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In the Name of God - creator Redeemer Sanctifier.


Salam umm Zachariah!


Thanks for your post :) Islamic philosophy of creation & evil are very interesting topics!!! Definitely two I'd like to learn more about. I hope you don't mind me asking (tough) questions.


To be sons and daughters to Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala? Of course. Since as a Muslimah I do not believe that we are images of our Creator. Someone that is an image would be that. Like we find similarites in looks and behaviour between parents and children and so on.



Oh I see! You're taking "image" to mean physical appearance. Not the case. Besides, being sons & daughters of God has nothing to do with resemblance.


No I believe this very strongly,



'' Say: He is Allah, the One and Only;


Allah, the Eternal, Absolute;


He begetteth not, nor is He begotten;


And there is none like unto Him. '' The Qur'an 112


Amen! I strongly believe that too.


Yes I am inshaAllah a slave to Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala, since I have chosen to submit myself to His will, meaning to follow His will in every possible way that I am able to and in the ways I have come to knowledge about alhamdulillah.



What was Allah doing before He had slaves? What was He Master of? Why aren't brutes (animals) slaves too?


I as a Muslimah I reject original sin since I think logically that it is unfair to inherit others doings. We can inherit each others clothes and so on, but not this.



Adam's sin must've affected the human race in one way or another otherwise we all would've been born in Paradise the same way our first parents were. Does Islam teach that all human beings are equal? Why was Adam granted special privileges?


Also, how is it even possible that temptation occurs in Paradise? How can the presence of evil exist in Heaven?


''We said: "Get ye down all from here; and if, as is sure, there comes to you Guidance from me, whosoever follows My guidance, on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.'' The Qur'an 2:38



So according to my understanding Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala sent us here to continue to test our will to follow His will. To partake of and follow His forwarding Messages. The choice is ours.


But if Allah's omniscient, He's already aware of who's going to follow His guidance & who isn't. Why test us? He already knows the result. What's the Master getting out of all this?


The world, well I think we have to put some blame on ourselves here. We are in it and WE act in it.



But we're living in Allah's world. Is there a force more powerful than Allah? Does Allah want evil to occur?


Wow! I can't believe I just wrote a whole response without including Christian apologetics :blink: I hope we manage to stay on track.


Thanks in advance for your answers :thumb:


God bless.