E-ISSN 2281-4612 ISSN 2281-3993 Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies Vol 8 No 3 November 2019 170 . Research Article © 2019 Sayari et.al.. This is an open access article licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). Image of God and Image of Human Being: A Philosophical Investigation of the God-Human and Human-Machine Relationships Dr. Saeideh Sayari Department of Science and Technology Studies, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Dr. Mohd Zufri Mamat Senior Lecturer, Department of Science and Technology Studies Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Dr. Maisarah Hasbullah Senior Lecturer, Department of Science and Technology Studies Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Doi: 10.36941/ajis-2019-0015 Abstract One of the answers to the question of the human nature was provided by the mystical philosophers such as Ibn ‘Arabī through the theory of divine form of human being. This theory in Judeo-Christian tradition is known as imago Dei. It means God created human being in His image/form. The main effort of the scholars in both Judeo-Christian and Islamic tradition has been to interpret the imago Dei and to find an explanation for man-God relationship. The present paper indicated that the meaning and functions of the theory could be understood in the light of philosophical investigations on the artificial intelligence. The paper outlined the wish of God to be seen outside of His Essence in His ‘image’ (human) based on Ibn‘Arabī’s interpretation. Then, we indicated that human being similarly tries to find the ‘other’ outside of his being, AI-based machines, to see his potentialities in his form (machines). Man can know himself through other (machine) which has similarities with him. We argued that this investigation helps to understand more explicit meaning of the theory and the goal of creation of the human being based on the interpretation of imago Dei in Ibn‘Arabī’s perspective. Therefore, the aim of the paper is to provide a comprehensible meaning of imago Dei based on Ibn ‘Arabī’s interpretation regarding the philosophical bases of the need for AI-based machines. The method that used for this investigation is the conceptual analysis; also, we considered pluridisciplinary which opens new possibilities of understanding of the meanings in art and philosophy. Keywords: imago Dei, artificial intelligence, mirror, other, human being 1. Introduction "I was a hidden treasure (Kanz makhfī) and I desired to be known" (Su‘ād, 1981: 1266). God introduced Himself as a treasure which wished to be disclosed. To interpret this saying, Ibn ʻArabī 1 1 Muḥyī l-Dīn Muḥammad b. ʻ Alī b. Muḥammade al-ʻ Arabī was born in Murcia in1165 in Andalusia (Spain). He is known as mystical philosopher who classified and discussed mystical ideas in his books. Over 800 books are attributed to Ibn ‘Arabī and Osman Yahya, one of the editors of his books, estimated that 700 are authentic. He wrote some books in mathematics and astronomy. His ideas are very common in plurality and the unity of the religions.