Why do Muslims refer to God as He? (evolve, genesis)

[XAAX]

Just wondering. I know little of the muslim belief. I know why the other religions do already, just curious about muslims.

[fullyveiled muslimah]

Just a figure of speach. Lack of better words really. We do not believe that Allah has a gender.

[XAAX]

Originally Posted by fullyveiled muslimah

Just a figure of speach. Lack of better words really. We do not believe that Allah has a gender.

That doesn't expain it. Does the quran refer to god as he?

[Buttons*]

there's the ever popular "it" lol, but it doesnt strike fear into the hearts of men as much as "he" does

[XAAX]

Originally Posted by Buttons*

there's the ever popular "it" lol, but it doesnt strike fear into the hearts of men as much as "he" does

You have a point...but neither does he in my opinion.

[Radio Frequency X]

Originally Posted by PREACH THE NETT

Just wondering. I know little of the muslim belief. I know why the other religions do already, just curious about muslims.

It's cultural. Religions which evolved in cultures that were ruled by men refer to God as He. God rules Man. Man rules Woman. It's just the way people used to be and it has carried over to modern man through the years.

[astarath]

It is directly derived from the first book of all the Abrahamic Faiths. People translate that when God created man in his image he to must be a man and therefore they call him he.

Genesis 1:27 So God created man in his own image,
in the image of God he created him;

[jamaesi]

In the Qur'an it doesn't say who was created first, man or woman.

I try not to refer to G-d as male or female, as G-d has no gender. It's just that English lacks a good gender-neutral pronoun- calling my G-d "it" just seems... ugh!

[Darkness]

Instead of using He at all, why not merely use Allah? It might sound a little flaky though.

[Burchfam]

Allah was the god, and Allat the goddess. But the Muslims later suppressed the female deity.