My Book About God — Page 71
71 girls in my class at school. They objected to addressing God as ‘He’. Can you explain to us, why do we address God as ‘He’ and not ‘She’? BUSHRA— God is neither He nor She. These are human terms. The concept of human gender is limited to life on this earth only. Moreover, it does not apply to other forms of life. For example, an angel cannot be called ‘he’ or ‘she’. The fact is that certain weaknesses are attributed to women in our society. They are regarded as the weaker sex. That is why, even in the most modern societies, there are campaigns for women’s liberation, implying that men are still treating women unfairly. The very existence