Jesus: No Human Father!
Jesus: No Human Father!
Adam: No Human Father or Mother!
A Miraculous Creation
Mary received the news. She raised the question:
قَالَتْ رَبِّ أَنَّى يَكُونُ لِي وَلَدٌ وَلَمْ يَمْسَسْنِي بَشَرٌ قَالَ كَذَلِكِ اللّهُ يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَاء إِذَا قَضَى أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ
سورة آل عمران آية 47
"She said: ' O My Rabb! How shall I have a son when no man has touched
me?" He said: "So, (it will be), for Allah creates what He wills. When He has
decreed something. He says to it only: "Be!"-and it is." (Qur'an 3: 47)
Such Miraculous creation does not make him a "son of God." Adam had neither a father nor a mother. So, should we give him a “Special Divinity”? No one says this.
Thus ponder what Allah said concerning Adam and Jesus, peace be upon them
both:
إِنَّ مَثَلَ عِيسَى عِندَ اللّهِ كَمَثَلِ آدَمَ خَلَقَهُ مِن تُرَابٍ ثِمَّ قَالَ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ
الْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكَ فَلاَ تَكُن مِّن الْمُمْتَرِينَ
سورة آل عمران آية 59-60
"Verily, the likeness of Jesus in Allah's Sight is the likeness of Adam. He created him from dust, then (He) said to him: "Be!"-and he was. (This is) the truth from your Rabb, so be not of those who doubt." (Qur'an 3: 59-60)
And Allah does not beget. He, Most Exalted, says in the Qur'an (19: 88-95):
وَقَالُوا اتَّخَذَ الرَّحْمَنُ وَلَدًا
سورة مريم آية 88
"And they say: "The Most Beneficent (Allah) has begotten a son (or offspring or children)4."
(19: 88)
لَقَدْ جِئْتُمْ شَيْئًا إِدًّا
سورة مريم آية 89
"Indeed you have brought forth (said) a terrible evil thing." (19: 89)
تَكَادُ السَّمَاوَاتُ يَتَفَطَّرْنَ مِنْهُ وَتَنشَقُّ الْأَرْضُ وَتَخِرُّ الْجِبَالُ هَدًّا
سورة مريم آية 90
"Whereby the heavens are almost torn, and the earth is split asunder, and the
mountains fall in ruins." (19: 90)
أَن دَعَوْا لِلرَّحْمَنِ وَلَدًا
سورة مريم آية 91
"
That they ascribe a son (or offspring or children) to the Most Beneficent
(Allah)." (19: 91)
وَمَا يَنبَغِي لِلرَّحْمَنِ أَن يَتَّخِذَ وَلَدًا
سورة مريم آية 92
"But it is not suitable for (the Majesty of) the Most Beneficent (Allah) that He
should beget a son (or offspring or children)." (19: 92)
إِن كُلُّ مَن فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ إِلَّا آتِي الرَّحْمَنِ عَبْدًا
سورة مريم آية 93
"There is none in the heavens and the earth but comes unto the Most
Beneficent (Allah) as a slave." (19: 93)
لَقَدْ أَحْصَاهُمْ وَعَدَّهُمْ عَدًّا
سورة مريم آية 94
"Verily, He knows each one of them, and has counted them a full counting."
(19: 94)
وَكُلُّهُمْ آتِيهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَرْدًا
سورة مريم آية 95
"And everyone of them will come to Him alone on the Day of Resurrection
(without any helper, or protector or defender).” (19: 95)
The Conception:
Mary miraculously conceived Jesus, and delivered a boy under a palm tree:
وَاذْكُرْ فِي الْكِتَابِ مَرْيَمَ إِذِ انتَبَذَتْ مِنْ أَهْلِهَا مَكَانًا شَرْقِيًّا
سورة مريم آية 16
"And mention in the Book (i.e. Qur'an, O Muhammad, the story of) Mary, when
she withdrew in seclusion from her family to a place facing East."
(Qur'an 19: 16).
فَاتَّخَذَتْ مِن دُونِهِمْ حِجَابًا فَأَرْسَلْنَا إِلَيْهَا رُوحَنَا فَتَمَثَّلَ لَهَا بَشَرًا سَوِيًّا
سورة مريم آية 17
"She placed a screen (to screen herself) from them (her family); then We
5 sent to her Our Rouh (angel Gabriel), and he appeared before her in the form of a man in all respects." (Qur'an 19: 17)
قَالَتْ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِالرَّحْمَن مِنكَ إِن كُنتَ تَقِيًّا
سورة مريم آية 18
"She said: 'Verily! I seek refuge with the Most Beneficent (Allah) from you, if
you do fear Allah." (Qur'an 19: 18)
قَالَ إِنَّمَا أَنَا رَسُولُ رَبِّكِ لِأَهَبَ لَكِ غُلَامًا زَكِيًّا
سورة مريم آية 19
"(The angel) said: 'I am only a Messenger from your Rabb, (to announce) to you the gift of a righteous son.' “(Qur'an 19: 19)
قَالَتْ أَنَّى يَكُونُ لِي غُلَامٌ وَلَمْ يَمْسَسْنِي بَشَرٌ وَلَمْ أَكُ بَغِيًّا
سورة مريم آية 20
"She said: 'How can I have a son, when no man has touched me, nor am I
unchaste?' " (Qur'an 19: 20)
قَالَ كَذَلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِ هُوَ عَلَيَّ هَيِّنٌ وَلِنَجْعَلَهُ آيَةً لِلنَّاسِ وَرَحْمَةً مِّنَّا وَكَانَ أَمْرًا مَّقْضِيًّا
سورة مريم آية 21
"He said: 'So (it will be), your Rabb said: 'That is easy for Me (Allah); And (We
wish) to appoint him as a sign to mankind and a mercy from Us (Allah), and it
is a matter (already) decreed , (by Allah).' " (Qur'an 19: 21)
فَحَمَلَتْهُ فَانتَبَذَتْ بِهِ مَكَانًا قَصِيًّا
سورة مريم آية 22
"So she conceived him, and she withdrew with him to a far place (i.e.
Bethlehem valley about 4-6 miles from Jerusalem)." (Qur'an 19: 22)
فَأَجَاءهَا الْمَخَاضُ إِلَى جِذْعِ النَّخْلَةِ قَالَتْ يَا لَيْتَنِي مِتُّ قَبْلَ هَذَا وَكُنتُ نَسْيًا مَّنسِيًّا
سورة مريم آية 23
"And the pains of childbirth drove her to the trunk of a palm-tree. She said:
'Would that I had died before this, and had been forgotten and out of sight!' "
(Qur'an 19: 23)
فَنَادَاهَا مِن تَحْتِهَا أَلَّا تَحْزَنِي قَدْ جَعَلَ رَبُّكِ تَحْتَكِ سَرِيًّا
سورة مريم آية 24
"Then (the babe "Jesus" or Gabriel) cried unto her from below her, saying:
'Grieve not! Your Rabb has provided a water stream under you."
(Qur'an 19:24)
وَهُزِّي إِلَيْكِ بِجِذْعِ النَّخْلَةِ تُسَاقِطْ عَلَيْكِ رُطَبًا جَنِيًّا
سورة مريم آية 25
"And shake the trunk of palm-tree towards you, it will let fall fresh ripe-dates
upon you." (Qur'an 19: 25)
فَكُلِي وَاشْرَبِي وَقَرِّي عَيْنًا فَإِمَّا تَرَيِنَّ مِنَ الْبَشَرِ أَحَدًا فَقُولِي إِنِّي نَذَرْتُ لِلرَّحْمَنِ صَوْمًا فَلَنْ أُكَلِّمَ الْيَوْمَ إِنسِيًّا
سورة مريم آية 26
"So eat and drink, and if you see any human being, say: 'Verily! I have vowed
a fast unto the Most Beneficent (Allah) so I shall not speak to any human being this day.' " (Qur'an 19: 26)
Then she brought the babe "Jesus" to her people. They could not believe what they saw:
فَأَتَتْ بِهِ قَوْمَهَا تَحْمِلُهُ قَالُوا يَا مَرْيَمُ لَقَدْ جِئْتِ شَيْئًا فَرِيًّا
سورة مريم آية 27
"Then she brought him (the baby) to her people, carrying him. They said: 'O
Mary! Indeed you have brought a thing Fariyya (an unheard mighty thing)!' "
(Qur'an 19: 27)
يَا أُخْتَ هَارُونَ مَا كَانَ أَبُوكِ امْرَأَ سَوْءٍ وَمَا كَانَتْ أُمُّكِ بَغِيًّا
سورة مريم آية 28
"O sister (i.e. the like) of 'Aaron
6! Your father was not a man who used to commit adultery, nor was your mother an unchaste woman." (Qur'an 19: 28)
And he spoke in the cradle, explaining himself:
فَأَشَارَتْ إِلَيْهِ قَالُوا كَيْفَ نُكَلِّمُ مَن كَانَ فِي الْمَهْدِ صَبِيًّا
سورة مريم آية 29
"Then she pointed to him. They said: 'How can we talk to one who is a child in
the cradle?' " (Qur'an 19: 29)
قَالَ إِنِّي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ آتَانِيَ الْكِتَابَ وَجَعَلَنِي نَبِيًّا
سورة مريم آية 30
He (Jesus) said: Verily! I am a slave of Allah, He has given me the Scripture
and made me a Prophet.'' (Qur'an 19: 30)
وَجَعَلَنِي مُبَارَكًا أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُ وَأَوْصَانِي بِالصَّلَاةِ وَالزَّكَاةِ مَا دُمْتُ حَيًّا
سورة مريم آية 31
"And He has made me blessed wheresoever I be, and has enjoined on me
prayer, and Zakat (prescribed charity), as long as I live." (Qur'an 19: 31)
وَبَرًّا بِوَالِدَتِي وَلَمْ يَجْعَلْنِي جَبَّارًا شَقِيًّا
سورة مريم آية32
"And dutiful to my mother
7, and made me not arrogant, unblest." (Qur'an 19:32)
وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَيَّ يَوْمَ وُلِدتُّ وَيَوْمَ أَمُوتُ وَيَوْمَ أُبْعَثُ حَيًّا
سورة مريم آية 33
"And Salam (peace) be upon me the day I was born, and the day I die (after his descent to earth prior to the Day of Judgment), and the day I shall be raised alive (i.e. resurrection from his grave after on the Day of Judgment!" (Qur'an 19: 33)
Allah then stresses the reality of Jesus for all of those who have any doubt about him or his Message:
ذَلِكَ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ قَوْلَ الْحَقِّ الَّذِي فِيهِ يَمْتَرُونَ
سورة مريم آية 34
"Such is Jesus, son of Mary, (it is) a statement of truth, about which they doubt (or dispute)." (Qur'an 19: 34)
مَا كَانَ لِلَّهِ أَن يَتَّخِذَ مِن وَلَدٍ سُبْحَانَهُ إِذَا قَضَى أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ
سورة مريم آية 35
"It befits not (the Majesty of) Allah that He should beget a son
8. Glorified (and Exalted be He above all that they associate with Him). When He decrees a thing, He only says to it, "Be"!-and it is." (Qur'an 19: 35)
Jesus was given given revelation (i.e. the original Gospel) fortified with miracles.
People at his time deeply believed in miracles. The manifestation of miracles on the hands of Jesus was to bring people to the belief that he was Allah’s Messenger.
وَيُعَلِّمُهُ الْكِتَابَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ وَالتَّوْرَاةَ وَالإِنجِيلَ
سورة آل عمران آية 48
.
"And He (Allah) will teach him (Jesus) the Book and Al-Hikmah
9, (and) the
Torah and the Gospel." (Qur'an 3: 48)
وَرَسُولاً إِلَى بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنِّي قَدْ جِئْتُكُم بِآيَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ أَنِّي أَخْلُقُ لَكُم مِّنَ الطِّينِ كَهَيْئَةِ الطَّيْرِ فَأَنفُخُ فِيهِ فَيَكُونُ طَيْرًا بِإِذْنِ اللّهِ وَأُبْرِىءُ الأكْمَهَ والأَبْرَصَ وَأُحْيِـي الْمَوْتَى بِإِذْنِ اللّهِ وَأُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا تَأْكُلُونَ وَمَا تَدَّخِرُونَ فِي بُيُوتِكُمْ إِنَّ فِي ذَلِكَ لآيَةً لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
سورة آل عمران آية 49
"And will make him (Jesus) a Messenger to the Children of Israel (saying): "I
have come to you with a sign from your Rabb, that I design for you out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, and breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by Allah’s Leave; and I heal him who was born blind, and the leper, and I bring the dead to life by Allah's Leave.
10 And I inform you of what you eat, and what you store in your houses. Surely, therein is a sign for you, if you believe." (Qur'an 3: 49).
وَمُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيَّ مِنَ التَّوْرَاةِ وَلِأُحِلَّ لَكُم بَعْضَ الَّذِي حُرِّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَجِئْتُكُم بِآيَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ فَاتَّقُواْ اللّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
سورة آل عمران آية 50
"And I have come confirming that which was before me of the Torah, and to
make lawful to you part of what was forbidden to you, and I have come to you with a proof from your Rabb. So fear Allah and obey me." (Qur'an 3: 50)
And a clear Message:
إِنَّ اللّهَ رَبِّي وَرَبُّكُمْ فَاعْبُدُوهُ هَـذَا صِرَاطٌ مُّسْتَقِيمٌ
سورة آل عمران آية 51
"Truly! Allah is my Rabb and your Rabb, so worship Him (Alone). This is the
Straight Path." (Qur'an 3: 51)
The Turning of Hearts to the Message of Jesus:
Jesus (peace be upon him) persevered in inviting people to Allah. By Allah's will, his companions turned to support him when he felt the plots of the disbelievers:
وَإِذْ أَوْحَيْتُ إِلَى الْحَوَارِيِّينَ أَنْ آمِنُواْ بِي وَبِرَسُولِي قَالُوَاْ آمَنَّا وَاشْهَدْ بِأَنَّنَا مُسْلِمُونَ
سورة المائدة آية 111
"And when I (Allah) put in the hearts of the disciples (of Jesus) to believe in Me and My Messenger, they said: "We believe. And bear witness that we are
Muslims (those who submit to Allah's will)." (Qur'an 5: 111)
فَلَمَّا أَحَسَّ عِيسَى مِنْهُمُ الْكُفْرَ قَالَ مَنْ أَنصَارِي إِلَى اللّهِ قَالَ الْحَوَارِيُّونَ نَحْنُ أَنصَارُ اللّهِ آمَنَّا بِاللّهِ وَاشْهَدْ بِأَنَّا مُسْلِمُونَ
رَبَّنَا آمَنَّا بِمَا أَنزَلَتْ وَاتَّبَعْنَا الرَّسُولَ فَاكْتُبْنَا مَعَ الشَّاهِدِينَ
وَمَكَرُواْ وَمَكَرَ اللّهُ وَاللّهُ خَيْرُ الْمَاكِرِينَ
سورة آل عمران آية 52-54
"Then when Jesus came to know of their disbelief (i.e. from the Children of
Israel), he said: 'Who will be my helpers in Allah's Cause?' The disciples said:
'We are the helpers of Allah (his religion); we believe in Allah, and bear
witness that we are Muslims (i.e. we submit to Allah). And they (disbelievers)
plotted (to kill Jesus), and Allah planned too. And Allah is the Best of the
planners." (Qur'an 52-54)
The Qualities of Jesus
He was of human nature, one personality and not three, and a Messenger of Allah:
يَا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ لاَ تَغْلُواْ فِي دِينِكُمْ وَلاَ تَقُولُواْ عَلَى اللّهِ إِلاَّ الْحَقَّ إِنَّمَا الْمَسِيحُ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ رَسُولُ اللّهِ وَكَلِمَتُهُ أَلْقَاهَا إِلَى مَرْيَمَ وَرُوحٌ مِّنْهُ فَآمِنُواْ بِاللّهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وَلاَ تَقُولُواْ ثَلاَثَةٌ انتَهُواْ خَيْرًا لَّكُمْ إِنَّمَا اللّهُ إِلَـهٌ وَاحِدٌ سُبْحَانَهُ أَن يَكُونَ لَهُ وَلَدٌ لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَات وَمَا فِي الأَرْضِ وَكَفَى بِاللّهِ وَكِيلاً
سورة النساء آية 171
"O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Do not exceed the limits in
your religion, nor say of Allah aught but the truth. The Messiah Jesus, son of
Mary, was (no more than) a Messenger of Allah and His Word ("Be!"-and he was) which he bestowed on Mary and a spirit (Rouh) created by Him; so believe in Allah and His Messengers. Say not: 'Three (trinity)! Cease! (It is) better for you. For Allah is (the only) One Ilah (God), Glory be to Him (Far Exalted is He) above having a son. To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on the earth. And Allah is All-Sufficient as a Disposer of affairs." (Qur'an 4: 171)
مَّا الْمَسِيحُ ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ إِلاَّ رَسُولٌ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِهِ الرُّسُلُ وَأُمُّهُ صِدِّيقَةٌ كَانَا يَأْكُلاَنِ الطَّعَامَ انظُرْ كَيْفَ نُبَيِّنُ لَهُمُ الآيَاتِ ثُمَّ انظُرْ أَنَّى يُؤْفَكُونَ
سورة المائدة آية 75
"The Messiah (Jesus) son of Mary, was no more than a Messenger; many were
the Messengers that passed away before him. His mother (Mary) was a
Siddeeqah (i.e. she believed in the Words of Allah and His Books). They both
used to eat food (as any other human being, while Allah does not eat)
11. Look how We make the Aayaat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) clear to them, yet look how they are deluded away (from the truth)." (Qur'an 5: 75)
Although Jesus is a Rouh (spirit) from Allah, this does not mean that Jesus is an attribute of Allah Himself. Allah called Gabriel Rouhana (Our Rouh i.e. Our Spirit) and we know that Gabriel is a created angel, existing, and has his own created qualities. Similarly Allah says about the heavens and the earth that:
وَسَخَّرَ لَكُم مَّا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا مِّنْهُ إِنَّ فِي ذَلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لَّقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ
سورة الجاثية آية 13
"And has subjected to you all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth; it is all as a favor and kindness
from Allah." (Qur'an 45: 13)
Clearly, the heavens and the earth are part of Allah's creation and not part of Allah Himself or an attribute of Him. We also read in the Qur'an: Allah's Messenger, Allah's House (referring to the K'aba in Makkah), etc. The Messenger, the House, etc. are like Allah's Spirit, in the sense that they are created persons or things that are honorable in Allah's Sight. However, when one of the two nouns is Allah and the second is neither a person nor a thing, then it is not a created thing but a quality of Allah e.g. Allah's Knowledge, Allah's Self, etc.
Therefore, Jesus is not an attribute of Allah. In fact Allah declares that those who believe in Jesus as God commit Kufr (disbelief):
لَّقَدْ كَفَرَ الَّذِينَ قَآلُواْ إِنَّ اللّهَ هُوَ الْمَسِيحُ ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ قُلْ فَمَن يَمْلِكُ مِنَ اللّهِ شَيْئًا إِنْ أَرَادَ أَن يُهْلِكَ الْمَسِيحَ ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ وَأُمَّهُ وَمَن فِي الأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا وَلِلّهِ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَاء وَاللّهُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
سورة المائدة آية 17
"Surely, in disbelief are they who say that Allah is the Messiah, son of Mary!
Say (O Muhammad, peace upon him): "Who then has the least power against
Allah, if He were to destroy the Messiah son of Mary, this mother, and all
those who are on the earth together? And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them. He creates what He wills. And Allah is able to do all things." (Qur'an 5: 17)
The method of the creation of Jesus is one of the Signs of Allah showing His Great Ability of Creating as He Wills: from a male and a female (ourselves); from a male without a female (Eve); from a female without a male (Jesus), and from neither a male nor a female (Adam):
وَالَّتِي أَحْصَنَتْ فَرْجَهَا فَنَفَخْنَا فِيهَا مِن رُّوحِنَا وَجَعَلْنَاهَا وَابْنَهَا آيَةً لِّلْعَالَمِينَ
سورة الأنبياء آية 91
"And We made her and her son (Jesus) a sign for Al-'Alameen (mankind and
jinns)." (Qur'an 21: 91)
Jesus has the honor of being a slave of Allah:
لَّن يَسْتَنكِفَ الْمَسِيحُ أَن يَكُونَ عَبْداً لِّلّهِ وَلاَ الْمَلآئِكَةُ الْمُقَرَّبُونَ وَمَن يَسْتَنكِفْ عَنْ عِبَادَتِهِ وَيَسْتَكْبِرْ فَسَيَحْشُرُهُمْ إِلَيهِ جَمِيعًا
سورة النساء آية 172
"The Messiah will never be proud to reject to be a slave to Allah, nor the
angels who are near (to Allah). And whosoever rejects His worship and is
proud, then He will gather them all together unto Himself." (Qur'an 4: 172)
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Footnote:
(4) As the Jews said: Ezra is the "son of Allah,” and the Christians said that Allah has "begotten a son (Christ, peace be upon him), and the pagan Arabs said that He has "begotten daughters (angels, etc.).
The same was said many times in the past, i.e. in the Greek Mythology. Allah is high above what they attribute to Him.
(5) The "
We" refers to Allah Himself. This is for Glorification and Magnification. It is common with Semitic languages for any Monarch to use the "We" and "Us" when referring to himself. In England, people are familiar with the Royal “We” particular for the
Queen herself. To Allah belongs the best example. When Allah says "We" or "Us" no one who is familiar with the Arabic language understands that this refers to "more than one God united in one"! He is One and all of His Attributes describe Himself alone and are not qualities of separate "gods"! He, Allah, is the All-Merciful, The Compassionate, The Provider, and so forth.
(6) The
'Aaron mentioned here is not the brother of Moses, but he was a pious man at the time of Mary, peace be upon her.
(7) It is very strange to read in the Bible statements attributed to Jesus in which he was impolite to his mother! In John 2: 4, it reads: "He said to Mary, "Woman, what have I to do with you". Also in Matthew 12: 47, we find: "Then one said unto Jesus, "Behold, your mother and brethren stand without, desiring to talk to you" But he answered and said, "Who is my mother? And who are my brethren?" Certainly these cannot be the words of a great Prophet who has a great moral character. It is an insult against Jesus that Allah does not accept.
(8) Referring to the slander of Christians against Allah, by saying that Jesus is the son of Allah. In another statement in the Qur'an, Allah says:
وَقَالُواْ اتَّخَذَ اللّهُ وَلَدًا سُبْحَانَهُ بَل لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ كُلٌّ لَّهُ قَانِتُونَ
بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَإِذَا قَضَى أَمْراً فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ
سورة البقرة آية 116-117
"And they (Jews, Christians, and pagans) say: Allah has begotten a son (children or offspring). Glory be to Him (Exalted be above all that they associate with Him). Nay, to Him belongs all that is in heavens and on earth, and all surrender with obedience (in worship) to Him." (Qur'an 116-117).
It has been a common trait in history for mankind to liken Allah to a human in some way or another, but Allah is totally unique. The Prophet Muhammad
(may Allah's Praise and Peace be upon him) said: “Allah said: The son of Adam tells a lie against Me though he has no right to do so, and he abuses Me though he has no right to do so.
As for his telling a lie against Me, it is that he claims that I cannot recreate him as I created him before; and as for his abusing Me, it is his statement that I have a son (or offspring, etc.) No! Glorified be Me! I am far from taking a wife or a son (or offspring etc.”-Reported in the most authentic book of
Hadeeth (sayings, admonitions, actions, approvals, descriptions, etc. of the Prophet Muhammad
, peace be upon him) known as Saheeh al-Bukhari, V. 6, Hadeeth # 9;
(9)Al-Hikmah: the way of understanding and application of religion (worship) and wisdom in dealing with people and calling them to the worship of Allah and the purpose of their creation.
(10) There are those who would say: "but Jesus raised the dead and thus he is God." The fact, however, is that these were miracles performed by Jesus by permission from Allah, his Rabb. According to the Bible statements attributed to Jesus, he said: "I can of mine own
self do nothing". (John 5:30). "The power is given unto me" (Mat 28:18) "I cast devils by the "Spirit (i.e., Will) of God." (Mat. 12:28). "Jesus of Nazareth a man approved of God among you by miracles." (Acts 2:20). "You seek to kill me a man that has told you the truth which I have heard of God" (John 8:40). The man-Prophet Jesus Christ (peace be upon him) was created, and was given Revelation from Allah to call the Israelites to the worship of Allah alone. At the same time, like many Prophets and Messengers before him,
Allah gave him certain miracles to show His Signs to those who were being called to submit to Allah, and in order to make their hearts content and certain.
(11) Jesus and his mother ate the food and walked the streets. Allah does not need anything; He is Self-Sufficient. One would imagine that people who contemplate would recognize this fact and come to the natural conclusion that Divinity is for Allah alone and not a quality of any created being.