الأربعاء، 4 سبتمبر 2013
IsJesus The Son Of God?
Is Jesus The Son Of God?
IsJesus The Son Of God?
“Teabing Declared, ‘until that moment
in history, Jesus was viewed by his followers asa mortal
prophet … a great and powerful man, but a man
nonetheless, A mortal.’
‘Not the son of God?’
‘Right,’ Teabing Said. “ (Da Vinci Code page 315)
Lets see what the HolyQuran has to say.
The Quran says
“Hebegetteth not, nor is He begotten;” (Quran 112:3)
Furthermorethe Holy Quran condemns this idea of God begetting a son in very strong terms.
“Theysay: "((Allah)) Most Gracious has begotten a son!”
“Indeed ye have put forth a thing most monstrous!”
“At it the skies are ready to burst, the earth to splitasunder, and the mountains to fall down in utter ruin,”
“That they should invoke a son for (Allah) Most Gracious.”
“For it is not consonant with the majesty of (Allah)Most Gracious that He should beget a son.” (Quran 19:88-92)
Because begetting is ananimal act and one cannot attribute such lowly functions to Almighty God who isthe creator of the universe. In the catechism of the church it says
“Jesus is the only begottenson of God, Begotten not Made”
Lets see what the Bible hasto say.
According to the Bible, Godhas got sons by tons.
It’s mentioned in the Bible:
“That the sons of God saw the daughters ofmen……” (Genesis 6:2)
“……when the sons of God came in unto thedaughters of men….”(Genesis 6:4)
“……Thus saith the LORD, Israelis my son, even my firstborn:” (Exodus 4:22)
“…....for I am a father to Israel,and Ephraim is my firstborn.” (Jeremiah 31:9)
“……..which was the son of Adam, which was the son ofGod.” (Luke 3:38)
“ I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said untome, Thou art my Son; this day
have I begotten thee.” (Psalms 2:7)
God also says to David
“26 He will call out to me,'You are my Father, my God, the Rock my Savior.' 27I willalso appoint him my firstborn, the most exalted of the kings of theearth. (Psalms 89:26-27)
So we can see that from theabove quoted verses that in the idiom of the Jews. Every Righteous person isthe son of God. But the common verse quoted to show the difference betweenJesus and other “sons” of God is
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begottenSon, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but haveeverlasting life.” (John 3:16)
King James Version goes tothe ancient manuscripts. But if we read the RSV (Revised Standard Version),revised by thirty-two scholars of the highest eminence backed by fiftycooperating denominations. They say:
“Yet the King James Version has grave defects.By the middle of the nineteenth century, the development of Biblical studiesand the discovery of many manuscripts more ancient than those upon which theKing James Version was based, made it manifest that these defects are so manyand so serious as to call for revision of the English translation” (PrefaceRSV)
And in the RSV thisblasphemous word “begotten” has been expunged as a fabrication, as aninterpolation. This is how the verse reads in RSV.
“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son,that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” (RSV,John 3:16)
This word “begotten” is not there in the most ancientmanuscripts. Its not there even in some other versions like NIV and Good NewsBible.
“Son of God” only means a righteous servant of God, apeacemaker, the one who obeys God, the one who is led by the spirit of God. Whosays so? Jesus says so
“Blessedare the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.” (Mathew5:9)
“9Blessedare the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. (Mathew 5:9,NIV)
Paul testifies the same thing.
“Foras many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.”(Romans 8:14)
See what John (the supposed author of the fourthgospel writes)
12Yetto all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave theright to become children of God— 13children born not ofnatural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God.(John 1:12-13)
“Son of God” does not prove anything. It only means arighteous servant of God as Jesus (pbuh) and Paul both testify.
It is the term, which wasfrequently used in Semitic languages like Hebrew, Aramaic, Arabic etc, butAlhumdulillah we have dropped this term in Arabic because of themisunderstanding that was created.
Even in Arabic, son ofsomething, father of something only meant metaphorical. Like there was acompanion of the Prophet (pbuh) by the name of “Abu Huraira”. “Abu Huraira”literally means father of the kitten. He was given the name because he lovedcats. It doesn’t mean he literally gave birth to a kitten.
If someone calls Jesusthe son of God in a sense of a righteous person, as a peacemaker then there isno problem. But he is not the begotten son of God as the Christian says.
“Teabing Declared, ‘until that moment
in history, Jesus was viewed by his followers asa mortal
prophet … a great and powerful man, but a man
nonetheless, A mortal.’
‘Not the son of God?’
‘Right,’ Teabing Said. “ (Da Vinci Code page 315)
Lets see what the HolyQuran has to say.
The Quran says
“Hebegetteth not, nor is He begotten;” (Quran 112:3)
Furthermorethe Holy Quran condemns this idea of God begetting a son in very strong terms.
“Theysay: "((Allah)) Most Gracious has begotten a son!”
“Indeed ye have put forth a thing most monstrous!”
“At it the skies are ready to burst, the earth to splitasunder, and the mountains to fall down in utter ruin,”
“That they should invoke a son for (Allah) Most Gracious.”
“For it is not consonant with the majesty of (Allah)Most Gracious that He should beget a son.” (Quran 19:88-92)
Because begetting is ananimal act and one cannot attribute such lowly functions to Almighty God who isthe creator of the universe. In the catechism of the church it says
“Jesus is the only begottenson of God, Begotten not Made”
Lets see what the Bible hasto say.
According to the Bible, Godhas got sons by tons.
It’s mentioned in the Bible:
“That the sons of God saw the daughters ofmen……” (Genesis 6:2)
“……when the sons of God came in unto thedaughters of men….”(Genesis 6:4)
“……Thus saith the LORD, Israelis my son, even my firstborn:” (Exodus 4:22)
“…....for I am a father to Israel,and Ephraim is my firstborn.” (Jeremiah 31:9)
“……..which was the son of Adam, which was the son ofGod.” (Luke 3:38)
“ I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said untome, Thou art my Son; this day
have I begotten thee.” (Psalms 2:7)
God also says to David
“26 He will call out to me,'You are my Father, my God, the Rock my Savior.' 27I willalso appoint him my firstborn, the most exalted of the kings of theearth. (Psalms 89:26-27)
So we can see that from theabove quoted verses that in the idiom of the Jews. Every Righteous person isthe son of God. But the common verse quoted to show the difference betweenJesus and other “sons” of God is
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begottenSon, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but haveeverlasting life.” (John 3:16)
King James Version goes tothe ancient manuscripts. But if we read the RSV (Revised Standard Version),revised by thirty-two scholars of the highest eminence backed by fiftycooperating denominations. They say:
“Yet the King James Version has grave defects.By the middle of the nineteenth century, the development of Biblical studiesand the discovery of many manuscripts more ancient than those upon which theKing James Version was based, made it manifest that these defects are so manyand so serious as to call for revision of the English translation” (PrefaceRSV)
And in the RSV thisblasphemous word “begotten” has been expunged as a fabrication, as aninterpolation. This is how the verse reads in RSV.
“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son,that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” (RSV,John 3:16)
This word “begotten” is not there in the most ancientmanuscripts. Its not there even in some other versions like NIV and Good NewsBible.
“Son of God” only means a righteous servant of God, apeacemaker, the one who obeys God, the one who is led by the spirit of God. Whosays so? Jesus says so
“Blessedare the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.” (Mathew5:9)
“9Blessedare the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. (Mathew 5:9,NIV)
Paul testifies the same thing.
“Foras many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.”(Romans 8:14)
See what John (the supposed author of the fourthgospel writes)
12Yetto all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave theright to become children of God— 13children born not ofnatural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God.(John 1:12-13)
“Son of God” does not prove anything. It only means arighteous servant of God as Jesus (pbuh) and Paul both testify.
It is the term, which wasfrequently used in Semitic languages like Hebrew, Aramaic, Arabic etc, butAlhumdulillah we have dropped this term in Arabic because of themisunderstanding that was created.
Even in Arabic, son ofsomething, father of something only meant metaphorical. Like there was acompanion of the Prophet (pbuh) by the name of “Abu Huraira”. “Abu Huraira”literally means father of the kitten. He was given the name because he lovedcats. It doesn’t mean he literally gave birth to a kitten.
If someone calls Jesusthe son of God in a sense of a righteous person, as a peacemaker then there isno problem. But he is not the begotten son of God as the Christian says.
![صورة: Verily, the likeness of 'Īsā (Jesus) before Allâh is the likeness of Adam. He created him from dust, then (He) said to him: "Be!" - and he was.
(This is) the truth from your Lord, so be not of those who doubt.
Then whoever disputes with you concerning him ['Īsā (Jesus)] after (all this) knowledge that has come to you, [i.e. 'Īsā (Jesus)] being a slave of Allâh, and having no share in Divinity) say: (O Muhammad SAW) "Come, let us call our sons and your sons, our women and your women, ourselves and yourselves - then we pray and invoke (sincerely) the Curse of Allâh upon those who lie."
[The Qur'aan, Surah Ali-Imran (3): 59-61]](https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/p480x480/1234890_570421263018365_1789097151_n.jpg)
![صورة: Got some tough trials and tribulations in your life? Feel like you are facing tests one after another? Feeling a bit overwhelmed with your life? Know that if you are able to exhibit patience in these circumstances for the sake of Allah, then good news for you! As we are told,
"And We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a loss of wealth and lives and fruits, but give good tidings to the patient. Who, when disaster strikes them, say, 'Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return.'" [see 2:155-156]
(a reminder to myself first and foremost, in'sha'Allah)
Allahu Akbar!](https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/p480x480/563403_570511006342724_817328082_n.jpg)
tomaremos por señores a seres humanos en vez de Allah.” (3:64)
![صورة: The Reality of the Straight Path
We will expound upon the Straight Path in a succinct manner for the people have explained it in various ways all of them revolving around one essential fact.
The Straight Path is the path of Allah which He has put in place to lead mankind to Him; there is no path to Him other than this one which He appointed upon the tongues of His Messengers. It is to single Him out alone for worship and to single out His Messengers alone for obedience.
Therefore none should commit shirk in His worship just as none should commit shirk in the following of His Messenger (SAW); one should purify his tawhid and purify his following of the Messenger (SAW), this is the full import of the testification that, 'None has the right to be worshiped save Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.'
All of the various explanations given to the Straight Path fall under these two principles. You must love Him with all your heart, you must try to please Him to the utmost of your ability; there should not be any area of your heart except that it is overflowing with love of Him and you should have no desire except to please Him. The first point is realized through actualizing, 'None has the right to be worshiped save Allah' and the second point is realized through actualizing, 'Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.'
This is guidance and the religion of truth, this is knowing the truth and acting upon it, this in turn is knowing what He sent His Messenger with and living by it. All definitions revolve around this essential concept. Sahl ibn `Abdullah said, 'Stick to the narrations and Sunnah for I fear that soon will come a time that when the Prophet (SAW) and the importance of following him in everything is mentioned, the people would censure the person who says this, cause others to flee from him, disassociate themselves from him, humiliate him and disgrace him.[1]
Tirmidhi #76 records on the authority of Nawwas ibn Sam`an that the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said,
Allah has set forth the following as a parable: there is a road that leads straight to the destination. On either side of the road there is a wall in which there are open doors with curtains hanging on them. From the remote end of the road, a voice calls, 'Proceed straight and do not turn aside.' Whenever someone intends to lift a curtain from the door another voice calls from above, 'Beware! Do not lift the curtain, otherwise you will be lured inside.'
The Prophet (SAW) explained the parable by saying that the straight path is Islam, the walls are the limits imposed by Allah, the open doors are the things that he has prohibited, the voice which calls from the end of the road is the Qur´an and the voice which calls from above is Allah's monitor in the heart of every believer.
God Bless You All & May Almighty God grant Paradise for all of us !
Final Testament](https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/p480x480/1240309_701590166533323_288254122_n.jpg)
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