"Why Allah does not bear the burden of human sins."

A new teacher has joined the class.
Name – Mifzur Rahman.
Slim build. As if a light breeze could knock him over.
His eyes are unusually large—larger than his already prominent face. Looks as if someone has carefully placed two oversized olives on his face.

Mifzur is a kind person. He has only one problem—though he teaches Process, he seems more interested in philosophical discussions. Topics like where religion originated, when humans became religious, what religion really is—and what it is not—are his areas of focus.

Today is his fourth class. The topic is "Analytical Techniques & Bioinformatics." This is usually taught in the fourth semester.

When he entered, he said, “Good morning, guys...”
Everyone responded together, “Good morning, sir...”
Then he asked, “How’s everyone doing?”

One nice thing about Sir is that he always asks how everyone is doing when he enters the class—something most senior-level teachers don’t usually do. They enter like robots, give the lecture, and leave. But Mifzur Rahman is clearly different.

We all answered in unison. But there was a bit of chaos at one point. Some students responded like this: “Alhammmmdulillah, good.”
Sir’s forehead creased a little, and he asked, “Who said ‘Alhamdulillah, good’?”

Silence. Everyone was stunned.

I mentioned earlier—Sir is a bit different. He enters with energy, greets everyone cheerfully, asks how we’re doing. But now, is he going to scold us like a primary school teacher for saying "Alhamdulillah"?

Sajed was reminded of his primary school teacher, Babul Chacha. That man would scold and sometimes even slap students for laughing more than twice in class. According to him, “Two laughs is the maximum. More than two means you’re misbehaving.”

Anyway, Babul Chacha’s reign is over. Now it’s time to face Mifzur Sir.

Seven students stood up. They were the ones who said “Alhamdulillah, good.”
They were—Rakib, Adnan, Junayed, Sakib, Marium, Rita, and Sajed.

Sir looked at all their faces carefully. Then he smiled and said, “Alright.”
Everyone sat down.
Looks like there won’t be much academic study today. It’ll be a discussion on philosophy.

That’s exactly what happened. Mifzur Sir asked Adnan to stand up.
He asked, “You said it too, right?”
– “Yes, sir,” Adnan replied.

Sir asked, “Do you know the meaning of ‘Alhamdulillah’?”
Adnan seemed a little nervous. He swallowed hard and said,
“Yes sir, it means ‘All praise belongs to Allah.’”

Sir repeated the phrase, “All praise belongs to Allah.”
Then he looked at Adnan and said, “Alright.”

Adnan sat down. Then Sir asked Rita to stand.
He asked her, “Are there thefts and robberies in the world?”
Rita replied, “Yes, there are.”
“Murder, violence, robbery, rape?”
— “Yes, they exist.”
“Breaking promises, deceiving people, greed and selfishness—those too?”
— “Yes, those too.”
“Are these praiseworthy actions?”
— “No.”

“Then, if all pr ataise goes to Allah when someone does something good, why doesn’t He receive any of the blame when people commit theft, murder, or rape? Why is He only credited with the good, but never held responsible for the evil? Isn’t that kind of biased?”

Rita lowered her head and stayed silent.
Sir said,
“Here lies the contradiction of religion. God gets all the credit for good deeds, but conveniently distances Himself from the bad ones. In reality, no one truly belongs to God. If He did, He wouldn't be so biased. He takes credit for the good, but when it comes to the bad, He says, ‘Oh no, that’s on you.’”

Some of the known atheists in the class started clapping.
The atheist sitting next to Sajed even said,
“Mifzur Sir is our Bangladeshi Dawkins!”

Sir continued on about the absurdity of religion and the illusion of God.

At this point, Sajed stood up.
He said,
“Sir, the Creator is not biased. He doesn’t take credit for people’s good deeds unjustly. He takes only what He deserves. God exists.”

Sir looked at Sajed with a slight smile.
“Are you sure?”
— “Yes.”
“Then who’s responsible for the evil deeds of humans?”
— “Humans themselves,” replied Sajed.
“And the good deeds?”
— “Also humans.”

Sir shouted,
“Exactly! That’s the point I’m making. Good or bad—it’s all on humans. So all the credit goes to them. God has no role here. Therefore, He doesn’t deserve praise or blame. In short, God doesn't exist.”

The class fell into pin-drop silence.

Sajed said,
“God absolutely deserves praise for people’s good deeds—because He gave us two hands to do good, two eyes to recognize good, a brain to think, and two legs to act. All of these are His gifts. That’s why He deserves praise.”

Sir asked,
“But people use those same hands and brains to commit evil too, right?”
— “That’s not God’s fault.”

Sir laughed loudly.
“You’re a funny guy, I must say!”

Sajed responded,
“Sir, God gave humans free will. That’s what they use to choose their actions—whether good or bad.”

In a mocking tone, Sir replied,
“Forget about those religious texts, man. Come to the real world and be logical.”

Sajed said,
“Sir, may I explain with an example?”
— “Of course,” replied Sir.

Sajed began,
“Imagine a ship sinks deep in the ocean—say it’s the Bermuda Triangle. No rescue team is able to save the people on board. Not even the Bermuda authorities themselves can help. Now imagine, in that very moment then you appeared there.
You told everyone:
"I can create such a suit that, once worn, any person can easily rescue people from a sinking ship—without facing any risk themselves."
Sir said, "Oh really?"
— "Imagine, you instantly created that suit. And a rescuer put it on and jumped into the sea to save the people drowning from the shipwreck."

The class fell silent again—so silent that you could hear a pin drop. Everyone was staring attentively. Some weren’t even blinking.

Sajed continued:
"Now, imagine the rescuer dove in and reached the sunken ship. There he saw the people struggling to survive. He started giving them each an oxygen cylinder and began rescuing them one by one."
Sir said, "Hmm."
— "Suppose after rescuing all but one person, the rescuer went to help the last one—only to realize he knew this person from before."

Sajed turned to Sir and asked,
"Sir, could such a thing happen?"
Sir replied, "Of course. The person might be a relative or acquaintance of the rescuer. That’s not unusual."

Sajed said,
"Right. The rescuer recognized the person. And he saw—it was his worst enemy. There had been a long-standing feud between them. That could happen, right, Sir?"
— "Yes, it's possible."

Sajed went on,
"Now suppose the rescuer, out of personal grudge, decided not to save this person. Driven by vengeance, he thought: I won’t save this man. He’s my enemy. This is my chance for revenge. Imagine, he didn’t give him an oxygen cylinder and, on top of that, kicked him hard in the stomach while surfacing."

The class was still in dead silence. Everyone’s eyes were fixed on Sajed.

Sir asked, "Okay, so what are you trying to prove, Sajed?"

Sajed turned to Sir again and said,
"Let me finish my beloved sir..."
— "Okay, you are permitted. Carry on," Sir replied.

Sajed now looked straight at Sir and asked,
"Sir, tell me—this rescuer who saved so many people from drowning using the special suit you made, don’t you deserve some credit for that?"
Sir said,
"Of course I do. If I hadn’t made that special suit, none of them would’ve been saved."

Sajed said,
"Exactly, Sir. You definitely deserve credit. But now comes my next question—
Even though the rescuer saved many, he deliberately left one man to die due to personal hatred, even kicking him before surfacing. Right?"
— "Hmm."

"Now Sir, for this immoral action of the rescuer, are you responsible in any way? Will you take equal blame for his wrongdoing?"
Sir replied,
"Absolutely not. Why should I take the blame for his misdeed? I never told him to act like that. He did that on his own. So he alone is responsible."

Sajed smiled. Then he said:
"Sir, in exactly the same way, Allah the Almighty created human beings to do good. Just like you gave the rescuer a special suit, the Creator has granted humans hands, feet, eyes, ears, a mouth, and a mind. Along with that, He gave them a free Intellect. Now, if someone uses these things to do good, then God will surely receive credit—just like you received credit for creating that special suit.
And again, if someone uses these things to do something bad, something heinous, then God won’t be held responsible for that—just like you weren’t held responsible for the rescuer’s wrongdoing. Have I been able to make my point clear, Sir?"

The classroom had been silent all this time, but now all the attendees burst into thunderous applause.

Sajed looked toward the Sir, eagerly waiting for his response.
Sir said,
"Hmm. I got the point."
And with that, he ended the session and quietly walked away.