Was He lazy or did want to make special day for His earthly cheerleaders to bow down before Him?
2006-09-12 15:57:36 · 22 answers · asked by Nerdly Stud 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
He was tired. He needed a nap.
2006-09-12 15:59:50 · answer #1 · answered by drink_more_powerade 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Who said that he took one day to rest.
A baseless argument.....
He does not require any rest. It is mentioned in quran;
He neither feels drowsy nor he sleeps.
Secondly, rest in required by a tired person but Allah the Almighty never feels tired because he does not need to do vigorous job to create anything new. It is also mentioned in quran in several places;
When he intends to create something, he says 'be' and it becomes into existence.
Allah the Almighty needs no rest at all and he does not teaches human beings to take rest but it is not prohibited. It is human body's requirement to relaxe after a while.
Finally there is no special day to worship Allah the Almighty. All days and five times a day, a human has to bow down in fornt of Allah the Almighty in order to pay gratitude for all hymns that he or she has been granted in his or her life. Some days are special in the sense that we need to do more but these are not the only days to worship.
2006-09-12 23:12:31 · answer #2 · answered by A muslim 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God made an entire solar system and planet and ecosystem for Humans to live in/with, in just 6 days. He gives us an example of 6 days of work.
God took the day after Creation was finished, and did nothing. He gave us an example to follow. It is just as holy to rest as it is to work!
Why is taking one day off a "lazy" thing to do? What is so holy about humans working themselves to death? It isn't supposed to be a total lifestyle, but just part of a balanced life.
2006-09-12 23:14:43 · answer #3 · answered by MamaBear 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We can see that you are attempting to unearth contradictions in Judeo-Christian religious thought and this is a good discipline to master for any would-be scholar. But you have not thought this one through unfortunately; omnipotent means, of course, all-powerful or all-able. Now an all-able G-d who is able even to rest? Imagine that? Keep trying though, I admire this line of argumentation. Shalom.
2006-09-12 23:13:20 · answer #4 · answered by Rabbi Yohanneh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The story is a metaphor to teach us to reserve a day for ourselves and to give those who work for us a day of rest. Israelites were slaves in Egypt for many years. They learned not to treat others the way they were treated in Egypt.
2006-09-12 23:00:30 · answer #5 · answered by Hatikvah 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He didn't really rest...didn't need too. This was the establishment of a day of rest; the Sabbath; for the benefit of men.
If you recall, in the New Testament, Jesus said that the Sabbath was made for men, not men for the Sabbath.
2006-09-12 22:59:30 · answer #6 · answered by Augustine 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Quran 050.038
We created the heavens and the earth and all between them in Six Days, nor did any sense of weariness touch Us.
2006-09-12 23:03:43 · answer #7 · answered by Jamal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He took a day of rest to rest from his labors in creating everthing and to check over his own works.
2006-09-12 23:02:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because He wanted us also to rest. It was an example for us to follow. Yes. We are to worship. We need to take time out for Him, and spend time with Him. He doesn't want us to work so hard that we burn out.
2006-09-12 23:01:08 · answer #9 · answered by salvation 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He forsaw that NFL football would be on Sundays and just wanted to make sure most of us could watch! Go Seahawks!
2006-09-12 23:03:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because he loves us, and want us to rest too. Else, we will be like machine, working none stop.
It is his grace to provide us with example to rest periodically, doing other things that will enriched ourselves.
2006-09-12 23:02:51 · answer #11 · answered by Melvin C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋