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Don't you see that you have similarities to God? You were just shown that. Why do you now try to ignore it? We have some attributes of God that reflect who God is; but these attributes are not on the same level with God. There is not way around that!
Yes I do see.The purpose of that post of mine is to say that that Biblical verse has the same message of this Quranic verse.But what bro Bookofknowledge says is also true in the sense of "no one/thing can be compared to Him" as Quran says.Don't you see that you have similarities to God? You were just shown that. Why do you now try to ignore it? We have some attributes of God that reflect who God is; but these attributes are not on the same level with God. There is not way around that!
So what are the implications of your post? It is clear that the Christians do not refer to the word image as in physical form of god, but rather qualities of god. The Muslims believe the same thing, they just don't call it image, as IMAGE implies physical form.
Yes I do see.The purpose of that post of mine is to say that that Biblical verse has the same message of this Quranic verse.But what bro Bookofknowledge says is also true in the sense of "no one/thing can be compared to Him" as Quran says.
I believe we have the insignificant quantity of the Allah's attributes which are told in Quran.This is mentioned in Islam anyway.
Muslims do not believe they are created in the image of GOD...
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With Love,
- Jefell
Rasta, I have already shown you that image does not have to be a physical thing and that it is referencing qualities of God in relation to mankind. Your insistence on believing contrarily is not going to change that fact.
Context determines which meaning is applied. You are acting as if the word must mean exactly as you think.
Get it! Perhaps you are purposely trying to cause friction?? Just to argue?? Just to be different?? Save your confrontation for some one else, please, if that is your motive.
It doesn't matter what Muslims call it.
It is evident when one reads passages of the Qu'ran that Allah get angry, hates certain people, loves others, and has a will. Are not these characteristics an image of whom Allah is as well as who humans are?
Wow. What part of "It is clear that the Christians do not refer to the word image as in physical form of god, but rather qualities of god." do you not understand? I'd like to know.
No, I'm not actually.
Whatever. Get over yourself already.
Perhaps you are unaware, but context is everything.
What is your point? That Muslims view image differently than Christians? Are you not insisting that their interpretation of their text must match your definition of what image entails?
Rasta God is a spirit....How can we have physical resemblance to Him?
That should answer your question in our spititual sense which includes our intellectual capacities we are NOT animals or we would not have the 'gift" or reason....
Rasta God is a spirit....
Where does it say that? However, I do know that:
Genesis 3:8
And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD amongst the trees of the garden.
So I doubt the term "spirit" is accurate.
How does that present God as not Spirit?
Joh 4:24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
Considering a spirit is incorporeal, one cannot hear it walk. So I think John or the dictionaries need to revise their definition of "Spirit".
Could you enlighten me with another meaning then?Since we know that, have you considered that there is another meaning to walk in this instance? Does walk always mean a physical step that leaves an imprint? Does the context tell you what walk means? Consider that before you conclude.
It is interesting that you are not the one who needs to revise your view. This is typical of people when they read. They never consider that they may lack the understanding of what the text means. The easy way out is to blame it on the text. I am sure that when you read the context, you will start to see things a bit differently than you do now.
Could you enlighten me with another meaning then?
And yes, I did not say I need to revise my view, I said the Dictionary, because mine was derived from there. But indeed, if my source is wrong, then I am wrong and need to revise as well.
Quran 32:7-8-9 "He Who created all things in the best, and He began the creation of man from clay,And made his progeny from a quintessence of despised fluid:But He fashioned him in due proportion, and breathed into him of His spirit. And He gave you (the faculties of) hearing and sight and understanding: little thanks do ye give!"
Do you see a similarity?
Yes I do see.The purpose of that post of mine is to say that that Biblical verse has the same message of this Quranic verse.But what bro Bookofknowledge says is also true in the sense of "no one/thing can be compared to Him" as Quran says.
I believe we have the insignificant quantity of the Allah's attributes which are told in Quran.This is mentioned in Islam anyway.
I guess that you don't apply reason, do you? When the Bible speaks of image, it is not referring to a physical image; rather, it is referring to attributes that belong to God that he also gave to mankind. The ability to love, think, and create are attributes that God has and He also gave to mankind. Obviously, you don't uderstand what the Biblical passage means. An image does not have to be physical. Take note!
The error is for people to not understand the context of the Bible. There is nothing like God, but that doesn't mean that there is no relation or connection between God and man. I think that Muslims totally go to one extreme in their understanding of God. You make it seem that God is beyond comprenehsion or comparison. That would be a mistake on your part. We have a partial understanding of God. We know as much as He tells us. God relates to us in human terms. There is no way around it. That is it!
You are mistaken.
Moslems call Allah the Merciful and the Compassionate.
Man is also capable of mercy and compassion. If we were not, then this name for Allah would be meaningless. This name, and his other names, show that man and God are comparable, in at least 99 ways.
Our mercy and compassion may not be on the same scale, but they may certainly be compared. The light of the moon can be compared with the light of the sun, even though all the light actually comes from the sun, shines onto the moon and is reflected back to us. In the same way, God loves each of us, our love comes from him, and when we love those around us we are reflecting something of God's love, however weakly and imperfectly.
In this way, man is made in the image of God, and reflects his attributes to mankind. This is true of all people, and all faiths.
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