قُلْ إِن كَانَ لِلرَّحْمَـٰنِ وَلَدٌۭ فَأَنَا۠ أَوَّلُ ٱلْعَـٰبِدِينَ ٨١
Say, [O Muhammad], "If the Most Merciful had a son, then I would be the first of [his] worshippers."
قُلْ إِن كَانَ لِلرَّحْمَـٰنِ وَلَدٌۭ فَأَنَا۠ أَوَّلُ ٱلْعَـٰبِدِينَ ٨١
Say, [O Muhammad], "If the Most Merciful had a son, then I would be the first of [his] worshippers."
Allah has no Offspring Allah says: Allah says, قُلْSay, -- (`O Muhammad') -- إِن كَانَ لِلرَّحْمَنِ وَلَدٌ فَأَنَا أَوَّلُ الْعَابِدِينَIf the Most Gracious had a son, then I am the first of the worshippers.meaning, `if this were so, then I would worship Him on that basis, because I am one of His servants; I obey all that He commands me and I am not too arrogant or proud to worship Him.'This conditional phrase does not mean that what is described could happen nor that is possible as Allah says:لَّوْ أَرَادَ اللَّهُ أَن يَتَّخِذَ وَلَداً لاَّصْطَفَى مِمَّا يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَأءُ سُبْحَـنَهُ هُوَ اللَّهُ الْوَحِدُ الْقَهَّارُHad Allah willed to take a son, He could have chosen whom He willed out of those whom He created. But glory be to Him! He is Allah, the One, the Irresistible. (39:4).Allah says here:سُبْحَانَ رَبِّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالاَْرْضِ رَبِّ الْعَرْشِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ
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