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'''Atheism''', defined as a philosophical view, is the position that rejects the existence of gods/God/Intelligent Designer/Creator/etc based on the evidence presented by believers. The opposite of atheism is [[theism]].
'''Atheism''', defined as a philosophical view, is the position that rejects the existence of gods/God/Intelligent Designer/Creator/etc based on the evidence presented by believers. The opposite of atheism is [[theism]].


There is no mention of a concept like atheism in the [[Qur'an]]. In general, atheists would likely be lumped together with all other [[disbelievers]] simply because they reject the 'Signs of [[Allah]]' and reject Prophet [[Muhammad|Muhammad's]] claim of being Allah's messenger. Modern scholars have concluded that atheism is the [[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Atheists|worst form]] of disbelief.<ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.islamweb.net%2Femainpage%2Findex.php%3Fpage%3Dshowfatwa%26Option%3DFatwaId%26Id%3D104658|2=2013-04-08}} <!-- http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&Option=FatwaId&Id=104658 -->Which crime is worse: atheism or polytheism?] - Islam Web, Fatwa No. 104658, February 12, 2008</ref><ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.islam-qa.com/en/ref/113901/atheist|2=2011-05-09}} Atheism is a greater sin than shirk] - Islam Q&A, Fatwa No. 113901</ref>
There is no mention of a concept like atheism in the [[Qur'an]]. In general, atheists would likely be lumped together with all other [[Non-Muslims|disbelievers]] simply because they reject the 'Signs of [[Allah]]' and reject Prophet [[Muhammad|Muhammad's]] claim of being Allah's messenger. Modern scholars have concluded that atheism is the [[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Atheists|worst form]] of disbelief.<ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.islamweb.net%2Femainpage%2Findex.php%3Fpage%3Dshowfatwa%26Option%3DFatwaId%26Id%3D104658|2=2013-04-08}} <!-- http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&Option=FatwaId&Id=104658 -->Which crime is worse: atheism or polytheism?] - Islam Web, Fatwa No. 104658, February 12, 2008</ref><ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.islam-qa.com/en/ref/113901/atheist|2=2011-05-09}} Atheism is a greater sin than shirk] - Islam Q&A, Fatwa No. 113901</ref>


==See Also==
==See Also==

Revision as of 07:27, 24 May 2013

Atheism, defined as a philosophical view, is the position that rejects the existence of gods/God/Intelligent Designer/Creator/etc based on the evidence presented by believers. The opposite of atheism is theism.

There is no mention of a concept like atheism in the Qur'an. In general, atheists would likely be lumped together with all other disbelievers simply because they reject the 'Signs of Allah' and reject Prophet Muhammad's claim of being Allah's messenger. Modern scholars have concluded that atheism is the worst form of disbelief.[1][2]

See Also

  • Atheists - A hub page that leads to other articles related to Atheists

External Links

References

  1. Which crime is worse: atheism or polytheism? - Islam Web, Fatwa No. 104658, February 12, 2008
  2. Atheism is a greater sin than shirk - Islam Q&A, Fatwa No. 113901