Is The Lord God Seen or Not in Bible versus Quran? (2)

<h1>Is The Lord God Seen or Not in Bible versus Quran? (2)</h1>Author: <a title="Prof.dr. Ibrahim Khalil" href="http://www.articlesbase.com/authors/prof.dr.-ibrahim-khalil/14726.htm">Prof.dr. Ibrahim Khalil</a> The Lord God is Seen in Bible versus Quran (2)   This is the second article of the series: "Is The Lord God Seen or Not in Bible versus Quran?" The Bible says that many men have seen the Lord God like Abraham and Isaac etc.. Yet the Bible declares that No one has ever seen God at any time. The Noble Quran says that No one can see the Almighty Creator in the life of this world; yet, only the believers will see Him in the Hereafter. Scientifically speaking, In the life of this world, man is not able to see many creatures; man can not see by his naked eye the too small creatures like the bacteria and the too huge creatures like the very far giant Stars. Our eyes are incapable to see such creatures and we have to use some instruments like the microscope and telescope to see the bacteria and the very far stars respectively. Hence, why that our eyes cannot see many of the Lord God's creatures and can see the Almighty Creator? Nevertheless, how could the believers see the Lord in the Hereafter? Allah will make man' sight acute, very sharp, piercing and able to perceive what man used to reject and deny in the life of this world. However, the believers are the only people allowed to see their Lord, the Almighty Creator. On the other hand, the disbelievers will see the Eternal Fire, the Angels of chastisement etc. ======================================================   ?? In the Bible: The Lord God is Seen (2)   In the Bible: many men have seen the Lord God like Abraham and Isaac. Yet, No one has ever seen God at any time!   In the Bible, many men have seen the Lord God like Abraham and Isaac. According to the Bible, Abraham was the first man who has seen the Lord God.  Abraham has seen God for three times.  Isaac was the second man who has seen the Lord God. Nevertheless, the Bible declares, for three times, that No one has ever seen the Lord God at any time. Abraham and Isaac have seen the Lord God according to Genesis 12:7, 17:1, 18:1 and 26:2. No one has ever seen the Lord God according to Exodus 33:20, John 1:18 and 1 John 4:12 --------------------------------------------------------------------   ? Isaac has seen Lord God according to Genesis 26:2   Genesis 26:1-2   New International Version 1 Now there was a famine in the land—besides the earlier famine of Abraham's time—and Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines in Gerar. 2 The LORD appeared to Isaac and said, "Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land where I tell you to live.   American Standard Version 1 And there was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines, unto Gerar. 2 And Jehovah appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt. Dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of.   English Standard Version 1Now there was a famine in the land, besides the former famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Gerar to Abimelech king of the Philistines. 2And the LORD appeared to him and said, "Do not go down to Egypt; dwell in the land of which I shall tell you.   King James Version 1And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar. 2And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:   --------------------------------------------------------------------   ? Yet, No one has ever seen the Lord God in the following three verses   1) Exodus 33:20   New International Version: But," he said (the LORD said to Moses) you cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live." American Standard Version: And he said, Thou canst not see my face; for man shall not see me and live. English Standard Version: But," he said, "you cannot see my face, for man shall not see me and live." King James Version: And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.   2) John 1:18   New International Version: No one has ever seen God… American Standard Version: No man hath seen God at any time… English Standard Version: No one has ever seen God… King James Version: No man hath seen God at any time…   3) 1 John 4:12   New International Version: No one has ever seen God… American Standard Version: No man hath beheld God at any time… English Standard Version: No one has ever seen God… King James Version: No man hath seen God at any time… ======================================================   ?? In the Quran: The Lord God is NOT Seen (2)   Verse 6:103   QARIB: no eye can see him, though he sees all eyes. he is the subtle, the aware. SHAKIR: vision comprehends him not, and he comprehends (all) vision; and he is the knower of subtleties, the aware PICKTHAL: vision comprehendeth him not, but he comprehendeth (all) vision. he is the subtile, the aware. YUSUFALI: no vision can grasp him, but his grasp is over all vision: he is above all comprehension, yet is acquainted with all things.   The meanings of the verse: Vision cannot attain Him, that is, human eyes cannot see Him. Vision cannot encompass Him; but He attains all vision, that is to say, He perceives them, whereas they cannot perceive Him; it is not possible in the case of anyone other than Him to attain all vision while vision cannot attain Him or encompass Him in knowledge. In other words, Vision comprehends Him not in this world, nor do created beings see what He sees. Sights will not comprehend the modality of seeing Him in the Hereafter nor will created beings be able to see Him in this world. Nevertheless, He comprehends all vision in this world and in the Hereafter: He sees that which human beings do not see and nothing escapes or is hidden from Him. In addition, He is the Subtle in His actions whose knowledge surrounds His created beings; He is the Subtle in dealing with His servants.  He is the Aware of His created beings and their actions. --------------------------------------------------------------------   ? On the Day of Judgment, your sight will be acute, very sharp and piercing.   Verse 50: 22     QARIB: (it will be said): 'of this you have been heedless. Therefore, we have now removed your covering. today your sight is sharp. ' SHAKIR: certainly you were heedless of it, but now we have removed from you your veil, so your sight today is sharp PICKTHAL: (and unto the evil-doer it is said): thou wast in heedlessness of this. now we have removed from thee thy covering, and piercing is thy sight this day. YUSUFALI: (it will be said:) "thou wast heedless of this; now have we removed thy veil, and sharp is thy sight this day!"   The meanings of the verse: O children of Adam, you are in heedlessness, in ignorance and oblivion of the Day of Judgment. Verily, in the life of this world, you were oblivious of this, that has befallen you on this day; So now Allah has removed from you your covering, and so your sight on this day is acute’, it is very sharp and piercing and is able to perceive what you used to reject in the life of this world. --------------------------------------------------------------------   ? Only the Believers will see their LORD in the Hereafter   Verses 75: 22-23   QARIB: On that day, there shall be radiant faces, gazing towards their lord. SHAKIR: (some) faces on that day shall be bright, looking to their lord PICKTHAL: that day will faces be resplendent, looking toward their lord; YUSUFALI: some faces, that day, will beam (in brightness and beauty); - looking towards their lord;   The meanings of the verses: On that day, the Day of Resurrection, the faces of the believers who are true in their faith will be resplendent, beautiful, seemly, radiant and tender.  Why? Because, these faces are looking towards their Lord, glorified and exalted be He, they behold the Countenance of their Lord and are not veiled from Him. It is said that the reward for works is Paradise, and the reward for the realization of Allah is the vision of Him, Mighty and Majestic is He. ======================================================   Back to my question to the smart and interested reader: Are the Scholars truthful when they claim that the Quran quoted from the Bible?About the Author: Professor Dr. Ibrahim Khalil
 Prof. of Clinical and Chemical Pathology,
 Head of Clinical Microbiology and Infection Control Unit, Ain-Shams University. Cairo, Egypt,
 President of the Egyptian Society of Inventors,
 Member of the Egyptian union of Writers,
 Published some 60 Medical Articles,
 Supervisors for 79 PhD theses,
 Supervisors for 111 Master Degree theses,
 Co-Chief Editor of the Egyptian Journal of Lab. Medicine,
 Honorary President of SPIC-Egypt (The Society of Practitioners of Infection Control – Egypt)
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The Lord God is Seen in Bible versus Quran (2)

This is the second article of the series: "Is The Lord God Seen or Not in Bible versus Quran?"

The Bible says that many men have seen the Lord God like Abraham and Isaac etc..

Yet the Bible declares that No one has ever seen God at any time.

The Noble Quran says that No one can see the Almighty Creator in the life of this world; yet, only the believers will see Him in the Hereafter.

Scientifically speaking, In the life of this world, man is not able to see many creatures; man can not see by his naked eye the too small creatures like the bacteria and the too huge creatures like the very far giant Stars. Our eyes are incapable to see such creatures and we have to use some instruments like the microscope and telescope to see the bacteria and the very far stars respectively.

Hence, why that our eyes cannot see many of the Lord God's creatures and can see the Almighty Creator?

Nevertheless, how could the believers see the Lord in the Hereafter?

Allah will make man' sight acute, very sharp, piercing and able to perceive what man used to reject and deny in the life of this world.

However, the believers are the only people allowed to see their Lord, the Almighty Creator.

On the other hand, the disbelievers will see the Eternal Fire, the Angels of chastisement etc.

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?? In the Bible: The Lord God is Seen (2)

In the Bible: many men have seen the Lord God like Abraham and Isaac.

Yet, No one has ever seen God at any time!

In the Bible, many men have seen the Lord God like Abraham and Isaac.

According to the Bible, Abraham was the first man who has seen the Lord God. Abraham has seen God for three times. Isaac was the second man who has seen the Lord God.

Nevertheless, the Bible declares, for three times, that No one has ever seen the Lord God at any time.

Abraham and Isaac have seen the Lord God according to Genesis 12:7, 17:1, 18:1 and 26:2.

No one has ever seen the Lord God according to Exodus 33:20, John 1:18 and 1 John 4:12

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? Isaac has seen Lord God according to Genesis 26:2

Genesis 26:1-2

New International Version

1 Now there was a famine in the land—besides the earlier famine of Abraham's time—and Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines in Gerar.

2 The LORD appeared to Isaac and said, "Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land where I tell you to live.

American Standard Version

1 And there was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines, unto Gerar.

2 And Jehovah appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt. Dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of.

English Standard Version

1Now there was a famine in the land, besides the former famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Gerar to Abimelech king of the Philistines. 2And the LORD appeared to him and said, "Do not go down to Egypt; dwell in the land of which I shall tell you.

King James Version

1And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.

2And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:

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? Yet, No one has ever seen the Lord God in the following three verses

1) Exodus 33:20

New International Version: But," he said (the LORD said to Moses) you cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live."

American Standard Version: And he said, Thou canst not see my face; for man shall not see me and live.

English Standard Version: But," he said, "you cannot see my face, for man shall not see me and live."

King James Version: And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.

2) John 1:18

New International Version: No one has ever seen God…

American Standard Version: No man hath seen God at any time…

English Standard Version: No one has ever seen God…

King James Version: No man hath seen God at any time…

3) 1 John 4:12

New International Version: No one has ever seen God…

American Standard Version: No man hath beheld God at any time…

English Standard Version: No one has ever seen God…

King James Version: No man hath seen God at any time…

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?? In the Quran: The Lord God is NOT Seen (2)

Verse 6:103

QARIB: no eye can see him, though he sees all eyes. he is the subtle, the aware.

SHAKIR: vision comprehends him not, and he comprehends (all) vision; and he is the knower of subtleties, the aware

PICKTHAL: vision comprehendeth him not, but he comprehendeth (all) vision. he is the subtile, the aware.

YUSUFALI: no vision can grasp him, but his grasp is over all vision: he is above all comprehension, yet is acquainted with all things.

The meanings of the verse:

Vision cannot attain Him, that is, human eyes cannot see Him.

Vision cannot encompass Him; but He attains all vision, that is to say, He perceives them, whereas they cannot perceive Him; it is not possible in the case of anyone other than Him to attain all vision while vision cannot attain Him or encompass Him in knowledge.

In other words, Vision comprehends Him not in this world, nor do created beings see what He sees. Sights will not comprehend the modality of seeing Him in the Hereafter nor will created beings be able to see Him in this world.

Nevertheless, He comprehends all vision in this world and in the Hereafter: He sees that which human beings do not see and nothing escapes or is hidden from Him.

In addition, He is the Subtle in His actions whose knowledge surrounds His created beings; He is the Subtle in dealing with His servants. He is the Aware of His created beings and their actions.

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? On the Day of Judgment, your sight will be acute, very sharp and piercing.

Verse 50: 22

QARIB: (it will be said): 'of this you have been heedless. Therefore, we have now removed your covering. today your sight is sharp. '

SHAKIR: certainly you were heedless of it, but now we have removed from you your veil, so your sight today is sharp

PICKTHAL: (and unto the evil-doer it is said): thou wast in heedlessness of this. now we have removed from thee thy covering, and piercing is thy sight this day.

YUSUFALI: (it will be said:) "thou wast heedless of this; now have we removed thy veil, and sharp is thy sight this day!"

The meanings of the verse:

O children of Adam, you are in heedlessness, in ignorance and oblivion of the Day of Judgment.

Verily, in the life of this world, you were oblivious of this, that has befallen you on this day; So now Allah has removed from you your covering, and so your sight on this day is acute’, it is very sharp and piercing and is able to perceive what you used to reject in the life of this world.

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? Only the Believers will see their LORD in the Hereafter

Verses 75: 22-23

QARIB: On that day, there shall be radiant faces, gazing towards their lord.

SHAKIR: (some) faces on that day shall be bright, looking to their lord

PICKTHAL: that day will faces be resplendent, looking toward their lord;

YUSUFALI: some faces, that day, will beam (in brightness and beauty); - looking towards their lord;

The meanings of the verses:

On that day, the Day of Resurrection, the faces of the believers who are true in their faith will be resplendent, beautiful, seemly, radiant and tender. Why?

Because, these faces are looking towards their Lord, glorified and exalted be He, they behold the Countenance of their Lord and are not veiled from Him.

It is said that the reward for works is Paradise, and the reward for the realization of Allah is the vision of Him, Mighty and Majestic is He.

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Back to my question to the smart and interested reader:

Are the Scholars truthful when they claim that the Quran quoted from the Bible?

Professor Dr. Ibrahim Khalil  Prof. of Clinical and Chemical Pathology,  Head of Clinical Microbiology and Infection Control Unit, Ain-Shams University. Cairo, Egypt,  President of the Egyptian Society of Inventors,  Member of the Egyptian union of Writers,  Published some 60 Medical Articles,  Supervisors for 79 PhD theses,  Supervisors for 111 Master Degree theses,  Co-Chief Editor of the Egyptian Journal of Lab. Medicine,  Honorary President of SPIC-Egypt (The Society of Practitioners of Infection Control – Egypt)

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