Do you think God

Krypton · August 13, 2010, 7:39pm

has a sense of humor?

peskylittle · August 15, 2010, 6:40pm

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Yes. I call it synchronicity ;)

Muzna · August 16, 2010, 7:34pm

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that would explain some of the people I know.

diwana · August 17, 2010, 2:38am

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First, one needs to define what humor is, and then one needs to see if that humor fits in to the description of God/Allah’s words/actions.

Off course no one can really grasp God’s/Allah’s ‘mind’ and intentions beyond what he himself tells in his words or actions.

The moment anyone reads this question, the usual meaning of humor may come to that person’s mind.

And there may lie the flaw in trying to explain something based on a person’s perception of what humor is!

Even though I very much enjoyed the humor (having the sense of humor ) the answer by Muzna, that answer is one example of what I said in above lines.

We are naturally inclined to ‘project’ our understanding of emotions over to God/Allah. Since that is the best we can do!

Speaking of ‘projection’ of feelings, some people say we the creation of God are ‘reflection’ of God and since we have sense of humor, God also has sense of humor.

There is perhaps a verse in Quran where Allah says about ‘munkireen’ that they think they are playing joke with Allah, but in fact Allah is playing joke with them. Someone can correct me.

One example of ‘humor’ by stretching its meaning…I can come up with is the fact that Musa AS (Moses) was born in Firaun’s (Faroha’s) house.

Good question by the way.

Kikoy · August 17, 2010, 10:27am

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Yes I do have a sense of humor.

peskylittle · August 17, 2010, 4:54pm

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has anyone ever experienced those incidents when you are thinking about something and it pops right in front of you somehow; be it numbers, words, a sentence or a person, which is totally unexpected and you just smile and the next minute it happens again and you say what a coincidence and then...it happens again, 3 times in a row!

Krypton · August 17, 2010, 4:57pm

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nice exp diwana:D haha

and yes pesky little! these little things happen...i will post them in here next time:D

peskylittle · August 19, 2010, 4:52pm

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^ ok, would be looking forward to it :)

Mirch · August 19, 2010, 5:14pm

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If Allah did not have sense of humor then how and why He create funny people ?

TLK · August 19, 2010, 10:05pm

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Humour or humor (see spelling differences) is the tendency of particular cognitive experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement.

Read this definition and tell me if Allah has a sense of humor.

lethal_kamikaze · August 19, 2010, 11:02pm

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:salam2:

Allah SWT said in Qur’an:

"Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.

[RIGHT]**خدا (وہ معبود برحق ہے کہ) اس کے سوا کوئی عبادت کے لائق نہیں زندہ ہمیشہ رہنے والا اسے نہ اونگھ آتی ہے نہ نیند جو کچھ آسمانوں میں اور جو کچھ زمین میں ہیں سب اسی کا ہے کون ہے جو اس کی اجازت کے بغیر اس سے (کسی کی) سفارش کر سکے جو کچھ لوگوں کے روبرو ہو رہا ہے اور جو کچھ ان کے پیچھے ہوچکا ہے اسے سب معلوم ہے اور وہ اس کی معلومات میں سے کسی چیز پر دسترس حاصل نہیں کر سکتے ہاں جس قدر وہ چاہتا ہے (اسی قدر معلوم کرا دیتا ہے) اس کی بادشاہی (اور علم) آسمان اور زمین سب پر حاوی ہے اور اسے ان کی حفاظت کچھ بھی دشوار نہیں وہ بڑا عالی رتبہ اور جلیل القدر ہے **[/RIGHT]
[Surat Al Baqarah 2:255]

Simii · August 20, 2010, 7:57am

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everything happens by His permission … ofcourse He has the sense of humor thats y we have this sense on earth

lethal_kamikaze · August 20, 2010, 5:17pm

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Allah SWT! know better :)

SafwanR · August 20, 2010, 10:31pm

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Only if you believe in one. If you know what I mean. :halo:

T1000 · August 20, 2010, 10:40pm

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Loved it !!!

diwana:

First, one needs to define what humor is, and then one needs to see if that humor fits in to the description of God/Allah’s words/actions.

Off course no one can really grasp God’s/Allah’s ‘mind’ and intentions beyond what he himself tells in his words or actions.

The moment anyone reads this question, the usual meaning of humor may come to that person’s mind.

And there may lie the flaw in trying to explain something based on a person’s perception of what humor is!

Even though I very much enjoyed the humor (having the sense of humor ) the answer by Muzna, that answer is one example of what I said in above lines.

We are naturally inclined to ‘project’ our understanding of emotions over to God/Allah. Since that is the best we can do!

Speaking of ‘projection’ of feelings, some people say we the creation of God are ‘reflection’ of God and since we have sense of humor, God also has sense of humor.

There is perhaps a verse in Quran where Allah says about ‘munkireen’ that they think they are playing joke with Allah, but in fact Allah is playing joke with them. Someone can correct me.

One example of ‘humor’ by stretching its meaning…I can come up with is the fact that Musa AS (Moses) was born in Firaun’s (Faroha’s) house.

Good question by the way.

Krypton · August 20, 2010, 10:46pm

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yess??

raheem79 · August 21, 2010, 1:34am

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He has sense of humor otherwise he would struck down all the comedians that make jokes of him.

khoji · August 21, 2010, 4:39pm

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Yes.

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Nightwalkr · August 21, 2010, 5:02pm

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............Jeeeeeeesusssssss? O.O

lol, ok seriously now. Jo hota hay Allah SWT ke hukum say hi hota hay.

So when we laugh it is by his call and permission. So I believe yes, he does have.

Besides it is us humans who created this along with many things that God does not like, but enjoys it as we evolve and grow out to be complete clowns. :@:

I was talking about the word....

psyah · August 23, 2010, 2:46pm

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The question to ask is not "Does God have a 'sense' of humour?" but rather to entertain the idea of humour. Something may be funny to someone and not funny to another. However, everyone may indeed find something funny even though that funny thing is not shared as being funny by everyone.

"God having Created us, has Created our tendency to find things funny" does this mean that He has a sense of humour or not, or can it simply mean that God Knows humour because he Created humour.

Then you can ask other questions about humour such as why we laugh. Usually it is conflict that causes a reaction, so some sort of contained "confusion" makes us lapse into a gesture that makes us show our teeth. This is a deep psychological reaction to either attempt to passify a situation or allow us to handle the confusing stimulus in a recordset that we call "humour".

To say "a sense of humour" means that it is "one from a set of many" - rather it may again be more accurate to say that "God has all senses of humour" because they all come from Him. We can say that humour changes our state of being and mindset, can we entertain such a notion with God? Will the same joke played over and over again be just as funny as it always has been to us? If you know the punch line will you laugh? Is humour necessitated by surprise? If it is then can anything surprise God?

These are just ideas for the counter-argument ... Regarding the statements in the Qur'an, they are phrased differently that what has been stated above.