QUESTION:  I have a friend that doesn't even believe in a god, and I said whatever I could, but her side of the argument was, that if everything came from something, and their was a Creator of everything, then where did God come from. And I don't know what to say, I'm kind of stuck.

ANSWER: Here are some important points to keep in mind: 1. As Muslims we cannot lie about anything, especially about our religion. 2. We have original recorded sources of our religion: A) The Quran B) Teachings of Muhammad 3. Sometimes "questions" contain misinformation. We must qualify what it is that someone is saying against what they are implying. 4. If during the answer, you hear yourself saying, "I didn't know that" or "This is good," then are you ready to worship your God and your Lord without and partners? This what Islam is really all about. The most important subject is the worship of Almighty God, without any partners or associates or "gods" besides Almighty God. Now we are ready to begin to give the answers. The question that atheists usually ask regarding our belief in God, vary to some degree, but they are quite predictable over all. Let us consider a few
Sheikh-Yusuf-Estes