I have always wondered about the saying that Christians have about man being created in the image of Allah (Anouth’Billah).
I have heard this also repeated by atleast one muslim.
Today I was listening to some Islamic audio in this very interesting lecture and the explanation was given that, in Islam, Adam(AS) was NOT created in the image of Allah(SWT), but he was created in the image of Adam. Therefore, Adam was created in the image of Adam. Man was created in the image of man.
The explanation went somewhat like, we, the generations after, go through different stage of the embryo etc, but that was not the case with Adam. It’s a little tough for me to explain and the speaker went into quite some detail, therefore I will omit it here.
What I would like here is a greater clarification if anyone can provide it.
Man is created in the image of Allah, if image is understood as Allah’s attributes. We do share limited number of attributes of Allah e.g. man hears, speaks, has some power, is a painter, forgives, make laws etc. these are all attributes of Allah imaged in some form among mankind.
If we do take image to be the physical image, than one must ask was the donkey made in someone's image too?
I am talking about physically speaking. And the Christians and others that I have asked about this, also mean physically. That is what I want an elaboration on. Tanku.
Yeah .. great. Maybe you should ask everyone (Christians and Muslims alike) in whose image woman was made. Hopefully not the rib, otherwise it will be hard to explain the chubby ones.
ahmad was quite concise though,we have limited attributes but unlike angels we have a will of our own and we r given the gift of intellect n knowledge.
men choose not to worship Allah and thats where we become different.
we were made from dirt.that is physical.its the rooh which is intangible ,Allah breathed[spell?] it in his creation.
I am talking about physically speaking. And the Christians and others that I have asked about this, also mean physically. That is what I want an elaboration on. Tanku.
I asked some of my christian friends, they absolutely deny that it was in physical sense. its more like right to choose, independent thinking, innovation, creativity and all the other good qualities.
but these guys are not theologians what they are saying is their own thinking. i read in urdu bible and it is written in it "Hum ne Insaan ko apni Shabih par banaya hai"
now if somebody with urdu dictionary can tell us the exact meaning of "Shabih".