The Criterion for Religions — Page 34
34 Mi'yiirul Madhahib because He has already demonstrated by His word and deed that He is Eternal, Everlasting, Immortal and Immune from death. Similarly you cannot say that He enters the womb of a woman, feeds on menstrual blood and after staying there for about nine months and weighing a kilo or so, is delivered weeping and crying via the vaginal passage of a woman, eats bread, defecates, urinates and bears all the hardships of this transient life, and in the end, after suffering the agonies of death, leaves this transitory world. This is because all these matters signify loss and deprivation and are inconsistent with His eternal glory and absolute perfection. It should also be kept in mind that according to Islamic belief, God Almighty alone is the Creator of all existents-souls and bodies. All are His creation and to Divine providence alone do they owe their existence. As such, it is also a part of the Quranic doctrine that just as God Almighty is the Creator and Originator of everything, so is He the real and true Sustainer of all existents. In other words, the existence of all things depends upon His existence and His existence is as life for everything. If we posit His non-existence, it would ipso facto mean the non-existence of everything. Thus, His presence is a must for the survival and stability of each and every existent, but the Aryas and the Christians do not hold