Chapter 15: The Paradox of “I or WE”
Unity of God is the cornerstone of Islam. Yet, we come across many Ayat in the Holy Quran, which refers to Godhead with a plural pronoun. Consider the following Ayat:
1) Creation
“We have created”: 22 times
“And indeed, We created man from dried clay of altered mud”(15: 26)
“And We created not the heavens and the earth and all that is between them except with truth”. (15:85)
“Or did We create the angels female while they were witnesses?!”(37:150)
“Is it ye who create it, or are We the Creators?!”(56:59)
(Yusuf Ali translation)
2) Who Answers The Call?
“We answered his invocation”. (21:76-90) (4 Times)
3) Who Sends The Revelation?
“We send”: 31 times (و نزلناه انزلنا، انزلناه، نزلنا )
Verily, We have sent it (the Holy Quran) down in the night of Al-Qadr”. (97:1)
4) Who Save(s)?
“We save”: more than 30 times و انجينا - و نجينا
“And We saved those who believed and used to fear Allah”(41: 18)
5) Who Chooses?
“Truly, We chose him in this world”(2:130)
6) Whom Shall We Worship?
“Our worshippers”12 times
“…and of Us (Alone) they were the worshippers”. (21:73)
To Find the Answer
- Ultimate Questions in Philosophy of Religion
- Chapter 1: The Sleepwalkers!
- Chapter 2: Living Awake
- Chapter 3: Tools of Knowledge 1
- Chapter 4: Tools of Knowledge 2
- Chapter 5: Plagues of Knowledge
- Chapter 6: Do Things Exist Only When Perceived?
- Introduction
- The Parable Of The Blindmen And The Elephant
- Historical Background
- Kant-Copernican Revolution: Mind Making Nature
- Post Modernism
- Relativism In The View Of Muslim Thinkers
- Definition Of Truth
- Issues Of Concern
- Realism Vs Relativism
- What Has Really Led The Philosophers To Relativism?
- Constructional Perception V Real Perception
- Characteristics Of Constructional Perception
- Subjective Existence And Objective Existence
- Proofs for Subjective Existence
- Discovery Of The Fallacy Of The Elephant
- Discovery Of The Fallacy Of Man And Animals’ Different Feelings And Visions
- Chapter 7: God's Eye Point of View!
- Chapter 8: Religious Pluralism
- Chapter 9: The Blueprint of Life
- Chapter 10: Dad! But...Who Made God?!
- Chapter 11: The Fingerprints of God
- Chapter 12: Einstein's Paradox
- Chapter 13: Monotheism, the Common Word
- Chapter 14: The Alphabets of Religion
- Chapter 15: The Paradox of “I or WE”
- Chapter 16: Who does it? God Or Me!
- Chapter 17: God, & the Problem of Evil
- Chapter 18: God, and the Solution of Evil