As-Saffat 37:151 الا انهم من افكهم ليقولون ١٥١

37:151

أَلَآ

إِنَّهُم

مِّنۡ

إِفۡكِهِمۡ

لَيَقُولُونَ

١٥١

Beware! They are the ones who, by way of a lie of theirs, (have the audacity to) say,

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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

Refutation of Those Who attribute Children to Allah and say that the Angels are His Daughters

Allah denounces those idolators who attribute daughters to Allah -- exalted be He above that -- and attributed to themselves what they desired, i.e., they wanted male offspring to themselves.

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Refutation of Those Who attribute Children to Allah and say that the Angels are His Daughters

Allah denounces those idolators who attribute daughters t

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Chapter 37, Page 451, Juz 23

149. So ask them, “Does your Lord have daughters while they have sons?” 150. Or, had We created angels as females while they were witnessing? 151. Beware! They are the ones who, by way of a lie of theirs, (have the audacity to) say, 152. “Allah has children” - and they are absolute liars. 153. Is it that Allah has chosen daughters (for Himself) instead of sons? 154. What is the matter with you? How (arbitrarily) do you judge? 155. Then, is it that you do not think about it? 156. Or, is it that there is some open authority with you? 157. Then bring your book, if you are truthful. 158. And they have made up between Him (Allah) and the Jinns some kinship, while the Jinns already know that they are bound to be seized.- 159. -Pure is Allah from what they describe- 160. except Allah’s chosen servants. 161. So, you and those whom you worship, 162. none of you can make anyone turn away from Him (Allah), 163. except him who is to burn in Jahannam. 164. And (the angels say,) “There is no one among us who does not have a known station, 165. and We, surely We, are those who stand in rows 166. and We, surely We, are those who proclaim Allah’s purity.”

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