06-23-2006, 11:45 AM
Quote:Bismillah:
I say God <b>CANNOT DO ANYTHING.</b>
I can give you a list of things which God cannot do because it is not of His attributes.
God can never be thought of as doing an <b>ungodly act</b>. 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 Qur’an says:
"Allah is never unjust In the least degree." [Al-Qur’an 4:40]
God can be unjust if He chooses to be so, but the moment God does injustice, <b>He ceases to be God.</b>
- God can make mistakes if He wants to, but He does not make mistakes because making a mistake is an <b>ungodly act</b>. The Qur’an says:
"…my Lord never errs." [Holy Qur’an 20:52]
The moment God makes a mistake, <b>he ceases to be God.</b>
- God can forget if He wants to. But God does not forget anything because forgetting is an <b>ungodly act</b>, which reeks of human limitations and failings. The Qur’an says: "…my Lord never errs, nor forgets." [Al-Qur’an 20:52]
Many religions at some point believe, directly or indirectly, in the philosophy of <b>anthropomorphism i.e. God becoming a human</b>. Their contention is that Almighty God is so pure and holy that He is unaware of the hardships, shortcomings and feelings of human beings. In order to set the rules for human beings, He came down to earth as a human. This deceptive logic has fooled countless millions through the ages.
God Almighty <b>need not come down personally </b> for giving the instruction manual to His people, or for <b>offering Himself to be crucified for the sins of His creation</b>. He simply 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 Almighty never became His creation. But he can do that if he chooses. <b>But the moment God become a human being, he ceases to be God.</b>
Salam.
Wael.
That is correct. God cannot sin of course and do anything unholy or tolerate anything unholy....