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GOD'S DEPUTY: MATERIALS ON ISLAM'S IMAGE OF MAN BY FRITZ STEPPAT HE anthropological question, What is man's place in the cosmos Tand in history?, can be answered in the monotheistic religions only by referring to God. Man is God's creature. This does not mean, however, that he is merely God's object. By revealing himself to man, and by entering into history with him, God lifts man. above the rest of his creation. This means for Christian theology that God makes man a person'. For Islamic theology too this statement should be acceptable. Man as an individual is responsible before God for his deeds. History as described by the Koran consists of a series of pacts ml1iiq) between God an mankind which impose duties on mankind, but imply at the same time that God takes mankind as his partners. Certainly, the Koran does not view them as equal partners; but this is also true of the other religions. Can we define more precisely the rank which man occupies vis-a- vis God in Islam? It is greatly different from that ascribed to him by Judaism and Christianism. For them the declaration of Genesis 1,26-27 holds good: God created man in
Arabica – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 1989
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