Bismillah
Salam FHC, regarding the evil part we agreed Insh aAllah we will insert into the predesitnation thread.
As for teh the part of God with us, you will be surprised to know that one of Allah's Names Is Qareeb which best translates as The Close, Near. You know what, this is the only ayah which starts by saying "if My devotees asked you (MOhamed) about Me, surely I m Close". In other Ayahs Allah Say tell them so and so, like if the contains a question posed by people, Allah Will Say if they asked u about so and so, tell them so and so. But in this position, Allah Didnt Command Mohamed prayer and peace be upon him to tell us, but rather Allah Said using a particle of certainity, fa inni == im surely close. Thus, if Allah Is Close, and Near, and also Wase`, which is Expanded, Spacious, ...etc, more like accomodating. How can He be not with us at each and every moment. Allah Is Also Al Qayoum, you are an Arabic native. Qayoum is derived from Yaqoum be shaye. Which is to assume, take charge of, be responsbile for. Imagine, Allah Is Qaoum of skies and earth. How can He be not with us. It means that Allah Is in Charge of all what is in skies and earth, regardless what are those things, mankind, angles, skies themselves, univers, ... animals, ...etc
Quote:Not quite, Dan! We both agree that God/Allah is Omniscient. I'm just trying to understand the problem of evil in Islam.
You're spot on!
Some of the most beautiful names in the human language are given to Allah in the Qur'an, but He is ultimately outside of the world. He is only Majesty... never Immanuel - God with us.
There's no room for the Cross or the Resurrection. .
Peace & blessings.
As for the resurrection part, you will be surprised, we believe that Eassa prayer and peace be upon him and his mother and our prophet and all other Messengers and prophets, was taken up by Allah alive. He will return on a later stage. Allah Wouldnt let His enemies be victorious over His Messenger and Prophet whose presence was a miracle from day one.
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