One of the outstanding features of the Torah ideology and a big guide to success in life is the great principle of וֹמֶ ה לוֹ הֲ וִ י ד, imitation of Hashem (Shabbos 133b). It’s a fundamental principle that every frum Jew lives with, achieving perfection in this world by means of imitating his G-d.
Now the truth is that even among goyim, lehavdil, it was always an ideal. It makes sense after all; if you’re seeking perfection then what’s the best model to follow? Your god of course. And so among the gentile religions they say the same thing; they call it ‘imitatio Dei,’ to imitate their god. Only that what they’re imitating, it’s nothing godly.
I could tell you stories about the Greek gods, the Egyptian gods, the Christian ones too, but I don't want to be accused of insulting the goyim. One little piece I will tell you. If a man is born from a woman who admits that her husband was not the father of this baby, that’s a terrible model. That's the big holiday for them, you know. Don't think it's a small thing. It's a terrible thing. And Mohammad? Mohammad himself tells a story how he put his eye on a strange woman. That's all I'm going to say about it. I could tell you much more than that but it's worth knowing that all the ovdei avodah zarah are corrupting their minds because of their gods. I could tell you very many things; I’ve studied the subject. Take it from me, there’s no perfection they’ll acquire by emulating their gods.
But the Jews, they emulate a Hashem that is perfect. Jews emulate Hakadosh Baruch Hu, the Holy One Blessed Be He, and that's why they became a holy people. We have the real thing, the Original; we have the true ‘Dei’ to imitate and that became the ideal of our nation, to emulate our perfect G-d.
