Surah Al-Kahf – Verses 4 - 5 وَيُنْذِرَ الَّذِينَ قَالُوا...

Surah Al-Kahf – Verses 4 - 5 وَيُنْذِرَ الَّذِينَ قَالُوا اتَّخَذَ اللَّهُ وَلَداً مَا لَهُم بِهِ مِنْ عِلْمٍ وَلاَ لاِبَآئِهِمْ كَبُرَتْ كَلِمَةً تَخْرُجُ مِنْ أَفْوَاهِهِمْ إِن يَقُولُونَ إِلاَّ كَذِباً 4. “And to warn those who say: ‘Allah has taken (to Himself) a son’.” 5. “They have no knowledge of it, nor had their fathers, Grievous is the word that comes out of their mouths.

They speak naught but a lie.” There was mentioned a warning in the previous holy verse, yet because of the importance of the deviation of polytheists concerning the idea that ‘Allah has taken (to Himself) a son’, the warning has been repeated again in this verse. Regarding other verses of the Qur’an, too, the accusation of taking son unto Allah had been counted a great slender which was spread about among polytheists. The Christians spoke of: ‘the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost’, too.

The Jews also considered Ezra as God’s son. Polytheists thought of the angels as the daughters of God, while this belief adapts neither with reality nor with logic and wisdom.

However, in this holy verse, the Qur’an has referred to one of the common deviations of the opponents of Islam, among these opponents are the Christians, the Jews and polytheists, where it says: “And to warn those who say: ‘Allah has taken (to Himself) a son’.” This verse warns both the Christians for the belief that Messiah is the son of God, and the Jews for having the belief that Ezra is God’s son, and polytheists for that they consider the angels as God’s daughters.

Then, in order to make futile such baseless and false claims, the Qur’an pays to a basic principle, and says: “They have no knowledge of it, nor had their fathers…” They say this meaning, while by which they utter a great vain thing without having any knowledge. The verse continues saying: “…Grievous is the word that comes out of their mouths...” Allah, and being a body? Allah, and having a son? Allah and having material needs? Allah, and being limited? How terrible words they are!

Yes, it is such that: “…They speak naught but a lie.” Surah Al-Kahf – Verse 6 فَلَعَلَّكَ بَاخِعٌ نَّفْسَكَ عَلَي ءَاثَارِهِم إِن لَّمْ يُؤْمِنُوا بِهذَا الْحَدِيثِ أَسَفاً 6. “Then maybe you will fret yourself to death with grief, following after them, if they do not believe in this Message (the Qur’an).” The Arabic term /asaf/ indicates to a stage of sorrow more intensive than grief. This verse refers to the utmost sympathy of the prophets.

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