Are we toys of God?

Dear Brother / Sister,

- I read a book... The author likens God to a puppeteer... Human beings are His puppets...
- Is it really so?

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Definitely not! Allah is Subhan... He does not need anything... All of His fames, attributes and names are infinite and limitless... He is the only being that is self-sufficient...

It is definite that He did not create beings as toys and human beings as puppets... Those who say so talk nonsense...

The following verse rejects that slander:

“Not for (idle) sport did We create the heavens and the earth and all that is between…If it had been Our wish to take (just) a pastime, We should surely have taken it from the things nearest to Us, if We would do (such a thing).” (al-Anbiya, 21/16, 17)

Boredom caused by loneliness is a fault and peculiar to human beings; so is recreation... If we define our Lord, who does not need anything, with our incomplete attributes, we will talk nonsense...

Think how a child imagines a king. A man with a lot of toys… He likens the king to himself and defines the king with his own criteria...

Man is just like a child... He needs games to pass time; he thinks the unique Creator, who created the realms, is like himself!

However, there are great wisdoms in His creation...

Allah wanted to see and show His infinite beauties and endless qualities...

Every owner of beauty and perfection wants to see and show his own beauty and perfection... Undoubtedly, Allah is infinitely beautiful and perfect...

Therefore, he manifested, reflected, and mirrored His divine names both on the universe and man, who is the essence of the universe.

He created man and made him taste great blessings like existence, life and humanity...

He attached great importance to man... He equipped him with the knowledge of names and made the angels prostrate before him...

Then, He described and introduced himself... He explained the reason for creating the universe and man...

He sent prophets and books; He warned their servants and told them the reason for their existence... He showed them the ways to gain eternal life...

It is nice to exist... Life is a great blessing... It is great to be human...

Knowing Rahman, believing in Him, relying on Him, trusting Him, loving Him, and being with Him everywhere is like a spiritual Paradise.

Belief is a seed of Paradise; it gives flavor... Unbelief is the seed of Hell; it makes you taste the torment of fire while you are still in the world...

Man carries both his paradise and his hell in his heart. Both are the fruit of our choices and deeds.

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