Calling Christians
The Qur'an in Surah Al Ikhlas teaches:
"He has never had offspring, nor was He born."
It is of note that the Old Testament expresses a similar idea, that God is one who is not "born", Isaiah 43:10 reads as follows:
"“You are my witnesses,” declares the Lord, “and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I am He. Before me no god was formed, nor will there be one after me."
Pay attention to the last line:
"Before me no God was formed (εγένετο)..."
The word for "formed" comes from the word γίνομαι (ginomai), which has a very special meaning, that is to be "born" (as per Dodson). Both Qur'an 112:3 and Isaiah 43:10 are conveying the idea that God cannot be formed, birthed (born), generated or made.
Interestingly, these are the exact same words in Greek that the New Testament uses to teach us about the origin of Jesus the Christ.
In John 1:14, he, Christ, was "made (ἐγένετο) into flesh...," with the word "egeneto" (ἐγένετο) coming from the word γίνομαι (ginomai) being used, a direct contradiction as to what is taught in the Qur'an and in Isaiah 43:10.
In Matthew 1:16, it once again reads that Jesus was ἐγεννήθη (egennethe), that is, one who was "born" or "given birth to".
The use of these terms are not coincidental, it is clear that Isaiah 43:10 in the Greek Septuagint directly teaches that God is not one who can be "born", "made", "formed" or "generated". The New Testament uses these same terms, their derivatives and synonyms to communicate to us that Christ Jesus was indeed "born", "made", "formed", and "generated", thereby teaching that he cannot possibly be a God.
and God knows best.
