Attributes of God ( Allah ))
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To Allah belong the most beautiful names. The Holy Qur'an says:
{{" Say (O Muhammad): "Invoke All=E2h or invoke the Most Beneficent
(All=E2h), by whatever name you invoke Him (it is the same), for to Him
belong the Best Names. And offer your Sal=E2t (prayer) neither aloud nor
in a low voice, but follow a way between. }}, ) Holy Qur'an 17:110 (.
Sources of Islam give no less than ninety-nine different attributes to
Allah Almighty. The Holy Qur'an refers to Allah as Ar-Rahman (Most
Gracious), Ar-Raheem (Most Merciful) and Hakeem (All Wise) among many
other names.
God does not take human form:
Many religions at some point believe, directly or indirectly, in the
philosophy of anthropomorphism i.e. God is palatable to become a
human. Their contention is that God Almighty is so pure and holy to
the extent that He is unaware ( It is true that Allah is not like us,
but this does not mean that He is unaware of our situations!!!?- I
would rather say: is far away) of the hard****ps, shortcomings and
feelings of human beings. In order to set the rules for human beings,
He came down to earth as a human. Let us now analyze this argument and
see if it stands to reason.
Suppose I manufacture a videocassette recorder (VCR). Do I have to
become a VCR to know what is good or what is bad for the VCR? What do
I do? I write a manual instruction. "In order to watch a video
cassette, you should insert the cassette and press on the play button.
In order to stop, press on the stop button. If you want to fast
forward press on the FF button. Do not drop it from a height or it
will get damaged. Do not immerse it in water or it will get ruined".
These manual instructions list the various do=92s and don=92ts for the
machine. Similarly, our Lord and Creator, Allah does not need to take
the human form so as to know what is good or bad for the human being.
He chooses to reveal the manual instructions. The last and final
manual instruction that is sent down to the human beings is the
Glorious Qur'an whose =91do's=92 and =91don=92ts=92 are mentioned to the
hu=
man
beings through the Holy Verses.
If you allow me to compare human beings with machines, I would say
humans are more complicated than the most complex machines in the
world. Even the most advanced computers, which are extremely complex,
are pale in comparison to the physical, psychological, genetic, and
social factors that affect individuals and collective human life. The
more advanced the machine is, the greater the need for its manual
instruction is. By the use of the same criteria, don't the human
beings require a manual instruction by which it is easy to govern
their own lives?
Therefore, Allah does not come down personally to give the manual
instruction. He chooses a man amongst men to deliver the message and
communicates with him at a higher level through the medium of
revelations. Such chosen men are called messengers and prophets of
God.
God does not perform ungodly acts:
The attributes of Almighty God preclude any evil since God is the
source of justice, mercy and truth. God can never be thought of as
doing an ungodly act. Hence, we cannot imagine God telling a lie,
being unjust, making a mistake, forgetting things, or having any such
human failings. Similarly, God can do injustice if He chooses to, but
He will never do it because being unjust is an ungodly act. The Holy
Qur'an says:
{{ Surely! All=E2h wrongs not even of the weight of an atom (or a small
ant) , but if there is any good (done), He doubles it, and gives from
Him a great reward..}},( Holy Qur'an 4:40).
God can be unjust if He chooses to be so, but the moment God does
injustice, He ceases to be God.
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