A question --- Why can't we see God?

I got the following from Aqeedah Tahawiyyah written by the great Imam Abu Ja'far Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Salamah bin Salmah bin `Abd al Malik bin Salmah bin Sulaim bin Sulaiman bin Jawab Azdi, popularly known as Imam Tahawi, after his birth-place in Egypt, is among the most outstanding authorities of the Islamic world on Hadith and fiqh (jurisprudence). He lived 239-321 A.H., an epoch when both the direct and indirect disciples of the four Imams: Imam Abu Hanifah, Imam Malik, Imam Shafi'i and Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal - were teaching and practicing.

“Vision of Allah

The Seeing of Allah by the People of the Garden' (Al-Jannah) is true, without their vision being all-encompassing and without the manner of their vision being known. As the Book of our Lord has expressed it:

`Faces on that Day radiant, looking at their Lord'. [al-Qiyamah 75:22-3]

The explanation of this is as Allah knows and wills. Everything that has come down to us about this from the Messenger, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, in authentic traditions, is as he said and means what he intended.

“"You shall see your Lord, just as you see this moon. You will not be harmed by seeing Him. Therefore, if you are able not to miss salah before the rising of the sun and before its setting, then do that (i.e. do not miss them)." Hadith [Bukhari, Muslim]

We do not delve into that, trying to interpret it according to our own opinions or letting our imaginations have free rein. No one is safe in his religion unless he surrenders himself completely to Allah, the Exalted and Glorified and to His Messenger, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and leaves the knowledge of things that are ambiguous to the one who knows them.

Because we donot deserve to. And also because we are not capable to see Him.

What determines GOD's gender, if god really exist? Why 'he' and not 'her'? Or maybe 'it', if its in a form of Light ?

^^ does it make a difference how you call Him? As long you you are contented with your belief.

nothing is beyond Allah's creation..should Allah wish to be seen through the believers eyes He is not bounded by His creation's imperfectness, because He can grant it perfection.

at the same time, in my opinion, it is dangerous to speculate about the nature of Allah's existence, because speculation is just that.

If Allah wills us to see Him, I believe it will happen. I'm willing to wait for His will.

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What determines GOD's gender, if god really exist? Why 'he' and not 'her'? Or maybe 'it', if its in a form of Light ?
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You comprehend existence in terms you understand. "it" signifies lifelessness, Allah is life, the source of life, the essence of life. He or She, the distinction IMO is unimportant, because Allah does not have a physical manifestation.

It is important in other religions..judaism for instance has a male god and a female god.