God Week Learning activities Resources 4–5 Discuss oneness: Anthropomorphic unique therefore cannot be compared to anything else and cannot be described using Face of God eg 2:115 – the same terms; monotheism’ one creator, one controlling power Hand of God eg 3:73 and ‘uncompromising – – – everything else is created and controlled (but see debate on pre-destination and free will Throne verse. below) See YouTube for short videos God has no partners sin of Shirk attributing God’s power/authority to anything other – – on Ashari interpretation than God. Quotes from Nahj al-Balagha to Extension: work could consider the relationship between the essence and attributes of God illustrate Shia belief ‘Senses with reference to both the throne verse and the names of merciful and compassionate and cannot touch Him’: differences in Sunni/Shi’a emphases. Key Sufi ideas are summarised Note: contrast/tension with the ideas reflected here and beliefs in a personal God and Sufi in a range of online and textual perspective. sources including Brown. D, A Note: the work done here on religious language can also be applied in philosophy context and new introduction to Islam dialogues. Meditation on the meaning on Define personal God: God as who’ acts not impersonal that’ affects things Surah 24:35 ‘Person ‘power around it. Define the Bismillah and the importance of these qualities of God. – Discuss God as merciful and compassionate (7:156) and the source of these qualities in others. Discuss anthropomorphic language: hand and face (debate also applies to throne of God) Hanbali: stresses literal interpretation of Qur’an Ashari: believe the statements without knowing what they mean/not like human face or hands
God Week Learning activities Resources 4–5 Discuss oneness: unique – therefore cannot be compared to anything else and cannot be described using the same terms; ‘uncompromising monotheism’ – one creator, one controlling power – everything else is created and controlled (but see debate on pre-destination and free will below) God has no partners – sin of Shirk – attributing God’s power/authority to anything other than God. Extension: work could consider the relationship between the essence and attributes of God with reference to both the throne verse and the names of merciful and compassionate and differences in Sunni/Shi’a emphases. Note: contrast/tension with the ideas reflected here and beliefs in a personal God and Sufi perspective. Note: the work done here on religious language can also be applied in philosophy context and dialogues. Define personal God: God as ‘Person who’ acts not impersonal ‘power that’ affects things around it. Define the Bismillah – and the importance of these qualities of God. Discuss God as merciful and compassionate (7:156) and the source of these qualities in others. Discuss anthropomorphic language: hand and face (debate also applies to throne of God) Hanbali: stresses literal interpretation of Qur’an Ashari: believe the statements without knowing what they mean/not like human face or hands Anthropomorphic Face of God eg 2:115 Hand of God eg 3:73 – and Throne verse. See YouTube for short videos on Ashari interpretation Quotes from Nahj al-Balagha to illustrate Shia belief ‘Senses cannot touch Him’: Key Sufi ideas are summarised in a range of online and textual sources including Brown. D, A new introduction to Islam Meditation on the meaning on Surah 24:35
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