02-27-2005, 10:03 PM
Quote:I thought that lying was wrong... period. Our God is not a liar, in His nature, so why should or would it be okay for people to lie?
What is God's nature?? Does god have "nature"?
Humans are created with fitrah (nature) as it is part of creation and god is not created! Nature for humans are the organic needs and instincts which have been put in place all creatures by Allah SWT. Therefore nature is specific to human beings as we can comprehend that within the creation.
Man is unable to physically comprehend god, as the limited is unable to comprehend the unlimited!!!
Therefore, as part of our "nature" does god have organic needs and instincts? Does god need food, air, water etc. to survive? Does god get happy or upset (starts crying or laughing) like humans do? Does god have urges like men do? Does he feel scared like humans?
The reason for these questions is that the attributes of man and god are not the same.
To lie or speak the truth is a human attribute and God is not a human so to even question god about truth or lieing shows how much of an incorrect understanding people have. The fact that Allah SWT has ordered us to use our rational thought process to come to the conclusion he exists and the quran is revelation i.e. the truth which conforms with reality and has comprehensively/decisively been assented to, we realise that this is from Allah SWT.
The problem with people of other religions is that they portray god in human form and therefore think god has human attributes which is irrational and incorrect!
17:43
...but He is Allah, the One, the Self- Sufficient Master, whom all creatures need. He
begets not, nor was He begotten, and there is none comparable or coequal unto Him).
But I found out that Islam Ok's lying in certain circumstances and, because of the way Islam is, it could be reasoned that lying extends BEYOND these "certain circumstances."
Maybe you could give us examples from the Islamic texts to prove your point as the link does not provide with any examples. It only provides us with the views of an individual (who is not evidence), evidence is quran and sunnah!