Mujassim
“Mujassim” (مجسّم) is an Arabic term that refers to someone who believes in corporealism, or that God has a physical form. This belief is often associated with anthropomorphism, the attribution of human characteristics to God. In Islamic theology, the concept of “Mujassima” (plural of Mujassim) is often contrasted with the idea of Tanzih, which emphasizes God’s transcendence and dissimilarity from creation.
The Mujassima are a group of people who believe that God has a physical body. The term is Arabic for “corporealists”.
Explanation
- The Mujassima’s views on God’s corporeality were similar to the Stoic ideas of early Christian theologians.
- The Mujassima were literalists.
- The Ash’aris and Maturidis used the derogatory terms “Mushabbiha” (anthropomorphists) and “Hashwiyya” (“know-nothings”) to describe the Mujassima.
- The Qur’an states that God will be seen in person in Paradise.
