The meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "He begets not, nor was He begotten"
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Question:
This brother, Abd al-Rahman, asks and says: What is the meaning of the saying of Allah, Mighty and Majestic:[Al-Ikhlas 112:3]?
Answer:
It has no beginning and no end. He has not begotten, meaning He has no son (Glorified and Exalted is He), because a son is part of the father and resembles the father, and Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) has no likeness. He has no equal (Glorified and Exalted is He). He has not been born; He has no beginning (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
This brother, Abd al-Rahman, asks and says: What is the meaning of the saying of Allah, Mighty and Majestic:
He neither begets nor is born,
لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْAnswer:
It has no beginning and no end. He has not begotten, meaning He has no son (Glorified and Exalted is He), because a son is part of the father and resembles the father, and Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) has no likeness. He has no equal (Glorified and Exalted is He). He has not been born; He has no beginning (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (181) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1440-05-18] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (19:10)
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