What is "Nature" ?

[Sa1eem]

Re: What is “Nature” ?

@psyah

Peace Sa1eem

I suggest you read up about what personification means …

Death for example is a state or a transition that people go through … however death is often personnified to this skeleton on a horse carrying a scythe and a similar personification is done with mother nature - mother nature is not The Creator - rather it is the name given to the process of creation … personified.

Mother nature is the name given to the act of the Creator it is not the equivalent of His Title - The Creator.

I know what you are trying to say. You are right in a sense. Anyhow, from what I wrote, it does not mean that ‘Mother Nature’ as personified figure is God, but it means that the attributes what people associate with ‘Mother Nature’ is attributes of God.

Fortunately, these days when people mention ‘Mother Nature’, they do not mention it as a personified figure, but mention it as attributes associated to ‘Mother Nature’, and that attributes are attributes of God.

Actually, to expel any confusion, I should have written:

For Muslims (also Jews and Christians), Mother Nature (as attributes) is God.

But then … it never came into my mind that someone might think Muslims would look at personification of Mother Nature as God, rather would look at attributes associated to Mother Nature, as that attributes are attributes of God.

You should have read my definition carefully. Here is what I wrote:

Mother nature:
For Muslims (also Jews and Christians), Mother Nature is God.

For pagans, they might have particular god as Mother Nature, a god who determines natural laws and looks after natural events.

For Scientists (also Agnostics and Atheist), Mother Nature is laws that govern the universe (or Laws of Physics).

So, you can see that Pagans would consider Mother Nature as god (actually goddess). They may also Personify ‘Mother Nature’ with a particular idol or character. Anyhow, that is expected of them as that is how paganism started.

That is, initially religion was Islam without Personification …that is, religion that came with Adam (AS) with knowledge of different attributes of Allah. But with time, people started personify attributes of God, even making idols of each personified attributes of God, and thus paganism started.

But then that does not mean, if pagans have personified attributes of God, those attributes ceased from being attributes of God (hence name of God).

 Let me give you some example where Hindus have personified attributes of Allah and gave it an image and personality of its own. Occasionally, several attributes of God is given to same god’s personality. Similarly, same attributes got associated to several gods’ personality. That is different matter that Hindus have also given attributes to their personified god, attributes that are not attributes of God. Here are some of Hindu gods they have personified, with attributes of God.

Attribute Al-Nur (the light) is personalised by Hindus as Lakhsmi. For Hindus, ‘Lakshmi’ is goddess of light. … In Islam we have attributes of Allah as Al-Nur = the light.

[Well, Hindus have personified Lakshmi as goddess of many other attributes of God. For instance, they personified her as goddess of beauty (Al-Musawwir), wealth and fortune (wal Ikram). So, for Hindus, it is lakshmi that gives beauty, wealth and fortune. For Muslims, it is Allah.]

Attribute Al-Aziz (the victorious) is personalised by Hindus as Indra. For Hindus, ‘Indra’ is god of victory. … In Islam we have attribute of Allah as Al-Aziz (the victorious).

Attribute Al-Adil (the just) and Al-Hakam (the Judge) is personalised by Hindus as ‘Sunny’. For Hindus, ‘Sunny’ is god of just and justice. … In Islam we have attributes of Allah as Al-Adil (the just) and Al-Hakam (the judge).

Attribute Al-Khaliq (the creator) is personalised by Hindus as Brahma. For Hindus, ‘Brahma’ is god of creation. … In Islam we have attribute of Allah as Al-Khaliq (the creator).

Attribute of Al-Hafiz (preserver) and Al-wali (protector) is personalised by Hindus as ‘Vishnu’. For Hindus, ‘Vishnu’ is preserver and protector of creation. In Islam we have attribute of Allah as Al-Hafiz (the preserver) and Al-wali (the protector).

And so on.

So, here is your answer of personification of Allah’s attributes by pagans ... and thus personification of Mother Nature. But then, Muslims cannot ignore attributes of Allah nor personify them. It does not mean that mentioned personalised figures are God. What it means is that some attributes Hindus associate with those figures, as far as Islam is concerned those attributes are attributes of God. In other words, Hindus took attributes of God and personified them with figures, idols, and personalities.