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Zaynab123

Zaynab123

Subhana Allah!
asalamu alaykum brothers and sisters,

i have question and if you could answer it, it would be great

ok here you go, why does Allah describes himself we when he is only by the way alot verses are like that i`m just gonna give a example of what i`m talking about " verily we, it is we who have sent down the dhikr (i.e Quran) and sure we will guard it (from corruption) surah 15 verse 9.
i mean should it be "I" coz Allah is one who are the we?

forgive me if i sound silly!:girl3:
 
AAminAA

AAminAA

Amatullah
Why does the Quran use "WE" and "HE" in Quran when referring to God (Allah)?

This is a good question and one that Bible readers have also asked about. The term "We" in the Bible and in the Quran is the royal "We" - as an example when the king says, "We decree the following declaration, etc." or, "We are not amused." It does not indicate plural; rather it displays the highest position in the language. English, Persian, Hebrew, Arabic and many languages provide for the usage of "We" for the royal figure. It is helpful to note the same dignity is given to the person being spoken to in English. We say to someone, "You ARE my friend." Yet the person is only one person standing there. Why did we say "ARE" instead of "IS"? The noun "you" is singular and should therefore be associated with a singular verb for the state of being, yet we say, "are." The same is true for the speaker when referring to himself or herself. We say, "I am" and this is also in the royal plural, instead of saying, "I is."

When Allah uses the term "HE" in Quran it is similar to the above answer. The word "He" is used when referring to Allah out of respect, dignity and high status. It would be totally inappropriate to use the word "it" and would not convey the proper understanding of Allah being who Allah is; Alive, Compassionate, Forgiving, Patient, Loving, etc. It is not correct to associate the word "He" with gender, as this would be comparing Allah to the creation, something totally against the teaching of Quran
 
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nizar83

Junior Member
wa aleikum selem

selemu aleikum sister

its not a silly question AT ALL..its very important to know why ALLAH ta3ala's keeps on saying WE in both arabic as other translated versions of the quraan.

the reason why he (ALLAH ta3ala) uses the word WE..is simply to emphasise his royalty..

we use the word we to emphasise his royalty..so thats why its plural..instead of ALLAH ta3ala using I.

inshallah this short info is helpfull for you..

if its not enough...i will send you a video with a small lecture that will explain it more completely inshallah
 
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mymohsin

Pls mak Duwa 4 me
Salamalaykum,

4. QUR’AN USES ‘WE’ FOR ALLAH
Question:

Does Islam believe in several gods because the Qur’an uses the word ‘We’ when God speaks in the Qur’an?

Answer:

Islam is a strictly monotheistic religion. It believes in and adheres to uncompromising monotheism. It believes that God is one, and unique in His attributes. In the Qur’an, God often refers to Himself using the word ‘We’. But this does not mean that Islam believes in the existence of more than one God.

Two types of plural

In several languages, there are two types of plurals, one is a plural of numbers to refer to something that occurs in a quantity of more than one. The other plural is a plural of respect.

a. In the English language, the Queen of England refers to herself as ‘We’ instead of ‘I’. This is known as the ‘royal plural’.
b. Rajiv Gandhi, the ex-Prime Minister of India used to say in Hindi "Hum dekhna chahte hain". "We want to see." ‘Hum’ means ‘We’ which is again a royal plural in Hindi.
c. Similarly in Arabic, when Allah refers to Himself in the Qur’an, He often uses Arabic word 'Nahnu' meaning ‘We’. It does not indicate plural of number but plural of respect.
Tawheed or monotheism is one of the pillars of Islam. The existence and uniqueness of one and only one God is mentioned several times in the Qur’an. For instance in Surah Ikhlas, it says :

"Say He is Allah the One and Only."
[Al-Qur’an 112: 1]

http://www.irf.net/irf/faqonislam/index.htm

Allah Hafiz.
 
*Sana*

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Assalamualaikum WaRahamatullahi WaBarakaatu,

I haven't read everybody elses replies yet so I hope I am not repeating what anyone else has said.

I personally (this is my personal opinion so don't quote me on it) think that it refers to the "Royal We of Power" and not in the plural sense.

To explain using a simple example: I am not sure if you understand Urdu but it is also the same case in Urdu. Many Upper Class people like to refer to themselves as "Hum" (We) instead of "Main" (I).

Open to correction :D Please correct me if I am wrong :shymuslima1:

Wasalaam :)
 
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