[Faith-talk] Introduction to Islamic monotheism, Can Allah be compared?

[Mostafa]

Dear all, peace be with you.

Today I will inshallah engage into the protraction of our previous discussion.

But first, I would like to concisely summarize the conclusion of my last post.

So here we go.

1; Christianity constitutes its essence on temporal portrayals of the divine being.

2; The chapter of sincerity is the core factor of settling the correct concept of Islamic monotheism.

Before I proceed, I would like to quickly define the term monotheism.

It is a very interesting word.

It took me some time until I was able to pronounce it correctly.

What does monotheism mean?

It is a compound term.

It actually consists of two words.

Mono, and theism.

According to the contemporary edition of Oxford dictionary, the term mono signifys single, one or alone.

And the term theism means the belief in the existence of God or gods.

If we combine the two words together, we will get the compound term; Monotheism which basicly signifys the belief in a single God.

   Christianity however asserts the belief in a one God.

He is one God represented in three coequal beings.

That is of course according to what they say they believe.

Well today we will inshallah discuss the following question:

Can Allah be resembled or likened?

Christians tend to constantly resemble their God into analogous portraits for clarification.

But is it really for clarification?

I have been asked by some Christian apologists about why Allah is not analogized.

In order to answer this question properly, we need firstly to define analogy and why we should use it.

Analogy is to draw a comparison to show similarities between two separate entities in some respect.

Dan is like a lion.

I metaphorically compared Dan to the lion in his bravery, for instance.

So why God should be compared to temporal portrayals?

And what does that mean if we compare God to temporal portrayals?

That means we are attempting to show  a  similarity between the divine being and terrestrial entities.

In the Noble Koran, and in the fourty two chapter, it is called the chapter  of consultation.

Allah says at the end of the eleventh verse of that chapter what can be translated as follows;

“There is nothing like unto Him, yet He is all hearing, all seeing”.

The Noble Koran, chapter of consultation, the end of verse eleven.

Also the last verse within the chapter of sincerity it says the following:

“And noone is comparable to Him”.

The Noble Koran, chapter 112, verse four.

The Koran explicitly asserts the impossibility of similarity of anykind.

So why Christian apologists insist to constantly portray?

The Koran is the fundamental basis of settling the genuineness of that argument.

The Koran basicly states that Allah is the Creator, the Sustainer and the Maintainer of the universe.

How can Allah then be compared to any of His creation?

Islam is constantly besieged  by such temporally portraying evangelists.

The Koran really offers the test of sincerity.

The Koran advocates for the true monotheism.

Some Christian apologists ask me out of envy; Does Allah love you?

How can you be really sure He loves you?

That question is periodically posed to Muslims.

It is enviously reported by Christian missionary activists to invoke doubtfulness in the Muslim mind.

Well, the answer to that question is quite easy.

Allah loves me because He never had  intermediaries within my devotion to Him nor He never sacrificed anyone so He can forgive my sins.

But the critical question here may render as follows;

How the Crucifixion of some innocent could indeed be the sign of loving the guilty?

It is sort of intellectual excretion.

Love is not expressed by shedding some blood for the sake of others.

Love is expressed by saving all souls and precluding all types of bloodshed. 

     That is the precise designation of the divine grace and compassion.

Allah conveys the message of benevolence and clemency.

I do not think that shedding the blood of someone is necessary to forgive sinners.

I am fully prepared to discuss all Christian denominations on that regard.

I am okay to discuss Catholics, Protestants, Methodists, Presbyterians,  Jehovah's Witnesses, Orthodox Christians, Mormons, and even Quakers.

     Methodists are faithful to Wesleyanism  which is an evangelical fundamentalism taught by John Wesley.

Without attempting to be somehow offensive, but Christianity sounds quite strange to me.

I never fathomed the concept of canonization which is traditionally practiced within Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.

At the end, we are all sons and daughters of Adam and Eve.

We may disaffiliate in faith, but we indeed are fellows in humanity.

There is no intended offence with  what I say.

The formality of my philosophical argumentations is essentially based on courtesy and deference.

I do not forcefully impose my theological doctrines on anyone.

  At the same time, I always convey Dawah to my non-Muslim friends to think of worshipping Allah glory be to Him.

Dawah literally means a polite invitation.

I prefer not to use the word missionary though.

There is no missionary occupation in Islam.

We just have Dawah which means a gentle invitation to either accept or to decline some thoughts or concepts.

Guidance is hoped, deference is preserved, and inconvenience is not intended.

I will never tolerate any religious denouncement or desecration and particularly if it was committed by me.

I wish you all a prosperous life whether in this temporal world or in the hereafter.

Next time, which has inshallah been scheduled to be on Sunday morning my time, I am going to shift my discussion to the subject of Trinitarianism versus Unitarianism within various Christian denominations.

In God’s love I  abandon your spirits, for which I wish your interest to  always be inclined towards what pleases Him.

Your fellow in humanity, Mostafa Almahdy.

Peace be with you.