A Muslim Convert Once Before

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ Tashbih is the position that there are similarities beyond analogies between Allah ( s.w.t. ) and His Creation.  Tajsim is the related position that imputes a bodily form to Allah ( s.w.t. ).  Tashbih emerged before Islam among certain Jewish and Christian sects, and then spread to certain radical sects in Muslim lands; its more prominent proponents include certain Shi’ah groups, the Karramiyyah , and the Hashwiyyah .  It is based on a particular understanding of those scriptural verses whose apparent meaning expresses similarities between Allah ( s.w.t. ) and Creation.   The Shi’ah ghuluw , extremists, who took such a position include Mughirah bin Sa’id, who claimed that the one he worshipped was a man of light with a crown upon his head and limbs, unlike a man; and Bayan bin Sam’an, who maintained that the one he worshipped was a human being enveloped in light but for his face.   The Karramiyyyah were named after ...