Basic Question

[Forever Alone]

So when you pray at the Islamic temple, what does the elephant and figure with several arms represent? Are they gods that represent animals or is it more representative of tolerance?

 

[May Ayob]

Hi there

I'm surprised you don't already know, but there is no such thing as an islamic temple it's called a masjid. There are also no elephants with eight arms hanging around I think you're mixing up islam with hinduism, they are clearly seperate religions. Islam is a monotheistic faith and Hinduism is based on polytheism. Was that helpful enough?. There are also no animals that we worship, we muslims worship God the Creator and believe Jesus Christ is one of His messengers PBUH.

 

[Hulk]

not sheriff serious

 

[May Ayob]

By the way, why are you asking this kind of question here? and not to be rude but sholdn't you be introducing yourself first?. If you have questions regarding religion please post in either the clarificctions or comparative religion section so they can be addressed properly.

 

[Insaanah]

Greetings. The fact that you've called this a basic question, implies that you may actually know the answer already, and know that Muslims do not pray in temples and do not pray to an elephant figure with arms.

But, since you asked, Hindus believe in incarnations of God, as Christians do. Christians believe Jesus (peace be upon him) is God incarnate. Hindus believe in various other human incarnations of God, and also animal incarnations.

Muslims do not believe there are any incarnations of God.

For your information, here are some of the points about the Islamic concept of God summarised, and you can see exactly what we believe for yourself:

There is only One God. He alone should be worshipped. He is our Creator, Sustainer, Cherisher, and Lord. No being, no object, nothing other than Him, is worthy of prayer/worship.

He does not beget, nor is He begotten. He has no sons, daughters, siblings, parents, cousins, or relatives of any sort.

He is eternal and does not die.

He does not depend on anyone/anything yet we all depend on Him. He is free of all want and need.

There is nothing like Him. He is all Hearing, all Seeing, all Knowing, all Powerful, the Creator of the Universe.

He did not and does not, dwell in human or animal bodies, nor are there any incarnations of Him. He is not mixed up in His creation in any way.

He is not composed of persons, nor a trinity. There are no secondary, lesser, greater, equal, or multiple gods, no intermediaries, and no denying of God's existence either.

There are no sharers or associates or parts whatsoever in His exclusive Divinity. Simply, He is One, in every sense.

Peace.