LessonsThe Prophet’s Excellence and the Obedience of AngelsQuiz

وَمَا زَعَمَ عَبَدَةُ الْأَصْنَامِ أَنَّهُمْ بَنَاتُ اللَّهِ مُحَالٌ بَاطِلٌ
The idolaters' claim that they are God's daughters is impossible and false.

God is self-sufficient and unlike created beings. Offspring implies creaturely parentage, generation, and a shared kind; none can properly be applied to God. Calling an exalted luminous creature God's child confuses Creator and creation rather than expressing a true honor.

Angelic dignity rests in their worship, obedience, and commissioned service. Ascribing divine lineage neither adds to that dignity nor rests upon revelation.

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Rejecting claims of divine offspring

The Prophet’s Excellence and the Obedience of Angels

وَمَا زَعَمَ عَبَدَةُ الْأَصْنَامِ أَنَّهُمْ بَنَاتُ اللَّهِ مُحَالٌ بَاطِلٌ
The idolaters' claim that they are God's daughters is impossible and false.

God is self-sufficient and unlike created beings. Offspring implies creaturely parentage, generation, and a shared kind; none can properly be applied to God. Calling an exalted luminous creature God's child confuses Creator and creation rather than expressing a true honor.

Angelic dignity rests in their worship, obedience, and commissioned service. Ascribing divine lineage neither adds to that dignity nor rests upon revelation.