God begets not, nor is he begotten (Qur'an, 112:3)

[mobkem]

Muslims believe, that Jesus was one of the

mightiest messengers of God that he was the

Christ, that he was born miraculously without any

male intervention (which many modern-day

Christians do not believe today), that he gave

life to the dead by God's permission and that he

healed those born blind and the lepers by God's

permission. In fact, no Muslim is a Muslim if he

or she does not believe in Jesus!
What will also surprise the christians is the

fact that the Muslim does not take the holy name

of Jesus, in his own language, without saying

Eesa, alaihi assalam ("Jesus, peace be upon

him").

God begets not, nor is he begotten (Qur'an,

112:3)

Evidence from the Qur’an

A common mistake among people is their thinking

of God as a super human being somewhere up in the

sky. Then they attribute all kinds of human

activity and relationships to God as if He was

like human beings. Once it is clear that humans

have children, such people conclude that God has

children too. But God declares this idea to be

false.

God tells us in His Book that there is nothing

like Him (see surah 42:11). God also says that

there is nothing comparable unto Him (112:4).

Surely, God is not a physical being. God tells

us:

"Vision comprehends Him not, but He

comprehends (all) vision� (Qur’an 6:103).

God declares that those who impute sons and

daughters to Him do so falsely and without

knowledge (see surah 6:100). The Qur’an appeals

to our reason by saying:

“The Originator of the heavens and the earth!

How can He have a child when he has no consort,

when He created all things and is Aware of all

things?� (6:101)

This is in obvious reply to those who may claim

that God has a literal son or daughter, terms

which in human languages mean the offspring of a

pair.

Some may say, however, that God can produce a

child without having a consort. In that case,

you are not speaking of a child but a creature of

God. In any case, God declares that He begets

not, nor is He begotten (surah 112:3).

Some may say that God has adopted a child. God

declares that this idea too lacks reason. Since

everyone already belongs to God, what then is the

point of adopting? God says:

“And they say: Allah has taken unto Himself a

son. Be He glorified! Nay, but whatsoever is in

the heaven and the earth are His. All are

subservient unto Him. The originator of the

heavens and the earth! When He decrees a thing,

He says unto it only: Be! and it is� (2:116-117).

The idea that people should be called children of

God is an erroneous one. Why not call them what

they are? They are mortals of God’s creating.

To those who say, “We are the sons of Allah and

His loved ones,� Allah tells us to say as

follows: “Why then does He chastise you for your

sins? Nay, you are but mortals of His creating�

(5:18).

God is not like humans to need children. God

declares that He is self-sufficient. He has no

need for such things (Qur’an 10:68).

It just so happens that people have a tendency to

regard righteous persons as children of God. But

God instructs us to call them not His children,

but His righteous servants. God says:

“And they say: The Beneficent has taken unto

Himself a son. Be He glorified! Nay, but (those

whom they call sons) are honoured slaves; they

speak not until He has spoken, and they act by

His command� (21:26-27).

In the next part we shall see that one such

righteous servant of Allah is called Son of God

by the people, although he himself did not call

himself by this title but continually made it

known that he is a servant of Allah.

[Wyvern]

Why are you trying to use the koran to discredit christianity? It makes about as much sense as using the book of mormon to discredit islam.

[JoeyKnothead]

Ya'd think if there was any validity to these claims the poster wouldn't have to present them in a subforum where we are asked not to debate.

[mobkem]

My purpose is not a distortion of the Bible, but in which the distortion and I would quote the Bible

[McCulloch]

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