Anthropomorphism

by Holtzman, Livnat

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Anthropomorphism (Ar. tashbīh, lit., making similar; comparing, likening), the tendency to liken God to man or to endow God with human traits, although supported by anthropomorphic descriptions of God in the Qurʾān and ḥadīth , was denounced time and again by scholars of almost every current of Islamic thought. As a general rule, the Islamic faith adheres to the concept of a transcendent God, who is different from all existing things, as stated in Qurʾān 42:11 “Like Him there is naught.” This v…

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Anthropomorphism (Ar. tashbīh, lit., making similar; comparing, likening), the tendency to liken God to man or to endow God with human traits, although supported by anthropomorphic descriptions of God in the Qurʾān and ḥadīth , was denounced time and again by scholars of almost every current of Islamic thought. As a general rule, the Islamic faith adheres to the concept of a transcendent God, who is different from all existing things, as stated in Qurʾān 42:11 “Like Him there is naught.” This verse and its equivalent, Q 112:4 “and

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei1025

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eng Islam

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Holtzman, Livnat

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