Al-Kahf 18:4
The Cave · Meccan · Juz 15 · Page 293
Those Who Say “Allah Has a Son”
وَيُنذِرَ ٱلَّذِينَ قَالُواْ ٱتَّخَذَ ٱللَّهُ وَلَدࣰا ٤
And to warn those who say: Allah hath chosen a son.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
And to warn those who say: “Allah has taken a son.”
Insight
According to Elmalılı, this includes those who called the angels Allah’s daughters and those who call the Messiah the son of Allah.
Reflect
Reflect that Allah needs nothing.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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