The holy Qur’an also
confirms that Allah is a living being—like any other creatures. Here is
a verse from the Qur’an:
020.111
YUSUFALI: (All) faces shall be humbled before (Him) - the
Living, the Self-Subsisting, Eternal: hopeless indeed will be the man that
carries iniquity (on his back).
One of the most enigmatic episode of Muhammad’s life was his alleged
journey from his temporary sleeping place, Umm Hani’s (Muhammad’s
cousin sister) bed‑room to the mosque (this is questionable, of
course, since no mosque existed at Jerusalem during Muhammad’s time) of
Jerusalem, Bait al‑Maqdis and then to Paradise, to meet Allah. Ibn
Sa’d writes that on the night of this journey Muhammad went to Umm
Hani’s house, offered isha paryer (night prayer) with her, boarded a Buraq, a half‑horse–half–female shaped angel creature and
departed for Jerusalem and from there took another flight with this Buraq (or in some version climbed a long ladder) and ascended to
Paradise to meet Allah. (Ibn Sa’d, 1972, p.
1.248).
We
might laugh at this infantile imaginary travel which could only be
conceived by a person in hallucination under the influence of a strong
drug. But look! What one of Islam’s principal sources, Sahih
Bukhari writes:
The
night journey to Bait ul-Maqdis (Isra) was a real sight and not a dream
(context of verse 17:60) …(Sahih Bukhari, 5.58.228).
This is a lengthy hadith, I am quoting just the relevant part.
Volume
5, Book 58, Number 228:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
Regarding the
Statement of Allah"
……………………………………….
"And We
granted the vision (Ascension to the heavens) which We made you see (as an
actual eye witness) was only made as a trial for the people." (17.60)
Ibn Abbas
added: The sights which Allah's Apostle was shown on the Night Journey
when he was taken to Bait-ulMaqdis (i.e.
Jerusalem
) were actual sights, (not dreams). And the Cursed Tree (mentioned) in the
Quran is the tree of Zaqqum (itself).
The verse (17:60)
mentioned in this Sahih
(authentic) hadith reads:
017.060
YUSUFALI: Behold! We told thee that thy Lord doth
encompass mankind round about: We granted the vision which We showed thee,
but as a trial for men,- as also the Cursed Tree (mentioned) in the Qur'an:
We put terror (and warning) into them, but it only increases their
inordinate transgression!
Those
two sources prove that Allah is for real and He really has His residence
in
Paradise
. Had Allah been everywhere, as many Islamists believe, it was not
necessary for Muhammad to embark on this trip. Allah could simply manifest
Himself to Muhammad in any form and talked to him. Allah could do this in
an instant. So why should He waste time and resource to send a Buraq
to Muhammad just to accost him?
Therefore, we can safely
derive this conclusion: Allah is for real. He is physical and has a fixed
residence, wherever it might be.
Allah
is human-shaped; He looks like Adam.
Muhammad had great difficulty to explain to
the illiterate, un‑informed and gullible Bedouin folks his twisted
concept of Allah. Those desert folks always associated their concept of
god/s to a physical entity. So, when Muhammad introduced the idea of a
single, unseen Allah, they were very confused and vehemently questioned
his sanity,—since no one had ever seen this Allah (although they
believed in a supreme deity whom they also called Allah). Therefore,
Muhammad had to associate his Allah with some living creatures; and what
could be better than associating the mien of Allah with the first and the
original human being, Adam? He told his people that Allah did really look
like Adam. Here is a hadith from Sahih Bukhari:
Adam was shaped completely like Allah; Adam was 60 cubits (30m) in
height...(Sahih Bukhari, 8.74.246)
Volume
8, Book 74, Number 246:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
The Prophet
said, "Allah created Adam in his complete shape and form (directly),
sixty cubits (about 30 meters) in height. When He created him, He said (to
him), "Go and greet that group of angels sitting there, and listen
what they will say in reply to you, for that will be your greeting and the
greeting of your offspring." Adam (went and) said, 'As-Salamu alaikum
(Peace be upon you).' They replied, 'AsSalamu-'Alaika wa Rahmatullah
(Peace and Allah's Mercy be on you). So they increased 'Wa Rahmatullah'
The Prophet added 'So whoever will enter
Paradise
, will be of the shape and form of Adam. Since then the creation of Adam's
(offspring) (i.e. stature of human beings is being diminished
continuously) to the present time."
In Sahih Muslim we
read:
Adam
is the image of Allah… (Sahih Muslim, 32.6325)
Book
032, Number 6325:
This hadith has
been transmitted on the authority of Abu Huraira and in the hadith
transmitted on the authority of Ibn Hatim Allah's Apostle (may peace be
upon him) is reported to have said: When any one of you fights with his
brother, he should avoid his face for Allah created Adam in His own image.
To avoid the embarrassment, in the print version of Sahih Muslim, the translator of Sahih
Muslim, the Islamist scholar, ‘Abdul Hamid Siddiqi, in a foot note,
writes confusing remarks which could only confirm the absolute perplexity
that Muhammad had created with his own concept of Allah. The learned
‘Abdul Hamid Siddiqi writes:
We
have translated Surathi as His image
instead of His form as Allah has no definite form and shape. The words
that Allah created Adam in his own image do not mean that he has been
fashioned after His image or form, as the finite being cannot be fashioned
after the pattern of Infinite. Here the words “His image” have been
used in order to give an idea of the high dignity of man and of his being
the roof and crown of his creation and of the high dignity of man and of
his being the roof and crown of His creation and of His being the
vicegerent of the Lord upon the earth.
According
to some scholars, the pronoun “his” does not stand for God, but for
the person who has been beaten on the face.
According
to this elucidation, the translation of the sentence should be: For Allah
created Adam in his shape (the shape in which the victim too has been
created). It is therefore the duty of everyone not to beat the face which
is a replica of the face of Adam. (Sahih Muslim, 2004, p. 4.1660, foot
note 2872).
Note that the translator imposes his own version of concept of Allah,
which clearly contradicts the Qur’an’s idea of Allah and the ahadith
in Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim. Obviously, Professor ‘Abdul Hamid is as confused as
any Bedouin could have been during Muhammad’s time!
Allah
noticed the nakedness of Adam and Eve (Ibn Sa’d, 1972, p. 1.22).
Yes, Allah was
embarrassed seeing a naked Adam. As Allah looked like Adam, He surely
should be! Allah could never be naked. So, He instructed Adam and Eve to
be properly dressed. On this, Ibn Sa’d writes:
When Allah
noticed the nakedness of Adam and Eve, He commanded him to slaughter a
male sheep out of eight pairs which Allah had cast from the heavens. So
Adam took the male sheep and slaughtered it. Then he obtained its wool
which Eve span (sic). Then Adam along with Eve weaved it. So Adam weaved a
garment for himself and a shift and a head‑covering
For Eve. Both
of them dressed themselves in their garments and met together on the day
of Jam’a and therefore the day
was named jam’a; they
recognised each other at ‘arafah and so it was named ‘Arafah.
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