How Atheism Fails to Explain the Existence of Objective Morality

How Atheism Fails to Explain the Existence of Objective Morality

Atheists say:

“We don’t need God to be moral.”

But wait… what even is morality in their worldview?

If we’re just evolved animals…

If there’s no soul, no purpose, no afterlife…

If life is just atoms and neurons firing…

Then where does right and wrong come from?

If there is no Creator,

Who decides that murder is evil, but mercy is good?

Who says rape is wrong, but kindness is right?

Who draws the line between justice and cruelty?

Under atheism, it’s just opinions.

One society’s “evil” is another’s “acceptable.”

And history proves it:

— Nazis thought genocide was moral.

— Pharaoh thought killing newborns was noble.

— Some tribes used to eat human flesh — and felt no guilt.

So where’s the universal standard?

Islam teaches:

“Indeed, Allah commands justice and good conduct...”

— [Surah an-Naḥl 16:90]

True morality only makes sense if there’s a higher authority above humans.

Not trends. Not cultures. Not governments.

But Allah — the Most Just, the All-Knowing, the Creator of right and wrong.

That’s why, deep inside, even the most stubborn atheist feels that injustice is wrong.

Because Allah placed fitrah (natural inclination) in every soul.

But atheism can’t explain it.

It can’t justify why murder is evil — it can only say, “We just don’t like it.”

That’s not morality. That’s taste.

Without God, there’s no reason to live morally at all.

Only Islam gives that reason. That anchor. That justice. That balance.

So if you feel disgust at evil,

If you cry when you see oppression,

If you love truth and fairness…

Then your soul is proving that Allah exists.

And atheism has failed you.

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