Is God your father or your master?

[Wally]

Are you a child of God or his slave? How do Muslims view God?

[Rah nam]

I am neither

[Wally]

Care to elaborate sir?

[Shivani Devi]

Well, I am not a Muslim, but I feel like answering the question...

God is my "significant other"...my "better half" and one whom I tend to ignore a lot just in spite of myself because I believe I can do a better job without His help..

....and that's when my life totally falls apart and goes to hell.

[dybmh]

Islam is a big religion. So answering what "Muslims" believe about anything is going to render a lot of answers.

I think you are asking about the concept of God in Islam, so that's how I will answer. Please let me know if you need more or different info?

Allah in Islam is no different than G-d in Judaism. Allah in Islam is different than THE LORD in most forms of Christianity because Islam does not believe that Jesus is THE LORD.

You asked about the concept of being God's Children? I do not hear Muslims using this analogy often, but I think if you ask them, point-blank, "Do you believe we ( humans ) are children of God?" They would answer, "Yes, we are all God's children; everything comes from Allah."

This concept of unity in Islam is called "Tawhid". Arguably it is the most important single concept is Islam. Tawhid is Unity.

Quoting Wikipedia:

"Tawhid (Arabic: توحيد‎ tawḥīd, meaning 'oneness [of God]') is the indivisible oneness concept of monotheism in Islam. Tawhid is the religion's central and single-most important concept, upon which a Muslim's entire faith rests."

You also asked about being a slave to God.

I can answer this one simply: No, Islam does not view humans as slaves to God.

However, there are many good reasons for a person to ask this question.

If you need more data please let me know.

[Wally]

As there are a variety of Christian views on God. But we all agree that we are all children of God.
So i will just ask your Muslim view on things then. How important is Gods authority? Gods power? Gods judgement? Are they more important than his mercy?

[dybmh]

I'm not Muslim. It's a good question, tho. I will share what I know; but I'm not sure that it will be credible without confirmation from another Muslim.

Here's what I did. I sent my answer to a friend for proof reading and feedback... and turns out I did pretty good with my answer. Here it is:

Question: How important is Gods authority?

Answer: Very important. a 9 out of 10. Islam technically translates to Surrender. Surrendering oneself voluntarily to Allah's authority is very important.

Question: How important is Gods power?

Answer: Gut response... it's a 4 out of 10. Allah is Omnipotent, but grants freewill and wants us, humans, to grow and experience failures and successes. If Allah is demonstrating Omnipotence all the time then that would interfere with freewill.

Question: How important is Gods Judgement compared to God's Mercy?

Answer: Judgement is a 9 out of 10. Mercy is a 10 out of 10. Mercy is always supposed to win. But the two are connected. You can't have Mercy without Judgement.

Mercy without Judgement is a free-pass.

[Wally]

good answers. thanks

[dybmh]

You are welcome, my friend. If this weekend is significant for you, I hope you have a meaningful and uplifting holiday.

[Wally]

of course yes. it is. very much

[dybmh]

Wally, I posted this question in the Christianity sub-forum. Maybe you can help?

http://www.spiritualforums.com/vb/showthread.php?p=1831135#post1831135

[Taking a Break]

Like Judaism the Quran teaches every-time to fear God, but it also says in every chapter, In the Name of God, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.
Is it possible to love somebody you fear?
In my opinion it should teach us to love and respect God.
Somebody who loves God will automatically love all his creations.
You may not like everybody but I don't think you will hate them either.
I think the time is right for a Jesus like person to come forward to reform the Quran. Any comments. Please accept my apologies if I am being disrespectful. Peace be with you.

[Taking a Break]

It is very unfortunate, but I think there is less or no one on Spiritual Forum practicing the Islam faith, I hope I'm wrong, because it's a good opportunity to tell us/talk/discuss about the Quran (spread the word) and explain some of the verses after almost 1500 years. Comments. Peace be with you. (I say this because there is some anxiety to talk/discuss about Islam, I remember once an old moslim man told me that the bible is false and I didn't react but when a moslim colleague told me the same thing I said the Quran is almost like a copy of the Old Testament and he answered if I had said that in front of a moslim group or crowd they would attack me so I'm more than careful know.) Peace be with you.

[wendy67]

Are you a child of God or his slave? How do Muslims view God?
Muslims believe that God has no family. God is one and only and the master all the matters.

[aarifali164]

Being a Muslim, It's my duty to make you correct.
which has already explained in the Holy book "Quran"

In the name Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

Say: He is Allah, the One and Only! [ Qul huwa Allahu ahad ]
Allah, the Eternal, Absolute; [ Allahu alssamad ]
He begetteth not, nor is He begotten. [ Lam yalid walam yoolad ]
And there is none comparable unto Him. [ Walam yakun lahu kufuwan ahad ]