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Dear respected Mufti Saheb, my question is on the verse in the Quran which states that we are created in his image?

· 18 Rajab 1421 AH1 min readFatwa 1173English

Question

Does that mean that we are physically created in his image or is it our spirit that the Quran is talking about?Please give a detailed tafseer of this topic. Jazakallah hu khairan.

Answer

Rasulullah (Sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) said, "Verily Allah Ta'ala created Adam (Alayhis salaam) on his image. (Bukhari)

The above is a hadith and not a verse of the Noble Quran. "His image" in the hadith refers to the initial image of Adam (Alayhis salaam). As his initial existence was not in the form of conception and birth.

Some Muhadditheen explain "His image" as the image of Allah Ta'ala. He created Adam and mankind with qualities similar to His, for example, seeing, hearing, knowledge etc.

Was salaam

Mufti E Desai
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