Assalamu Alaikum
Whenever it
is said Jesus is a Muslim, Christians use the counter argument by saying Jesus
called God father can Muslims say God is the father? They somehow think this is
a strong argument that would silence Muslims.
What does
the Qur’an say on this matter? Let us find out.
Say,
"He is Allah, [who is] One. Allah, the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets
nor is born, Nor is there to Him any equivalent. [Surah 112:1-4]
From the
above Surah we read, Allah Swt “neither begets nor is born” hence, the notion
of having a child does not befit His Majesty. To be honest this Surah is sufficient
to close their argument however, let us expose the reality to why they call God
their father.
1 Say
[Prophet], ‘It has been revealed to me that a group of jinn once listened in
and said, “We have heard a wondrous Qur’an,
2 that gives
guidance to the right path, and we have come to believe it––We shall never set
up partners with our Lord––
3 and that He––exalted
be the glory of our Lord!––has neither spouse nor child.
4 Outrageous
things have been said about God by the foolish among us,
5 although
we had thought that no man or jinn would [dare to] tell a lie about Him.
6 Men have
sought refuge with the jinn in the past, but they only misguided them further.
[Surah 72:1-6]
Here Allah
Swt has revealed the conversation between Jinn’s after listening to the recitation
of Prophet Muhammed Pbuh of the Quran. Our focus will be on verses 3 to 6 regarding
this paper. Verse 3 reads Allah Swt has no consort nor child. Verse 4 reads outrageous
things have been said about Allah Swt by the “foolish” among us. Questions is,
who is this foolish among us referring to? Let us find out from the Tafseer.
And that the
foolish among us used to utter against Allah that which was an enormity in
falsehood.
Mujahid,
‘Ikrimah, Qatadah and As-Suddi, all said, the foolish among us} “They
were referring to Iblis.”
[Ibn Kathir
Tafseer Abridged Vol 10 pp. 195]
Tafseer Ibn
Kathir explains verse 4 “foolish among us” is referring to Iblis [Satan]. Note
it also carries the meaning of everyone in the category who claims Allah Swt
has a spouse or a son [ibid 196].
Moving to verses
5 and 6, the idea men and jinn would lie about Allah Swt was an unimaginable thing.
Furthermore, men took jinn as refuge only to be misguided.
Let us break
this down :
·
Allah
Swt has no consort nor son.
·
The
foolish one known as Iblis lied about Allah Swt.
·
Man
and jinn lied about Allah Swt.
·
Man
took refuge in jinn only to be misguided.
Keep the
above points in mind as we will revisit them In Shaa Allah.
They have
asserted, ‘God has a child.’ May He be exalted! No! Everything in the heavens
and earth belongs to Him, everything devoutly obeys His will. [Surah 2:116]
Yet they
made the jinn partners with God, though He created them, and without any true
knowledge they attribute sons and daughters to Him. Glory be to Him! He is far higher
than what they ascribe to Him, [Surah 6:100]
And to warn those who say, "Allah has taken a son." They have no knowledge of it, nor had their forefathers. Grave is the word that comes out of their mouths; they speak not except a lie. [Surah 18:4-5]
And they say, “The Most Merciful has
taken to himself a son.” Be He glorified; they are but honored servants. [Surah
21:26]
The above
verses alongside many others which I have not listed are clear, Allah Swt does
not have any offspring and attributing sons and daughters to him is clear cut blasphemy. Notice in Surah 18 v5,
Allah Swt tells us “they have no knowledge nor their forefathers” showing this
is an ancient teaching or saying which has been passed on throughout generations.
In others word they lie about Allah Swt.
Now let us
go back to the previous points we made from Surah 72
·
Allah
Swt has no consort nor son.
·
The
foolish one known as Iblis lied about Allah Swt.
·
Man
and jinn lied about Allah Swt.
·
Man
took refuge in jinn only to be misguided.
Allah Swt
has no consort nor son, and Satan [Iblis] would lie He Almighty did have a consort
and son to his followers i.e. the jinns. These same jinns were taken as refuge
by men who would listen to them and spread their lies to other men hence, this
tradition of lies initially started by Satan.
Saying Allah
Swt has a consort or offspring is a direct teaching from Satan [Iblis] when the
Old or New Testament says God is the father, we are not to take this as some sort
of divine decree sanctioned by Allah Swt for the people of ancient times and
say it was allowed once so its ok to say God is the father.
Allah Swt
has given no authority to call him father at any time. This is clear from the Qur’an
e.g. Surah 18:4-5. In fact, the Qur’an taught
Prophet Muhammed Pbuh what to say regarding this matter.
Say:
“If the Merciful One had a son, I would have been the first one to worship
him.”(Surah 43:81)
[Commentary]
It means: My
rejection of somebody’s being God’s offspring and my refusal to worship those
whom you regard as His offspring is not due to any stubbornness and obduracy.
My reason for the refusal is only this that God has no son or daughter, and
your such beliefs are against the reality; otherwise I am such a faithful
servant of my Lord that if at all the reality had been the same as you state I
would have submitted myself in worship before you.
Muslim
cannot call Allah Swt father since no such authority has been given. Allah Swt
condemns those who say Allah Swt has offspring. The idea Allah Swt having
consort or sons is an innovated lie first started by Satan [Iblis] who passed
it to his followers [jinns] who passed it down to men who took refuge in them.
We can
conclude when Jesus called God his father this is nothing other than a Satanic
teaching added to their bible. Muslim do not utter the words of Satan unlike
Christians hence, we do not call Allah Swt the father rather HE is our Rabb. Allah
Swt tell us in the Qur’an about himself.
He is God:
there is no god other than Him. It is He who knows what is hidden as well as
what is in the open, He is the Lord of Mercy, the Giver of Mercy. He is God:
there is no god other than Him, the Controller, a the Holy One, Source of
Peace, Granter of Security, Guardian over all, the Almighty, the Compeller, the
Truly Great; God is far above anything they consider to be His partner. He is
God: the Creator, the Originator, the Shaper. The best names belong to Him.
Everything in the heavens and earth glorifies Him: He is the Almighty, the
Wise. [Surah 59-22-24]
Notice father
is missing? Nowhere in the entire Quran will you find Allah Swt telling the
believers he is their father, rather this ideology is condemned calling Him the
father. This is nothing but Satanic.
Question is, why is Rabb mentioned in the Quran instead of
Abb. What does Rabb mean? The following information is written by AbdurRahman taken
from this website
الرَّبّ Ar-Rabb (the
Lord and Nurturer) the Lord and Master who has none like Him in His Lordship,
the One Who nurtures and rectifies the affairs of the creation by the favours
which He showers upon them, the Sovereign Owner Who alone creates and commands,
the One Who controls the affairs and grants blessings, the One Who nurtures,
the Creator, the Provider, the One Who aids and the One Who guides.
[Source: The Ninety-Nine Names of Allaah – Dawud Burbank [Audio|En] &
Transcribed PDF]
—
The Meaning of Ar-Rabb,
the Lord
Ar-Rabb is the owner who has full authority over
his property. Ar-Rabb, linguistically means, the master or the one
who has the authority to lead. All of these meanings are correct for Allah.
When it is alone, the word Rabb is used only for Allah. As for
other than Allah, it can be used to say Rabb Ad-Dar, the master of
such and such object. Further, it was reported that Ar-Rabb is
Allah’s Greatest Name.
Source : Tafseer Ibn Kathir, Surah
Fathiha, Dar-us-salam English publication
–
Shaikh Saalih ibn Saalih
al-Fawzaan haafidhahullaah said in Sharh Usool-ith-Thalaathah:
And Ar-Rabb (the Lord) is the One
Who is worshipped,
and the proof is His saying, He the
Most High:
يَا أَيُّهَا
النَّاسُ اعْبُدُوا
رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِي
خَلَقَكُمْ وَالَّذِينَ
مِن قَبْلِكُمْ
لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ
الَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ
الْأَرْضَ فِرَاشًا
وَالسَّمَاءَ بِنَاءً
وَأَنزَلَ مِنَ
السَّمَاءِ مَاءً
فَأَخْرَجَ بِهِ
مِنَ الثَّمَرَاتِ
رِزْقًا لَّكُمْ
ۖ فَلَا
تَجْعَلُوا لِلَّهِ
أَندَادًا وَأَنتُمْ
تَعْلَمُونَ
O mankind, single out your Lord with
all worship, He Who created you and those who came before you so that you may
be dutiful to Him, seeking to avoid His anger and His punishment. He Who made
the earth a resting place for you and the sky a canopy, and He sent down from
the clouds rain, and He brought out with it crops and fruits from the earth as
provision for you, so do not set up rivals for Allaah whilst you know that you
have no Lord besides Him.
[2:21-22] (#9)
[#9]: His saying, “And Ar-Rabb (the
Lord) is the One Who is worshipped”: meaning, He is the One Who deserves to
be worshipped, as for other than Him, then it does not deserve worship, because
it is not a Lord. This is the intent of the speech of the Shaikh rahimahullaah
in his saying, “Ar-Rabb (the Lord) is the One Who is worshipped”,
meaning He is the One Who deserves worship. Then also it is not sufficient that
a person just affirms Ar-Ruboobiyyah (Lordship), rather he
must affirm Al-‘Uboodiyyah (Allaah’s deserving all worship),
He the Perfect and Most High, and he must carry it out making it purely and
sincerely for Him, the Perfect and Most High. So since he has affirmed that He
is Ar-Rabb (the Lord) then it is binding upon him to affirm
that he is Al-Ma‘bood (the One Who therefore deserves to be
worshipped), and that others besides Him do not deserve anything from worship.
Source : Sharh Usool-ith-Thalaathah –
Explanation of the Three Fundamental Principles – of Imaam Muhammad ibn ‘Abdil-Wahhaab [1115-1206
H], Explained by Shaikh Saalih ibn Saalih al-Fawzaan haafidhahullaah, Lesson
20: The Lord is the One Who is Worshipped; The Meaning and Types of
Worship (And Ar-Rabb (the Lord) is the One Who is worshipped…)
–
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ
الْعَالَمِينَ
<<All the praises and thanks be to Allâh, the Lord
of the ‘Alamîn (mankind, jinns and all that exists)>>.
(Surah Faathiha v.2)
(V.1:2) Lord: The
actual word used in the Qur’ân is Rabb. There is no proper
equivalent for Rabb in the English language. It means the One
and the Only Lord for all the universe, its Creator, Owner, Organizer,
Provider, Master, Planner, Sustainer, Cherisher, and Giver of security. Rabb is
also one of the Names of Allâh.
Source : Surah Fatiha –
Translation of the meanings of The Noble Qur’an , in the English Language , By
Dr. Muhammad Taqiuddeen al-Hilaalee and Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan
As you have read the word Rabb supersedes Abb [father] by
many folds. The title father come nowhere closes to Rabb. Father is a earthy
title given to the male who in most cases may not even act like one and we see
those example specifically in the west. Father is a superficial, apparent title
which can have its flaws whereas Rabb is flawless and is above the title
father.
Conclusion :
Christians
have been practising the teaching of Satan for centuries assuming this is from
God. Allah Swt tells us in the Qur’an how they write their own book claiming it’s
from Allah Swt.
So woe to
those who write something down with their own hands and then claim, ‘This is
from God,’ in order to make some small gain. Woe to them for what their hands
have written! Woe to them for all that they have earned! [Surah 2:79]
This takes
us back to Surah 72:6 men would seek refuge with jinn, and they would teach
them God has offsprings, a direct Satanic teaching.
We Muslims refrain from such blasphemy.
