Question: Why can't god become a human being?
Speaker: Dr. Zakir Naik
Event: Similarities between Hinduism & Islam
Venue: Mumbai, India
Who is Dr. Zakir Naik?
A medical doctor by professional training, Dr. Zakir Naik is renowed as a dynamic international orator on Islam and Comparative Religion. Dr. Zakir Naik clarifies Islamic viewpoints and clears misconceptions about Islam, using the Qur'an, authentic Hadith and other religious Scriptures as a basis, in conjunction with reason, logic and scientific facts. He is 37 years old.Dr. Zakir is popular for his critical analysis and convincing answers to challenging questions posed by audiences after his public talks. In the last 6 years (by the year 2002), Dr. Zakir Naik has delivered more than 600 public talks in the U.S.A., Canada, U.K., Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, South Africa, Mauritius, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, Hongkong, Thailand, Guyana (South America) and many other countries, in addition to numerous public talks in India. He has successfully participated in several symposia and dialogues with prominent personalities of other faiths. His public dialogue with Dr. William Campbell (of USA), on the topic, “The Qur’an and the Bible in the light of Science” held in city of Chicago, U.S.A., on April 1, 2000 was a resounding success.
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So Glorified is He and Exalted above all that they associate with Him, and in Whose Hands is the dominion of all things, and to Him you shall be returned.
(Sura Ya-Seen 36:83)
Dr. Zakir Naik is one learned brother mashallah, on christianity, hinduisim, sikism, juduiasim as well as other religions and science. The brother has never lost a debate, inshallah we have more people come through like him in our ummah, ameen.
"Lo! the Hour is surely coming, there is no doubt thereof; yet most of mankind believe not." (Al-Ghafir:59)
My answer:
It is important that when we speak about God we maintain a consistent understanding of God. If we do this, we will avoid confusion. For example, we believe that God is eternal as Allah SWT says:
112:2 Allah, the Eternal, Absolute;
Therefore, if someone asks, "Can God die?" the answer is "No". Not because of any lack in His ability, but because it is impossible due to God's Divine nature. Remember that death is NOT an ability, but the inability to survive. Therefore, when you say, "Can God die?" you are not asking if God has the potential to do something, but rather you are asking if God is unable to continue to live. Death is not an ability, it is an inability. The Immortal can not die because it defies His attribute of Divinity. The All-Powerful cannot reduce His power (eg. by creating a rock too big for Him to lift) because that defies His attribute of being All-Powerful. The Omniscient cannot make Himself blind because that defies His attribute of being omniscience.
So God has divine attributes and He will never lose them. Divinity is the opposite from humanity. If God becomes a human being, this is a loss of divine attributes, threfore He is no longer God. So it is not that God is "unable" to become a human being, it is that it is impossible due to God's Divine nature.
And Allah knows best,
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "Surely I was sent to perfect the qualities of righteous character" [Musnad Ahmad, Muwatta Mâlik]
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