In the name of Allah, most gracious and most merciful
Allah's son : We would like to know his saying in the Bible "Allah's son alleges ( Matthew 5:8-Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. 9-Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children God. , 44-But I say unto you Love your enemies, bless them that curse you , do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you ; . 45- That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. )
whereas Jesus applied the expression of
"Allah's sons" for makers of peace & good persons who follow what he mentioned & also applied the expression of "Father" for Allah as regards them. Whereas any one who do goodness & exert an effort for the peace is deemed as son of Allah as per language of Bible. In fact it is a metaphorical sonship & not an actual son ship same as saying of Paul in (2 Timothy) :
“1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus, 2 To Timothy, a beloved son “
that (pemothous) is not a son of Paul because Paul did not marry. He is his son means his Pupil. The use of "son" for believing & clearness is a common matter in all languages & all nations since an old time. Whereas the teacher calls his pupil "My son" & the elder deems the younger as his son. The doctor deems the patient boy as "his son" & Governor considers the people as his sons & preacher deems the preached people as his sons.
Even in the church if they see a monk or a priest they call him "Our father" while, he is not their actual father but they intend to give him some status of father as regards pity & kindness & they consider themselves, in respecting him, as his sons. All such expressions are metaphorical & well known in various languages. The actual meaning of the expression of "Son" is the one who was born of parents' sperm.... The expression "Allah's Son" that must be interpreted to mean the "good" is proved by what is said in (Mark is 15:39) “ So when the centurion, who stood opposite Him, saw that He cried out like this and breathed His last, he said, "Truly this Man was the Son of God!"
& the same in (Luke 23:47) “So when the centurion saw what had happened, he glorified God, saying, "Certainly this was a righteous Man!"
whereas the expression "Pious" stated in (Luke) instead of the expression of "Allah's Son" in (Mark). The expression "Allah's Son" is used in respect of the "good" for persons other than Jesus, while the expression "Satan's Son" is used in respect of the licentious. And as stated in (John 8:41-42,44)
“ 41 You do the deeds of your father." Then they said to Him, "We were not born of fornication; we have one Father--God." 42 Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I proceeded forth and came from God; nor have I come of Myself, but He sent Me. ... 44 You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.”
when they did not believe Jesus & hated him, the Satan was their father because they obeyed him . The metaphorical meaning for the fatherhood of Allah & fatherhood is supported by what is stated in " 1 John 3)
"9-Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God."
and we find the same in (The Genesis 1) " 27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.”
speaking about the creation of human being .. but the Holy Koran says in (التين 4).
“لَقَدغ، خَلَقغ،نَا ظ±لغ،إِنسَظ°نَ فِيظ“ أَحغ،سَنِ تَقغ،وِيم (4)”
“4. We have certainly created man in the best of stature;” surah At-Tin
So here the Koranic expression is better & more accurate than the expression of the old Testament. Whereas the God Almighty has no picture because as Holy Koran said about him:
" لَيغ،سَ كَمِثغ،لِهِغ¦ شَيغ،ءظغ– " (11).
“There is nothing like unto Him 11” (surah Ash-Shura
also, the expression "Allah's Son" was applied to other persons han Jesus in many situations in the two Testament Books including (Luke 3)
“ 38 the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God. “
Adam, the son of Allah). If non-father birth requisites Godness, Adam would have been entitled to it because he has neither father nor mother. And whereas no body is divined & such is not necessitated from his sonship to God, the same matter, as a priority, should not be for Jesus because he has a mother.
Also, we find in (Exodus 4):
“22 Then you shall say to Pharaoh, 'Thus says the Lord: "Israel is My son, My firstborn. “
And in (2 Samuel 7:14) Allah saying in respect of Suleiman “ 14- I will be his Father, and he shall be My son.”. And (1 Chronicles 28) “6 Now He said to me, 'It is your son Solomon who shall build My house and My courts; for I have chosen him to be My son, and I will be his Father. “
and (Tathina 14) About the Children of Israel “1 You are the children of the Lord your God”
and also find in (Hosea 11). “1 "When Israel was a child, I loved him, And out of Egypt I called My son. “
There is no one says that Suleiman was a God or that he is son fo God. This is in addition to identification of "Allah's Son) as stated in (John 1), “12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: “
then said by (1 John 5) “1 Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God,”
. So, do each one who believes in Jesus, as stated in John message, is a deity united with human nature whereas he is born of Allah. It is not intended from applying of "Allah's Son" to Adam & prophets of the Israelites & all of the Israelites and all believers of Jesus that they are Gods. So also such matter does not necessitate that Jesus is a God and we find in the Baptism of Jesus (Baptism means human being admits his sins), then comes to Yahya s/o Zakariya as stated (Luke 3) “3 And he went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins, “
and that he ( preches with Baptism ...) . For washing in Jordan water as a sign of cleanliness. It is said by ( Matthew 3). “ 16 When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. 17 And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."
There is no doubt that Allah is far above sins & need of Baptism and cleanliness. We also find in the (Genesis 6).
“2 that the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves of all whom they chose. “
This means that all Adam's Sons are sons of Allah but Adam's sons could not be Gods.
to be continued…
By: Al-Athram