Anthropomorphism and corporealism in Islam
Islamic religious concept affirming similarity between Allah and human beings
Anthropomorphism and corporealism in Islam
In Islamic theology, anthropomorphism (Arabic: تشبيه, romanized: tashbīh) and corporealism (تجسيم tajsīm) refer to beliefs in the human-like (anthropomorphic) and materially embedded (corporeal) form of God. This idea has been classically described as assimilating or comparing God to the creatures created by God. An anthropomorphism is referred to as a mushabbih (pl. mushabbiha). A corporealist is referred to as a mujassim (pl. mujassima). Questions of anthropomorphism and corporealism have historically been closely related to discussions of the attributes of God in Islam. By contrast, belief in the transcendence of God is called tanzih. Muslims widely accept tanzih today, In the past, it stridently competed with alternative views, including anthropomorphic ones, especially until the year 950, when anthropomorphism briefly attained "orthodox" recognition around or after the Mihna. In premodern times, corporealist views were said to have been more socially prominent among the common people...
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