? Why does not God become a human being

[وردة الإيمان]

? Why does not God become a human being


God does not take human form


Some may argue that God does not become a human being but only takes a human form.
If God only takes a human form but does not become a human being, He should not possess any human qualities.

We know that all the ‘God-men’, have human qualities and failings.
They have all the human needs such as the need to eat, sleep, etc


The worship of God in human form is therefore a logical fallacy and should be abhorred in all its forms and manifestations.
That is the reason why the Qur’an speaks against all forms of anthropomorphism.

The Glorious Qur’an says in the following verse:


"There is nothing whatever like unto Him." [Al-Qur’an 42:11]








God does not perform ungodly acts


The attributes of Almighty God preclude any evil since God is the source of justice, mercy and truth. God can never be thought of as doing an ungodly act.



Hence we cannot imagine God telling a lie, being unjust, making a mistake, forgetting things, or having any such human failings. Similarly God can do injustice if He chooses to, but He will never do it because being unjust is an ungodly act.

The Qur’an says:


"Allah is never unjust In the least degree." [Al-Qur’an 4:40]


God can be unjust if He chooses to be so, but the moment God does injustice, He ceases to be God.




God does not make mistakes

God can make mistakes if He wants to, but He does not make mistakes because making a mistake is an ungodly act.


The Qur’an says:


"…my Lord never errs." [Holy Qur’an 20:52]


The moment God makes a mistake, he ceases to be God




God does not forget


God can forget if He wants to.

But God does not forget anything because forgetting is an ungodly act, which reeks of human limitations and failings.

The Qur’an says:


"…my Lord never errs, nor forgets." [Al-Qur’an 20:52]








God only performs Godly acts



The Islamic concept of God is that God has power over all things.

The Qur’an says in several places (Al -Qur’an 2:106; 2:109; 2:284; 3:29; 16:77; and 35:1):


"For verily Allah has power over all things"


Further, the Glorious Qur’an says:


"Allah is the doer of all that He intends." [Al-Qur’an 85:16]



We must keep in mind that Allah intends only Godly acts and not ungodly acts.







The Source : CONCEPT OF GOD IN ISLAM by Dr. Zakir Naik

[وردة الإيمان]

Our Lord and Creator Allah (swt) need not take human form to know what is good or bad for the human being.

He chooses to reveal the instruction manual. The last and final instruction manual of the human beings is the Glorious Qur’an.




Source : CONCEPT OF GOD IN ISLAM by Dr. Zakir Naik