Describing Allah in Human Terms
Every person in this world has one important belief. Be that in
religion, money, power or family life. Many people have this one
belief in particular. One that causes conflict, but also brings about
happiness and celebrations. Religion and God. It has existed over
thousands of years. Islam is the second largest religions among the
world with approximately 1.3 billion followers. Many people have
their own views on Allah and they can neither be described as true or
false because we humans do not have the answer.
People even in the same religion have different beliefs on God. The
statement “It is impossible to describe Allah in human terms”, is a
personal belief, but is still talked about. Some people may say they
agree to the statement and others may disagree. But if Allah is not
described in human terms then how are we to understand anything about
Allah? If we can relate Allah to humans it will be easier to
understand as we can understand ourselves as we are humans too. But if
Allah is transcendent, then it is impossible to describe Allah in
human terms as transcendent means out of this world and beyond all
human knowledge. So if this is the matter, then how do we understand
Allah?
Some people may think that it is impossible to describe Allah in human
terms because Allah is Transcendent- that is beyond our reach,
knowledge and understanding, beyond the world and outside of all time.
In Surah 6:103 it says, “No vision can grasp Him but His grasp is over
all vision.” This quote clearly explains that Allah can see all and be
everywhere, but this is not possible for humans. If we could see all,
we would be able to see everything happening in the world, and be
everywhere. Moreover, this argument would not exist as we would then
be able to see God and say if He were comparable to humans. The fact
that we are not able to see all and be everywhere tells us that Allah
Christ/God, the love and kindness, or the good, that the Christian religion conveys, or the inner happiness and the peace of mind, or the reward, that the person would inevetably achieve by following the word of Christ.
First of all, according to an Islamic rhetoric, there is only one god who is Allah, and he is the only one who is transcend and absolute. Therefore, it is hard to say that apostles such as Muhammad, Abraham, Moses and Jesus are admired by people because they are one of gods. Abraham, Moses and Jesus are admired by Islamic people because they received a revelation from God and truly obeyed it. To sum up in a word, Islam is a religion that allowed to obey only one god which is Allah, and revealed to people by a prophet named Muhammad.
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knowledge that is obvious, and the desire that he has for it is blinding and he
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... being able to be saved. To be saved, one must believe that Jesus was the Son of God, born of a virgin, died for our sins, and that God raised Him from the dead and He will come again.
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the power of one. I think someone that can reach out to just one person's life
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