plz give me the correct answer, if you know(inshallah)

[allah is with me]

:salam2: brothers and sisters..
well, this question too much confused me ..even that too, d.r zakir naik cleared my question...but , then also i could not understand...well, let me begin my question..
allah(s.w.a) has no gender right?..but, why does in quran , allah(s.w.a) is named as he?..why do we say that he is the most greatest?..allah(s.w.a) has no gender.. but why do we say allah (s.a.w) as (he)? ....hope you give me the correct answer :blackhijab: inshallah

 

[Nayyararsi]

Assalamualaikum In arabic grammer there are only two genders masculine and feminine unlike english where there is also a neutral gender.So everything in arabic has to be given one of the two genders.Now for any object to be of feminine gender it has to fulfill one out of three requirements.one is that it should end with letter ta eg mirwahatun ie fan since it ends with ta so it is feminine.Second is it should end with big alif.Third is that it should be feminine by nature eg ummun ie mother it does not end with ta or alif but since it is feminine by nature so it is feminine.Now if we analyse the word Allah it does not end with ta or alif nor is it feminine by nature but we have to give it a gender so by default we give it masculine gender.For any further queries please feel free to ask.with Allahs help i will try to reply.

 

[ahmed_indian]

Assalamualaikum In arabic grammer there are only two genders masculine and feminine unlike english where there is also a neutral gender.So everything in arabic has to be given one of the two genders.Now for any object to be of feminine gender it has to fulfill one out of three requirements.one is that it should end with letter ta eg mirwahatun ie fan since it ends with ta so it is feminine.Second is it should end with big alif.Third is that it should be feminine by nature eg ummun ie mother it does not end with ta or alif but since it is feminine by nature so it is feminine.Now if we analyse the word Allah it does not end with ta or alif nor is it feminine by nature but we have to give it a gender so by default we give it masculine gender.For any further queries please feel free to ask.with Allahs help i will try to reply.

jazaak Allah khair

 

[Javed Asghar]

Assalaam brother,
You have put forth a typical question that doesn't have any substance in itself. I beg you pardon but pondering upon such questions is sheer wastage of time. Anyway I would like to clarify it from my point of view in the simplest manner. Firstly, Allah has conveyed his massage to us in the manner we can understand better. 'HE' has universally been accepted as a primary gender throughout the human history, therefore it is quite natural and harmonized expression. Secondly, 'HE', in its scope and nature, is very broad and exhaustive that in fact covers all genders. For example we always use HE for mankind or men at large. We never use she. HE has a very broad expression. So, in fact there are two he's where one 'he' exclusively denotes to male gender. Not knowing the difference between the two perhaps creating confusion in your mind.
Thirdly, do you have any suggestion in this regard for replacing HE with any other expression. Fourthly, Allah has used this word for himself, then , don't you think we must understand and interpret the same in a broader manner and beyond gender. Fifthly, do not you think we, as a mankind, do have limitated expressions, depending upon our knowledge at a particular time. NOW, my humble advise to you is to divert your energies towards questions that are more substantive in nature. Lastly I apologise if I hurt you.
Salaam.

 

[mufakkir]

Assalaam brother,
You have put forth a typical question that doesn't have any substance in itself. I beg you pardon but pondering upon such questions is sheer wastage of time. Anyway I would like to clarify it from my point of view in the simplest manner. Firstly, Allah has conveyed his massage to us in the manner we can understand better. 'HE' has universally been accepted as a primary gender throughout the human history, therefore it is quite natural and harmonized expression. Secondly, 'HE', in its scope and nature, is very broad and exhaustive that in fact covers all genders. For example we always use HE for mankind or men at large. We never use she. HE has a very broad expression. So, in fact there are two he's where one 'he' exclusively denotes to male gender. Not knowing the difference between the two perhaps creating confusion in your mind.
Thirdly, do you have any suggestion in this regard for replacing HE with any other expression. Fourthly, Allah has used this word for himself, then , don't you think we must understand and interpret the same in a broader manner and beyond gender. Fifthly, do not you think we, as a mankind, do have limitated expressions, depending upon our knowledge at a particular time. NOW, my humble advise to you is to divert your energies towards questions that are more substantive in nature. Lastly I apologise if I hurt you.
Salaam.

MashaAllah a very good response. However, in all fairness i do not think it was a question without substance. The poster asked a question which has obviously confused them. To some it may seem trivial and irrelevent but a question is a question and one which should be viewed in the spirit of 'Fas Aloo Ahlal Dhikri In Kuntum Laa Ta'lamoon (Ask those who know if you do not know!".
There is an incident in the Seerah (the reference escapes me) where a man came and asked a question which had very little substance and benefit and so some of the Sahaaba rebuked and laughed at the man. The Prophet (pbuh) rebuked them all and said there is never a 'useless' question; if you do not know you must ask.

Was Salaam

 

[Happy 2BA Muslim]

:salam2:

Allah says: “He created the pairs, male and female.” [Sûrah al-Najm: 45]

Allah is the Creator of both sexes. We do not attribute being male or being female to Allah. We only describe Allah as He describes himself or as His Prophet (peace be upon him) describes Him.

The primary reason that the pronoun “He” is used to refer to Allah is that He chooses to use the pronoun for Himself.

It is also in conformity with the dictates of the Arabic language in which the Qur’ân was revealed. Indeed, Allah says: “Verily this is a revelation from the Lord of the Worlds. With it came down the Faithful Spirit to your heart – so that you may be among those who give warning – in a clear Arabic tongue.” [Sûrah al-Shu`arâ’: 192-195]

In the Arabic language, there in no pronoun with a neutral gender equivalent to the English “it”. (Even in English, this neutral gendered pronoun is not to be used for beings possessing the attributes of knowledge, power and will. In English, it would be a sign of disrespect to use the pronoun “it” in such a context.)

In Arabic, when the gender of the subject is unknown or unspecified or when the subject is plural and contains both male and female individuals, the masculine pronoun will be used. In Arabic, the masculine pronoun is the default pronoun. It does not have to imply masculinity. It can be used by a speaker without masculinity being intended.

By contrast, female pronouns like “she” in Arabic are used exclusively when the subject is female. Feminine pronouns cannot be used in any other context. Therefore, it is obvious why the pronoun “she” would not be used to refer to Allah, since that would indeed be specifying a gender.

And Allah knows best.

:salam2: