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peace of Allah be upon him - against his father, who ignorantly
and erroneously worshipped idols, be sound? Abraham addressed
his father saying: "O father, why worship that which can
neither see nor hear, nor can do anything for you?" (Ch.19:42
Koran). But if these defects which characterized the idols
of his father characterized his Creator as well, his argument
would have been invalid and his evidence worthless, and
the words of Allah: "This is Our proof which We gave to Abraham
against His people," would have been false.
And as understood He is a Doer without limbs and knowledgeable
without heart and head, so it could also be understood that
He is the Seer without pupil and Hearer without ear as there
is no difference between both.
)6(SPEECH
and erroneously worshipped idols, be sound? Abraham addressed
his father saying: "O father, why worship that which can
neither see nor hear, nor can do anything for you?" (Ch.19:42
Koran). But if these defects which characterized the idols
of his father characterized his Creator as well, his argument
would have been invalid and his evidence worthless, and
the words of Allah: "This is Our proof which We gave to Abraham
against His people," would have been false.
And as understood He is a Doer without limbs and knowledgeable
without heart and head, so it could also be understood that
He is the Seer without pupil and Hearer without ear as there
is no difference between both.
)6(SPEECH