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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== | ||