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 THE DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS. Yaumul ithnayn. 29th day of Rabeeu ath-thaani. (Monday 14th December. 2020).MEANING OF ALLAH CREATING HUMANS IN HIS OWN IMAGE.  BismilLah.


Unfortunately, other faith have made a serious mistake in trying to compare The CREATOR, ALLAH with HIS Creation human beings in physical appearance and thats blasphemy and serious error. 


Sheikh AbuAmina in one of his articles explained that, In Islam, we believe that all people have been created in the “image” of ALLAH. But what does this mean?


ALLAH is the creator of everything, including all people. That people are in the “image of ALLAH” means they are in the form that HE, ALLAH has chosen and honored for them, not that they resemble ALLAH in physical appearance or share in the Divine Essence. Just as we say a righteous person is the “servant of ALLAH” and a mosque is the “house of ALLAH” as a way to honor them, likewise is it an added dignity for people to be acknowledged as existing in the “image of ALLAH.” An image ALLAH has made that requires our respect to that physical appearance without disfiguring it or saying someone is urgly for instance is an insult to ALLAH bcs that's how ALLAH made that image for whatever reasons ALLAH knows best. If you see a handsome face like mine 😊 then say Maa Shaa ALLAH, meaning ALLAH has moulded this image beautifully but can you say ALLAH has made this image ugly? NO AstaghfirulLah. 


Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of ALLAH, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

خَلَقَ اللَّهُ آدَمَ عَلَى صُورَتِهِ طُولُهُ سِتُّونَ ذِرَاعًا

ALLAH created Aadam in HIS image, sixty cubits tall. Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5873, Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi


In another narration, the Prophet said:

إِذَا قَاتَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ أَخَاهُ فَلْيَجْتَنِبْ الْوَجْهَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ خَلَقَ آدَمَ عَلَى صُورَتِهِ


If one of you fights his brother, then let him avoid the face. Verily, ALLAH created Aadam in HIS image. Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2612, Grade: Sahih.


The pairing of the human image with ALLAH is an expression meant to bestow inherent dignity upon every human being, simply by virtue of their humanity.

Imam Al-Nawawi comments on this tradition, saying:

وَقَالَتْ طَائِفَةٌ يَعُودُ إِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى وَيَكُونُ الْمُرَادُ إِضَافَةَ تَشْرِيفٍ وَاخْتِصَاصٍ

A group of scholars said the ‘image’ is attributed to ALLAH Almighty and the meaning is an additional honor and privilege. Source: Sharḥ al-Nawawī ‘alá Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2612.


ALLAH is Al-Musawwir, the Maker of images. HE has chosen and honored the human form, so it must not be desecrated and disrespected in any way and must not be emulated that's why it's forbidden in Islam to draw images of living things especially human beings. ALLAH knows best. Have a blessed day ahead under ALLAH guidance till you hear from me again tomorrow in Shaa ALLAH. Assalaamu Alaikum Warahmatullah wabarakaatuh. 


May ALLAH keep guiding us all and increases us in beneficial knowledge. Aameen.

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