea by atheists; ‘There is no god. .’ Once again within the sentence is a complete idea in itself, and once again it is followed by single word ‘but’ that potentially alters the entire point of everything that came previously. What might have followed could have been anything from a pair of gods to a particular host of gods or a specific family of gods. What in fact followed was the confirmation of a single definitive god thereby excluding the possibility of any and all others. As a complete single statement it is profoundly simple so the only reasonably valid response would be either emphatic rejection or full acceptance. It is hard to defend an argument that would suggest the intent here is uncertain or difficult to achieve an
understanding. Do ten year olds have intelligent questions? Yes they do. Do they face serious life challenges at that age? Again yes, and they can deal with clear factual statements and deserve straight-forward information allowing them to build their understanding from unambiguous ideas. So this statement is the eternal first door into the infinity of truth open to the young as well as any willing to enter through it.