If God is believed to be a genderless being, why say 'he'?

[true_poet]

Originally Posted by QuiteNewWorld

Or is God really a he?

Bismillah

As-Salaamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu.

I hope this reaches you best of Imaan and health, insha'Allah.

Dear, your question is a good question only if you are looking for a sincere answer and not expecting to transgress the limits that is set for you as Muslim (if you are One) or as a Human.

The Arabic word in the Quran is, "huwa" which is translated in english as "He". However, it does not mean He as in gender but He as in power and might because He is muscular than she or it or anything else. For example, if a human King has might power, it is often use, He, the King of so and so, has brought this news and wants this or that. So, the answer is, it is not in terms of Gender, but in terms of power, might and glory.

If this is not enough for you, let me know, i will give you more evidence insha'Allah.

And Allah(Subhannahu wa ta3ala) knows best.

Your brother in Islam.

wa alaykumu salaam wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuhu

[2rue_muslimah]

Originally Posted by true_poet

Bismillah

As-Salaamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu.

I hope this reaches you best of Imaan and health, insha'Allah.

Dear, your question is a good question only if you are looking for a sincere answer and not expecting to transgress the limits that is set for you as Muslim (if you are One) or as a Human.

The Arabic word in the Quran is, "huwa" which is translated in english as "He". However, it does not mean He as gender but He as power and might because He is muscular than she or it or anything else. For example, if a human King has might power, it is often use, He, the King of so and so, has brought this news and wants this or that. So, to answer is, it is not in terms of Gender, but in terms of power, might and glory.

If this is not enough for you, let me know, i will give you more evidence insha'Allah.

Your brother in Islam.

wa alaykumu salaam wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuhu

thats what i was trying to say
and somewhere in the quraan it says the pagans used to refer to allah as a she
or give him"daughters"
which is in a way demeaning
which myt have sumthin to do with why
it is HE and nt she or anything like that
thnx bro
salaamz

[Medina_]

Originally Posted by JoYFull

Ohhhh that was so ignorant.... The thing we live by, feed by, breath by., We dont need to know about it?? bismillah some people are just brain washed.

First of all brother why should you offend me like that i didn't mean it like that, i was just saying why question Allah (swt) in de refering of HE but i've just explained by 2rue muslimah and alhamdulilah she told me what is and what isn't.

So please before you just attack some one like that read what im saying and where its coming from.

Wa Aleikum Salam My Brother In Islam

[true_poet]

Here is a surah that explains Him more.

112. Surah Al-Ikhlaas or At-Tauhid (The Purity)

In the Name of Allah, The Most Gracious, Most Merciful

1. Say (O Muhammad ()): "He is Allah, (the) One.

2. "Allah-us-Samad (The Self-Sufficient Master, Whom all creatures need, He neither eats nor drinks).

3. "He begets not, nor was He begotten;

4. "And there is none co-equal or comparable unto Him."

From ayat # 4, there is nothing comparable unto Him. You cannot compare Him to His creatures because He is far above them and because He has given us very little knowledge. But we are also given the intellect to judge matters with reason. Through knowledge (Quran and sunnah) you can gain more knowledge to understand Him, just as you would understand the author of a book once you read His work. It is very simple, but it is wrong and deadly to accuse anyone of something without knowledge because that is play ignorance. How can you talk about someone without knowing them? So the truth is, if you want to know about the Creator of the heavens, earths and all in between, the owner of that exists, then read His speech and study the sunnah of His messenger (peace be upon him). Else, keep silent.

Your brother in Islam.

wa alaykumu salaam wa rahmatullahi wa barakathu

Well it just dosn't make sense, why refer as he, when u can refer as it, Or the mighty... or something like that. sounds cooler with the Mighty imo.

To the topic maker, it's not new that religion is the most defuse,but yet beautiful thing. Dont try to explain things that u know have an infinite of solutions.

[true_poet]

Originally Posted by JoYFull

Well it just dosn't make sense, why refer as he, when u can refer as it, Or the mighty... or something like that. sounds cooler with the Mighty imo.

To the topic maker, it's not new that religion is the most defuse,but yet beautiful thing. Dont try to explain things that u know have an infinite of solutions.

Bismillah

As-Salaamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu akhi.

It makes sense to refer Him as He because He brought that knowledge in His book. As i said, it is He as power or might. Referring Him as 'It' is useless because 'It' cannot be a being with life and power. But All-Might is used in the Quran a lot by Him so that is good.

N e ways, everything in life needs more time, more knowledge and more patience. So lets just make thing simple insha'Allah.

Your brother in Islam.

wa alaykumu salaam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu

[2rue_muslimah]

Originally Posted by true_poet

Bismillah

As-Salaamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu akhi.

It makes sense to refer Him as He because He brought that knowledge in His book. As i said, it is He as power or might. Referring Him as 'It' is useless because 'It' cannot be a being with life and power. But All-Might is used in the Quran a lot by Him so that is good.

N e ways, everything in life needs more time, more knowledge and more patience. So lets just make thing simple insha'Allah.

Your brother in Islam.

wa alaykumu salaam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu

so brother just wondering
does huwa mean he?
(i dnt speak arabic )
for example "huwal hayul qayum"?

Originally Posted by true_poet

Bismillah

As-Salaamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu akhi.

It makes sense to refer Him as He because He brought that knowledge in His book. As i said, it is He as power or might. Referring Him as 'It' is useless because 'It' cannot be a being with life and power. But All-Might is used in the Quran a lot by Him so that is good.

N e ways, everything in life needs more time, more knowledge and more patience. So lets just make thing simple insha'Allah.

Your brother in Islam.

wa alaykumu salaam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu

Ur not making sense bro, Allah can not be defined right, how can di call sumthing (He) , wich di can't explain? Cuz last time i looked up he in diktionary it ment, he third-person singular, masculine, nominative case... Would make sense if they put X instead of he

Originally Posted by Medina_

First of all brother why should you offend me like that i didn't mean it like that, i was just saying why question Allah (swt) in de refering of HE but i've just explained by 2rue muslimah and alhamdulilah she told me what is and what isn't.

So please before you just attack some one like that read what im saying and where its coming from.

Wa Aleikum Salam My Brother In Islam

Im gonna attack you again, ur a joke. Stand for what u write, and dont try to BS me.

[UthmanIbnAffan]

bismillah walhamdullilah wa salatu wa salaam ala rasoolillah.
In the name of Allah and all praise is due to Allah and peace and blessings be upon the Prophet of Allah.

Assalaamu alaikum brothers and sisters,

To answer your question, why is Allah referred to as He? In order to understand this without falling into confusion which, could lead to disbelief we need to have knowledge of the Arabic language. If we had knowledge of the Arabic language we would know, that he or she does not indicate gender but rather means that the word is a masculine word or a feminine word (you probably got confused as this distinction does not exist in the English language, but look at French for another example). Anyway in Arabic there is no such thing as "it" everything is either "he" or "she" even when we are talking about inanimate things such as a chair and a car in Arabic. As for your question regarding gender this is an attribute of the creation not the Creator as the Creator is nothing like His creation. As for the nature of this Creator then we affirm what He affirmed for Himself in the Qur'an and what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) affirmed in the Sunnah. Also, you were right to ask do not be afraid to seek clarification on matters but for future reference you would be better off going to the people of knowledge as your question when asked to other then them, could cause doubts in another person's faith and lead them to disbelief on account of your question.

Wa alaikum salaam,
Your brother in Islam