What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “They used to eat food”?
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Question:
We ask for an explanation of the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “They used to eat food.”
Answer:
Yes, this is in[Ali 'Imran 3:45] and his mother Mary. Because the Christians took them as gods alongside Allah, so Allah refuted them by saying: “They used to eat food.” The Messiah eats food because he is a human being, and his mother likewise eats food. The Lord does not eat food, (Glorified and Exalted is He), and a god does not eat food, because He is self-sufficient, (Glorified and Exalted is He), self-sufficient regarding His servants. The one who eats food means that he is poor and that he is in need. Does that not make him unfit for lordship? This is a proof in refuting the claim that the Messiah is the son of Allah.
We ask for an explanation of the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “They used to eat food.”
Answer:
Yes, this is in
the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary
الْمَسِيحُ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما معنى قوله تعالى ﴿ كانا يأكلان الطعام﴾؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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