يَدْخُلُونَThey enterالْجَنَّةَthe paradiseعَلَىin the form ofصُورَةٍa shapeالْقَمَرِthe moonمِنْfromكُلِّeveryوَجْهٍside،,أَوْorتَعْتَقِدُyou thinkأَنَّهُمْthat they areعَلَىin the form ofصُورَةِthe shapeالْبَشَرِof humans،,لَكِنَّbutفِيinالْوَضَاءَةِbrightnessوَالْحُسْنِand beautyوَالْجَمَالِand eleganceوَاسْتِدَارَةِand roundnessالْوَجْهِof the faceوَمَاand whatأَشَابَresemblesذَلِكَthatعَلَىin the form ofالْقَمَرِthe moonلَاnotمِنْfromكُلِّeveryوَجْهٍside؟!?!
They enter paradise in the form of the moon from every side, or do you think they are in the shape of humans, but in brightness, beauty, elegance, roundness of face, and resembling that in the form of the moon not from every side?!
فَإِنْSo ifقُلْتَyou sayبِالأُولِin the first case؛;فَمُقْتَضَاهُthen it impliesأَنَّهُمْthat theyدَخَلُواenteredوَلَيْسَand they do not haveلَهُمْfor themأَعْيُنٌeyesوَلَيْسَand they do not haveلَهُمْfor themأَنْفٌnosesوَلَيْسَand they do not haveلَهُمْfor themأَفْوَاهٌmouthsوَإِنْand ifشَاءَاتْwe wishedقُلْنَاwe said::دَخَلُواthey enteredوَهُمْwhile they areأَحْجَارٌstones
If you say in the first case; then it implies that they entered and they do not have eyes, and they do not have noses, and they do not have mouths, and if we wish, we say: they entered while they are stones!
وَإِنْAnd ifقُلْتَyou saidبِالثَّانِيin the second case؛;زَالَit removedالْإِشْكَالُthe dilemma،,وَتَبَيَّنَand it became clearأَنَّهُthat it is notيَلْزَمُnecessaryمِنْfromكَوْنِbeingالشَّيْءِthe thingعَلَىin the shape ofصُورَةٍa shapeالشَّيْءِthe thingأَنْto beيَكُونَisمُمَاثِلًاsimilarلَهُto itمِنْfromكُلِّeveryوَجْهٍside..
And if you said in the second case; the dilemma is removed, and it became clear that it is not necessary for a thing to be in the shape of another thing to be similar to it from every aspect.
مُمَاثِلٌsimilarفَإِنْSo ifأَبَىhe refusedفَهْمَكَyour understanding،,وَتَقَاصَرَتَand you fell shortعَنْfromهَذَاthis،,وَقَالَand said::أَنَاIلَاdo notأَفْهَمُunderstandإِلَّاexceptأَنَّهُthat it isقُلْنَاwe said::هُنَاكَthere isجَوَابٌan answerآخَرٌanotherوَهُوَand it isأَنْthatالْإِضَافَةَthe additionهُنَاhereمِنْofبَابَthe typeإِضَافَةٌadditionالْمَخْلُوقِthe createdإِلَىtoخَالِقِهِhis creator؛;فَقَوْلُهُso his saying::عَلَىinصُورَتِهِhis image؛;مِثْلَlikeقَوْلِهِthe sayingعَزَّ وَجَلَّGlorified and ExaltedفِيinآدَمَAdam::﴿وَنفَخْتُAnd I blewفِيهِinto himمِنْfromرُّوحِيMy spirit[[صp::۷۲72]]،,وَلَاAnd cannotيُمْكِنُbeأَنْthatاللَّهُAllahعَزَّAlmightyوَجَلَّand MajesticأَعْطَىgaveآدَمَAdamجُزْءًاa partمِنْofرُوحِهِhis spiritبَلْbutالْمَعْنَىthe meaningالرُّوحِthe spiritالَّتِيthatخَلَقَهَاcreated itاللَّهُAllahعَزَّAlmightyوَجَلَّand Majestic،,لَكِنَّbutإِضَافَتَهَاits additionإِلَىtoاللَّهِGodبِخُصُوصِهَاspecificallyمِنْfromبَابَthe typeالتَّشْرِيفِhonoring؛;كَمَاasنَقُولُwe say::عِبَادُslavesاللَّهِof Allah؛;يَشْمَلُincludesالْكَافِرَthe disbelieverوَالْمُسْلِمَand the Muslimوَالْمُؤْمِنَand the believerوَالشَّهِيدَand the martyrوَالصِّدِّيقَand the truthful oneوَالنَّبِيَّand the prophet،,لَكِنَّbutلَوْifقُلْنَاwe said::مُحَمَّدٌMuhammadعَبْدٌthe servantاللَّهِof Allah؛;هَذِهِthisإِضَافَةٌadditionخَاصَةٌspecific،,لَيْسَتْis notكَالْعُبُودِيَّةِlike the servitudeالسَّابِقَةِprevious؛;فَقَوْلُهُso his saying«خَلَقَ'CreatedآدَمَAdamعَلَىinصُورَتِهِhis image؛;يَعْنِيmeans::صُورَةًa shapeمِنْofالصُّورِthe imagesالَّتِيthatخَلَقَهَاcreatedاللَّهُAllahوَصَوَّرَهَاand shaped it؛;كَمَاasقَالَHe saidتَعَالَىthe Most High::﴿وَلَقَدْAnd certainlyخَلَقْنَكُمWe created youثُمَّThenصَوَّرْنَكُمْWe shaped youثُمَّThenقُلْنَاWe saidلِلْمَلَائِكَةِto the angelsاسْجُدُواProstrateلِآدَمَto Adam﴾[أَعْرَافَ: ١١][Al-A'raf: 11]،,وَالمَصَوِّرُAnd the one who shapesآدَمَAdam،,إِذًاSo Adam؛;فَآدَمُSo Adamعَلَىis inصُورَةِthe shapeاللَّهِof Allah؛;
So his statement 'Adam was created in His image' means: a form of the shapes that Allah created and shaped, as He said: 'And certainly We created you, then We shaped you, then We said to the angels: Prostrate to Adam' [Al-A'raf: 11], and it is Allah who shaped Adam; therefore, Adam is in the shape of Allah.