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" Commentary : After rejecting all the partners of the polytheists, in calling the polytheists' attention to His magnitude and His blessings, the Qur'an implies that Allah made the night dark and the day illuminated so that they may find silence and comfort during the night and make their living and earn their sustenance during the day. The verse says: " He it is Who appointed for you the night that you rest in it, and the day giving light.

..." Truly, these are clear proofs and reasons attesting to the Unity of Allah, the Glorified, for no one else is able to do all this. The verse continues saying: "... Verily there are signs in it for people who hearken. " Commentary : Verse 68 (68) قالُوا اتَّخَذَ اللَّهُ وَلَداً سُبْحانَهُ هُوَ الْغَنِيُّ لَهُ ما فِي السَّماواتِ وَ ما فِي الْأَرْضِ إِنْ عِنْدَكُمْ مِنْ سُلْطانٍ بِهذا أَ تَقُولُونَ عَلَى اللَّهِ ما لا تَعْلَمُونَ " They say, 'Allah has begotten a son! ' Glory be to Him!

He is Self- Sufficient! His is whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth! No warrant have you for this! Do you say about Allah what you do not know '" Commentary : 'To beget a son' signifies 'to be the father of someone, which differs from giving birth and having children. The polytheists considered the angels as the daughters of Allah, and the Jews took "Ezra" as an offspring of Allah, while the Christians called Jesus the Son of Allah.

Allah is neither afraid of being lonely so as to want to adopt an offspring, nor does He need any heir to adopt a son. He also does not need any help so that He chooses an assistant, nor does He need to ensure the survival of His species, so He does not need a son. The verse says: " They say, 'Allah has begotten a son! 'Glory be to Him! He is Self- Sufficient!

..." This phrase, means that Allah is absolutely self sufficient and He is absolutely far from what they say, because whatever is in the heavens and on the earth are His and fall under His command. The verse says: "... His is whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth! ..." Thus He absolutely does not need to have a son, for begetting offspring is to relieve oneself from one's lack of ability and weakness or to enrich oneself and get rid of poverty, but Allah is free from all this.

If it is impossible for Him to have a real son, it is also impossible for Him to adopt a stepson and there are no reasons to support the authenticity of this claim. It says: "... No warrant have you for this!

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